There’smoreoutdooradventureat
FranklinCanyonPark; followtheDis-
coveryTrail, tuckedawayonacanyon
roadbetweenBeverlyHillsandtheSan
FernandoValley, foraneasy-to-navigate,
lesser-traveled loopthroughthewalnut
woodlands.Thepark’s lakewaswherethey
filmed theopening to
TheAndyGriffith
Show
, soyoucanwalkaround it likeOpie
did,whistleandpretendyou’re inMayberry.
Andwhat’sL.A.withoutmusic?Every-
oneknowsabout theHollywoodBowland
theGreekTheater,but theFordAmphithe-
atremakesanoutdoorconcert feel likean
intimategathering.Thesite is in thepro-
cessofaddingahiking trail, anewplazaand
otherupgrades tobroaden theexperience
through thesurroundingnatural landscape.
Whenyou’redonewith these?Easy.
Findfivemore locals, ask them thesame
question…andgetfivecompletelydifferent
answers.
WITHSIX-LANE
highways threading
through thecity, it’sall tooeasy togetstuck
behind thewheel inLosAngeles.But there
areanumberofnew initiativesgeared
towardgoingcar-free in theCityofAngels.
Oneof these is the“NobodyWalks in
L.A.”packageat theFarmer’sDaughter
Hotel,whichclaims toofferanentirely
new typeofexperience in theworld’scar-
culturecapital.A two-nighthotelpackage
includesElectracruiserbicycles, anewpair
ofSeaVeesStandardCollectionwalking
sneakers, aswellasMetrocards.
“We introduced thepackage lastyear,
andguestswhodo itabsolutely love it,”
saysGeneralManagerMichaelSpencer.
“Onceyougetpast the initial fear factor
ofnavigating thiscitywithoutacar,which
issurprisinglyeasy,L.A.becomesawhole
differentexperience. It’sagreatway toget
outof theboxhere.”
Nice thought,butcanacity thiscar-
obsessedreallygetoutof thebox?Look
at thesizeof theplace.All thosestreets.
There’snowayyoucandoall thaton
foot.LosAngelesMayorEricGarcetti
disagrees. In2013,he launched theGreat
Streetsproject,whichaims tomake the
“IT’SLIKEAN
ONION.YOU’LL
FINDLAYER
AFTERLAYER
UNFOLDING
FROMALLSIDES.”
FROM
LEFT
:
Catalina
Island;Dodger Stadium;
ArtWalk; Eggslut’s
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