LOS ANGELES Has It All... 8 days, June 6 -13, 2011

The real Los Angeles, more than a tinsel town, is an exciting city with world class museums, amazing architecture, elegant neighborhoods, a beautiful coastline, and much more. In Hollywood see the famous Hollywood icon sign, the star-studded Walk of Fame, and the legendary Grauman’s Chinese Theatre   on the Sunset Strip. In Westwood Village visit the Getty Center to see European paintings, drawings, manuscripts, sculpture, decorative arts, and international photographs, and the Hammer Museum on UCLA’s campus. In the Malibu mountains visit the fabulous Getty Villa high on a hill to see ancient antiquities and catch a breath taking view. In Santa Monica see the beautiful beach including Muscle Beach, and visit the newly restored Marian Davies beach house (1929). In Venice, observe the pier’s carnival-like atmosphere and see  some ultra-unique architecture. In Beverly Hills, visit the Fredrick R. Weisman Foundation, a structure designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry, offerin g a collection of early 20th century American art. TourRodeo Drive and tres tony Robertson Blvd. . In Fairfax visit theBroad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA, a structure designed byRenzo Piano another Pritzker Prize winner.

 

COST: Double occupancy $2,295, Single occupancy $2,595. Airfare not included.