Things To Do

Grand Central Market

Located in Downtown LA (~10 min drive from Arts District) is a nice food hall with lots of different vendors. Check out Eggslut for breakfast sandwiches and McConnell's for ice cream

Wurstküche

5 min walk from the venue. Known for exotic hot dogs - Corey loves the apple rattlesnake and rabbit sausage.

The Pie Hole

Great dessert place nearby the venue in Arts District

Angel City Brewery

Sushi Enya Little Tokyo

Great sushi restaurant - try the lemon roll

Sqirl

One of our favorite brunch places with porridge + homemade jams and halloumi pesto rice bowls

Griffith Observatory

Nice viewpoint of Los Angeles - also where Adele had her televised concert in 2021

Home Restaurant

A nice brunch place with outdoor seating

Alchemist Coffee Project

A coffee shop in Koreatown with an amazing Royal Milk Tea. We'd drive 30 min just to get this drink!

Cafecito Organico Silver Lake

A cute coffee shop in Silver Lake that was commonly frequented while Kat was prepping for her PhD candidacy

Santa Monica Pier

Iconic boardwalk pier - wouldn't recommend swimming here but definitely a place to check out for first timers in LA

El Matador State Beach

A beautiful beach in Malibu off the Pacific Coast Highway with bluffs. We'd recommend bringing a picnic here during sunset :)

Universal Studios Hollywood

Disneyland Park

Anaheim Packing District

If you're heading to Anaheim to go to Disneyland, check out the Packing District for a cool food hall

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Located in the San Gabriel Valley (~20 min drive without traffic), it's a lovely botanical garden, library, and museum