la_sights.md

# Los Angeles — Places to See

*Candidate menu of sights. No day plan yet (Sep 27 arrival, Sep 28–29) — pick from here to build one.*

> **Getting around:** you still have the rental car through Sep 30 — essential here, LA is spread out and transit is weak. Budget for traffic between areas.

## Beaches & Coast

- **Santa Monica Pier** — Ferris wheel, end of Route 66
- **Venice Beach** — boardwalk, canals
- **Malibu** — coastline, PCH drive

## Hollywood & Landmarks

- **Griffith Observatory** — Hollywood Sign views, city panorama (great at sunset)
- **Hollywood Walk of Fame** & TCL Chinese Theatre
- **Beverly Hills / Rodeo Drive**

## Museums & Culture

- **Getty Center** — art + architecture + gardens, free entry (paid parking)
- **LACMA** — Urban Light installation
- **The Broad** — contemporary art (free, reserve ahead)

## Theme parks (full-day each, optional)

- **Universal Studios Hollywood**
- **Disneyland** — Anaheim, ~45 min south

## Neighborhoods

- **Downtown LA** — Grand Central Market, Arts District
- **Santa Monica / Abbot Kinney** — dining, shopping
-												Add per-leg sights menus; rename yosemite_sights to parks_sights

- Rename yosemite_sights.md -> parks_sights.md, broaden to cover both
  Yosemite and Sequoia/Kings Canyon
- Add sf_sights.md, la_sights.md, vegas_sights.md candidate menus
- Link all sights menus from README and itinerary

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

											
										
										
											2026-06-21 20:41:44 -07:00
+								# Los Angeles — Places to See
-												Extend Gilmore Cabin stay to Sep 27; shift LA drive to Sunday

Booking modified Jun 24: checkout Sep 26 -> Sep 27 (3 nights),
total US$542.73 -> US$771.16. Sep 26 becomes an extra
Sequoia/Kings Canyon day, still unplanned.

											
										
										
											2026-08-30 09:14:13 -07:00
+								*Candidate menu of sights. No day plan yet (Sep 27 arrival, Sep 28–29) — pick from here to build one.*
-												Add per-leg sights menus; rename yosemite_sights to parks_sights

- Rename yosemite_sights.md -> parks_sights.md, broaden to cover both
  Yosemite and Sequoia/Kings Canyon
- Add sf_sights.md, la_sights.md, vegas_sights.md candidate menus
- Link all sights menus from README and itinerary

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

											
										
										
											2026-06-21 20:41:44 -07:00
 								> **Getting around:** you still have the rental car through Sep 30 — essential here, LA is spread out and transit is weak. Budget for traffic between areas.
 								## Beaches & Coast
 								- **Santa Monica Pier** — Ferris wheel, end of Route 66
 								- **Venice Beach** — boardwalk, canals
 								- **Malibu** — coastline, PCH drive
 								## Hollywood & Landmarks
 								- **Griffith Observatory** — Hollywood Sign views, city panorama (great at sunset)
 								- **Hollywood Walk of Fame** & TCL Chinese Theatre
 								- **Beverly Hills / Rodeo Drive**
 								## Museums & Culture
 								- **Getty Center** — art + architecture + gardens, free entry (paid parking)
 								- **LACMA** — Urban Light installation
 								- **The Broad** — contemporary art (free, reserve ahead)
 								## Theme parks (full-day each, optional)
 								- **Universal Studios Hollywood**
 								- **Disneyland** — Anaheim, ~45 min south
 								## Neighborhoods
 								- **Downtown LA** — Grand Central Market, Arts District
 								- **Santa Monica / Abbot Kinney** — dining, shopping