{"id":4468,"date":"2010-04-17T04:58:47","date_gmt":"2010-04-17T08:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nomadicmatt.com\/?page_id=4468"},"modified":"2024-10-07T02:02:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T06:02:45","slug":"los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nomadicmatt.com\/travel-guides\/united-states-travel-guide\/los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Travel Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Los Angeles is the second-largest city in the United States<\/a> and the largest city in California. It is a sprawling metropolis full of movie stars, aspiring actors, musicians, surfers, and lots and lots of traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los Angeles takes some getting used to. It\u2019s a love\/hate city for most people. When I first visited Los Angeles, I hated it<\/a>. The city was too big, too vapid, and too expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, the more I came here, the more I saw that this isn\u2019t a city for tourists \u2014 it\u2019s a city for residents. With only a few tourist attractions spread out over a vast distance, it\u2019s hard to \u201csee\u201d LA the way you can easily see NYC, Paris, or London, especially if you don\u2019t rent a car. But this is a city where you come to enjoy life the way the locals do: eat healthy food, go to the beach, go for a run, see a concert, and relax. It\u2019s a city for living<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you take the pressure of trying to fit Los Angeles into the tourist box, you see the magic of the city and easygoing lifestyle of the locals. That\u2019s when you fall in love with LA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This travel guide to Los Angeles will help you plan your trip, save money, and make the most of your time in this iconic destination.<\/p>\n\n\n