Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau Los Angeles offers a variety of attractions throughout the metropolitan area, and the Los Angeles Visitors and Convention Bureau provides multilingual assistance and information for visitors to Los Angeles. For a free guide visit them at www.lacvb.com or call 1.800.CATCHLA Los Angeles County Museum of Art Location: 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Phone: 323.857.6000 Description: By far LA's most popular museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) sports a huge art collection and plays host to several major exhibits. Extensive gardens and a large permanent collection add to allure of the LACMA and make it one of the must see attractions in LA. Getty Center Location: 1200 Getty Center Drive, Brentwood CA 90049 Phone: 310.440.7300 Description: The Getty is one of the most famous art museums in the world and you will need a parking reservation to visit, but the view alone is worth the short tram ride to the Getty Center, located atop the Santa Monica Mountains. Five two-story pavillions hold the museum's main collections including paintings by Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir and Cezanne, plus drawings by Michelangelo, da Vinci, Raphael and Rembrandt. The museum's gardens are also popular among patrons. Third Street Promenade Location: Santa Monica Boulevard and Third Street, Santa Monica CA 90401 Phone: 310.393.8355 Description: The Third Street Promenade is an open air shopping district located in Santa Monica. Stretching for three blocks between Broadway and Wilshire and sealed off from traffic, the Third Street Promenade offers an outdoor oasis for shoppers, diners and entertainment seekers. You can take in a movie, sit at a trendy cafe , shop at a boutique or sit on a bench and watch the street performers strut their stuff. Rodeo Drive Location: Rodeo Drive and Little Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills CA 90210 Phone: 310.248.1000 Description: In the chic Beverly Hills shopping district, you can do some spending or some dreaming amidst the beautiful people nestled in this high-rent sector of LA. As much a state of mind as a place to buy, even the zip code has it all. Louis Vitton, Cartier, Christian Dior, Harry Winston, Hermes, Chanel, etc. beam out at you like rays of SoCal sunshine, beautiful yet a bit hazy. Rodeo Drive offers many places to eat in a variety of price ranges and is a great place to people-watch. Sunset Strip Location: Sunset Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90069 Phone: 323.650.2688 Description: The bastion of cool L.A. Music stores, chic nightclubs and trendy restaurants are just the tip of the iceberg on the Strip. Lots of tattooed people, tattoo parlors and more make the Strip one of the best places in L.A. to see and be seen. Cruising the Strip is still a very popular way to spend a Saturday night. Be prepared for anything, bring your dancing shoes and wear your hippest outfit.