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Joanie Kasten remembers peering out the kitchen window of her 108-year-old cabin in the Angeles National Forest and seeing a…

Of course, naming the best beaches of Southern California is subjective. But when a group of reporters set out to…

I know my way around a facial. I have well-formed opinions about collagen face masks and laser treatments. I planned…

The first time Bill Cooke ever saw a meteor shower, he was 11 years old in the woods of North…

All aboard! Starting this week, the Descanso Railroad train ride is open to riders once again. And model trains winding…

There are two words that will strike fear in a grown-up fan of a Disney theme park: Disney adult. While…

SACRAMENTO —  Last month, the California State Fair announced plans to allow cannabis to be sold and consumed on-site for the…

For a rare, if not lucky, few days a year, Yosemite National Park’s famed El Capitan granite cliff converts into…

For Kaley Cuoco, Sundays mean one thing: football. Her fiancé Tom Pelphrey first made her a fan. “Because Tom is…

Splash Mountain’s eviction is complete. With the opening Friday of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, Disneyland has formally rid itself of an…

Los Angeles-born actor and singer Miranda Cosgrove has been part of our pop culture landscape for more than two decades.…

(Photography by Henry Hargreaves; prop styling by Victoria Granof; post-production by Zak Vitale and Craig Peterson; thanks to Jarett Loeffler.)…

The game started as an experiment. A way to look at emergent behavior — the coordinated and mesmerizing flight of…

Parts of Venice Beach and Dockweiler State Beach are closed after 15,000 gallons of sewage leaked into the ocean near…

Robotic dinosaurs. Mechanical miners. Unpredictable chaos. Our local water rides offer the promise of getting wet with a dash of…

“Great Gold Bird,” a theatrical production unfolding across multiple sites in Los Angeles, begins inside my home. It starts with…

Want to know the secret to longevity? Hint: It can’t be found at the bottom of a serum bottle or…

At some point in your time living in L.A. you’ve probably heard someone bemoan it as a city built for…

Walking might not be built into the daily life of your average Angeleno, but our city is still full of…

The morning I meet Michael Schneider at a quaint coffee shop in Glendale, it quickly becomes clear that he walked…

Admit it, you’re here because you want to see how walkable your favorite (or least favorite, I suppose) L.A. neighborhood…

To say that jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington is a fan of Los Angeles is an understatement. “I love how big…

It’s fall, and for many that means it’s “Gilmore Girls” season. Though its original run ended in 2007, the series…

“Hello, old friend.” That’s the phrase that popped into my head at the start of my favorite walk recently. It…

Walking is considered one of the healthiest ways to exercise, but let’s be honest: Unless you have a dog dragging…

When it comes to “walkability,” L.A. gets a bad rap. To the weekend visitor, our city can seem like a…

According to the census, nearly a third of Los Angeles residents are over 50. And we’re aging collectively — according…

PARIS —  Throngs of tourists flocking to the Eiffel Tower on a warm, humid afternoon cannot help but notice the 2024…

Outside it was sunny and in the high 80s, but inside, a large, spectral-like glacier was rushing toward me. As…

Ten years ago, in an opinion article for the Los Angeles Times, Rick Steves advised readers to swallow their fears…

You won’t find any clowns at the L.A. leg of the traveling Balloon Museum, but there are plenty of other…

Truism No. 1: Los Angeles is a patchwork of vast hiking terrain, with about 1 million acres in the L.A.…

Credits Creative Director: Amy KingFeatures Editor: Brittany Levine BeckmanLead Gift Guide editor: Marques HarperProject editors: Jen Doll, Philip Gray (books),…

When readers shared their favorite Southern California beaches with us, the majority of their recommendations were for beaches that made…

For Andrew Bird, Sundays hold special meaning. Those were the days when jazz would be etched into his subconscious before…

Los Angeles is brimming with special slices of nature, tucked high in the mountains or along the coast. So when…

Sophie Thatcher isn’t in L.A. at the moment — but “Yellowjackets” fans will appreciate the reason. She’s in Vancouver filming…

Imagine that your local public library is inhabited by an undiscovered race of tiny people. They’ve hidden themselves in the…

Five hundred feet outside the Lahaina burn zone, the tourists receive their leis. As the torches of the Old Lahaina…

• In April, comedian Allan McLeod launched “Walkin’ About,” a podcast in which he and a guest stroll somewhere in…

No one has ever applauded me for getting out of bed before. But for the last week and a half…

Walt Disney created it. James Cameron will help add to it. The Disneyland Resort in its seventh decade is getting…

AMSTERDAM —  For people who live in particularly picturesque quarters of charming European cities, the words “Instagrammable” or “Tik-Tok famous” can…

AMSTERDAM —  Travel can be exhilarating or awful, and like it or not, we all leave footprints. Of course, some tourists…

“Have you ever pickpocketed?” No, I have not. At Knott’s Berry Farm, it was suggested I give it a try.…

A few minutes after the play begins, the actors stop, empty their pockets and repeat their last few lines. And…

Disneyland is set to update one of its oldest rides to correct racist tropes about Indigenous people. Peter Pan’s Flight,…

The last time the Dodgers were in the World Series, it was in the thick of the pandemic. So all…

Nothing screams “summer” more than a day spent by the water. And Angelenos have many ways to access it, including…

TV travel host Rick Steves, who has been guiding Americans through Europe for nearly half a century, has been diagnosed…

You’re a Yankees fan headed to Los Angeles for the first time. Of course you have questions. After all, you’ve…

The first two surprises, as you roll up Old Highway 80 into this dry and silent Sonoran Desert town, might…

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif.  —  Emily Markstein, a sinewy rock climber and skier who has spent seven years living and working…

When Jessica Alba reminisces about her Sundays as a child, the first things that come to mind are sleeping in…

The house, a French palace on a Santa Barbara bluff, stands as undisturbed as a crime scene, a pair of…

An Italian surfer died last week after being impaled by a swordfish in the waters of Masokut Island in Indonesia.…

When Alexander Payne’s wine-drenched dramedy “Sideways” first came out, Santa Ynez Valley didn’t have the luster of Napa or the…

Just five hours north of Los Angeles sits a national park that should be on your outdoor bucket list. It…

As the Latin trap anthem “Singamo” rings over the speakers at the Echo in Echo Park, more than 50 people…

Tourists view a variety of locations during the Sony Studios lot tour, with Tony Tasset’s 94-foot, 2012-constructed rainbow that references…

When NFL Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez was growing up in Torrance, he remembers spending Sundays watching the…

Carlos Leon found himself in a depressed state — a personal relationship was stalling and his career seemed directionless. What…

As members of Disney’s exclusive Club 33, Scott and Diana Anderson visited the two Anaheim theme parks 60 to 80…

It was 1996, and while traveling through the Lost Coast in far northern California, my boyfriend and I were camping…

For Julie Bowen, mom of three teenage boys, a perfect Sunday would include plenty of “me time.” “My whole family…

DIXON, Calif. —  Deep inside one of the world’s largest corn mazes, where the tri-tip sandwiches and soft-serve ice cream purchased…

Rolly Crump had an outsized reputation. A rebel in the Disney fold. A beatnik. An unapologetic tell-it-like-it-is you-know-what. Crump, who…

Approaching Laguna Beach on the hike from Newport Beach to San Clemente. (Tom Courtney) This charming stroll will transport you…

Any Dodgers fan visiting New York is bound to have questions. Why is the Statue of Liberty calling for a…

The conceit: Players are tasked with tracking down a rogue spy. But perhaps they’re the ones being tracked. I’m standing…

Yosemite National Park’s historic Wawona Hotel is closing, and park officials are not saying when it will reopen. The hotel’s…

From an early age, Christina Najjar, better known by her moniker Tinx, recalls the grip that “Sunday scaries” had on…

One day in the late 2020s, if the people at Brightline West deliver on their promised fast train between Southern…

As the Bridge fire spread from the East Fork of the San Gabriel River to the beloved mountain communities of…

I knew “The Morrison Game Factory” had its hooks in me when I started talking back to it. There I…

Imagine it: Soccer legend Abby Wambach, five years old and a gifted forward, scoring 27 goals in her first three…

“Dale!” drag king Mauro Cuchi shouts into the mic. “Eso!” the crowd roars back. A spotlight shines on two glistening…

Even though he officially retired from competition more than two decades ago, skateboarding legend and entrepreneur Tony Hawk seems to…

As contemporary Angelenos, seeing the immersive “Little Women Ballet” might be as close as we’ll ever get to stepping into…

As a Black woman who grew up in New York City in the late ’90s and early aughts, double Dutch…

Todd Lerew is curious. He likes lists. And he doesn’t like doing things halfway. This is why he collects pictorial…

Hollywood’s upper-class elites have found a new way to show that they’re out of touch. And I fell for it.…

BISHOP, Calif. —  Just after dawn on Thursday, I pointed my car up a long, steep hill outside Bishop and climbed…

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, like all major theme park haunt events, hopes to scare its guests. But…

Howdy! I’m Jaclyn Cosgrove, an outdoors reporter at the L.A. Times. I write about the best trails, bodies of water,…

It was early morning in mid-December when I awoke to the sounds of steady rumbling while lying in the top…

Travelers waiting for flights at Los Angeles International Airport can bide their time by having a meal, grabbing a drink,…

Here’s a shortlist of American cities Sasheer Zamata has called home: Brooklyn, N.Y.; Charlottesville, Va.; Indianapolis; Lexington, Ky.; San Antonio;…

About 15 hours into “The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom,” I came across a character expressing concern for Princess…

When pop singer-songwriter Charlie Puth first began visiting Los Angeles in the early 2010s, he remembers landing at a house…

For Halloween lovers, there is only one major problem with spooky season: it ends. But in a city where the…

When I video-call Lisa Ann Walter, she’s in the middle of making a banana cake to serve alongside the curry…

On any given day in Southern California, you have vast opportunities to escape for an outdoor adventure, whether that means…

Here in Los Angeles, summer vacation means many different things to many different people. For some it’s a five-week-long trip…

“Just before visiting Los Angeles in summer 2008, I read a story in the Los Angeles Times about the opening…

Emma Roberts vividly remembers how she was welcomed to life in Los Angeles 30 years ago. “I was 3, because…

Sundays have always been a “sacred” day for Eva Longoria. Growing up in Texas, the Golden Globe-nominated actor would go…

(Daniel Sulzberg / For The Times) Times theme park critic Todd Martens was handed a wild assignment: Rank every theme…

Californians can once again borrow a pass from their local library to gain free entry to a state park. The…

When you figure in the high cost, endless lines, height restrictions and miles of walking, does it ever make sense…

Paul Scheer’s memoir, “Joyful Recollections of Trauma,” is not just a collection of harrowing — and often humorous confessions —…

If you’re making travel plans for summer or fall, brace yourself for a jump in some advertised prices — which…

Is there a place in L.A. that simply makes you happy? A spot where you go to escape? Where the…

While a swanky airport lounge can’t alleviate Los Angeles International Airport’s infamous curbside gridlock, it can make it become a…

Mendocino County, Calif. —  As you drive through some of California’s most storied agricultural land, a few hours north of the…

In late November, I prepared myself for one of the most common pastimes of any nature-loving Californian. I got up…

Bay Lake, Fla.  —  As we dip into the bayou, the scene before us feels a tad mystical, all glowing…

A popular area in Kings Canyon National Park is reopening after a closure caused by flooding damage that lasted more…

AMBOY, Calif. —  It’s a Friday afternoon in mid-May and a Czech biker is eating an ice cream cone at the…

The hoot of a great horned owl. The munching of a mule deer enjoying grass. The crunching of your feet…

Over and over again, they stretch out their spindly little matchstick fingers into the mighty Pacific, and over and over…

Sometimes 101 is just too small a number. Many readers, having digested our new list of 101 best West Coast…

Graham Cooper rejoices after reaching the summit of Mt. Everest. (Alpenglow Expeditions) Sleeping with your head in a bag works.…

I have a new system for beating the casinos in Las Vegas: I don’t spend a penny on the slots,…

Plan your ultimate trip to always-evolving Las Vegas. Try new immersive experiences and the best places to eat on and…

Hi! I’m Deborah Vankin and I’m a wellness writer for the L.A. Times. We just finished putting together a massive…

It’s Thursday night, and you’re dying to get out of the city. You can no longer take the cacophony of…

Skateboarders, creative directors, chefs and hip designers are all captivating subjects for photographer Todd Selby, who has traveled the world…

DILLON BEACH, Calif. —  A stay in Brian Maggi’s house, per the Airbnb listing, is what coastal California dreams are made…

Travel writer Christopher Reynolds floats in a pond at the magnesium-chloride-rich waters of the Guerrero Negro saltworks in Guerrero Negro,…

For more than three decades, Disneyland’s nighttime show “Fantasmic!” has lighted up the Anaheim park’s Rivers of America. A story…

SUTTER BUTTES, Calif.  —  About 60 miles north of Sacramento, the Sutter Buttes rise starkly from the floor of the…

Our guide to the 101 best West Coast experiences brings you essential things to do in Baja, California, Oregon, Washington…

Walk the vast salt flats of Death Valley. Marvel at a glorious Oregon waterfall. Tiptoe above a misty forest in…

I couldn’t help it. In the course of scouting out great adventures for West Coast 101 — our new guide…

Michelle Woo is the West Coast experiences editor for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she worked as a senior editor…

Once hailed as “Las Vegas’ first 21 Century resort,” The Mirage Hotel & Casino confirmed Wednesday that its iconic volcano…

We met Brian Hawkins, a Redondo Beach mechanical engineer-turned-videographer, in the near-empty lobby of the Yosemite Valley Lodge. It was…

When Dos Rios Ranch opens to visitors next month in the San Joaquin Valley, California will have 280 state parks…

Immersive entertainment firm Meow Wolf, whose multiple locations of floor-to-ceiling psychedelic-leaning art have attracted about 10 million visitors across its…

Since bursting onto the Hollywood scene with memorable performances in shows like “Nurse Jackie” and the critically acclaimed FX drama…

The Lost Coast, a Northern California trail on many a hiker’s bucket list, is one of the only coastal backpacking…

Las Vegas —  There are multiple dance duets in “Particle Ink: House of Shattered Prisms,” a mixed-media theatrical production that debuted…

A Meow Wolf exhibition is designed as a dream space, a walk-through floor-to-ceiling collection of psychedelic art with a sci-fi…

On a rainy Sunday morning in Inglewood, while most of the sprawling Edward Vincent Jr. Park was empty, one area…

TRUCKEE, Calif. —  Graham Cooper sleeps with his head in a bag. Not just any bag. This one has a hose…

Icelandic Chinese vocalist and songwriter Laufey (pronounced lāy-vāy) has an appreciation for life’s many wonders. It’s apparent in her music,…

On June 12, California will open its first new state park in nearly a decade, setting aside 1,600 acres near…

“Is that the trail?” I asked Steve, my longtime adventuring buddy. Not out of frustration or worry. I was more…

With the city of Anaheim unanimously voting to pass DisneylandForward, the Disneyland Resort will be forever changed. Twice in the…

Carrizo Plain National Monument in eastern San Luis Obispo County is one of California’s most iconic wildflower viewing areas, but…

In 2021, the Warner Bros. Studio Tour created new interactive exhibits focused on the company’s recent history, unveiling areas dedicated…

Sunday is Tia Mowry’s favorite day of the week because it’s the day that she gets to do whatever she…

Disney theme parks have seen the use of their disability services program skyrocket in the last five years. Is it…

Word got out that there was a whistleblower wanting to meet. The company was suspicious, but this was the first…

Disneyland’s Star Tours: The Adventures Continue has proved to be one of the theme park’s most versatile attractions. Though perhaps…

Los Angeles residents hoping to see a superbloom this spring don’t need to go far — a field of wildflowers…

More than a century ago, a railroad was constructed to shuttle passengers and redwood logs between San Francisco and Humboldt…

Cutting edge robotics are descending upon the Disneyland Resort. With new droids arriving at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge this week…

While a narrow strip of North America celebrates the arrival of a rare total solar eclipse April 8 — when…

You’d be hard pressed to find someone with local roots deeper than L.A.-born Cheech Marin, who parlayed a 1970s stoner…

It’s a rainy Wednesday evening at low-lit, moody Arts District hangout Tea at Shiloh, where a dozen students including myself…

We plodded through an obsidian darkness, one deliberate step at a time, our headlamp beams illuminating the way. The steep…

It wasn’t like Marlon Brando to go spilling his private beans to the world about the life he had spent…

The theme park industry is expansive. The catch-all term encompasses your favorite rides, yes, but also an assortment of industries,…

San Carpoforo Beach in California’s Los Padres National Forest offers an idyllic view of the Pacific Coast and is the…

Don’t hold off until summer: March and April are two of the best months for weekend road trips because the…

People will soon be able to trek from the steps of the Nevada state Capitol in Carson City through the…

The castle is immaculate, its gold etching regal and its towers a bold shade of sky blue. The band at…

Going through airport security can be a soul-sucking experience, which is why many travelers enroll in the TSA PreCheck system…

Crossing up and over the fabled Donner Pass in the northern Sierra Nevada and descending to Lake Tahoe is one…

As California faces a staggering budget deficit, library card holders may soon lose the ability to check out free passes…

The drive to Treehouse Point, half an hour east of Seattle, takes you through a forest fit for hobbits, crowded…

If there was an award for the most wellness-focused couple in Los Angeles, Jay Shetty and Radhi Devlukia would take…

When it comes to healing from grief, there’s often not a simple answer, but there are some recommended standbys. Therapy,…

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard were kicked out of an airport — and no, it wasn’t for letting their kids…

Taylor Swift needs to get from Tokyo to Las Vegas this weekend. Chances are she’ll be using a private jet…

Disneyland’s Paradise Pier Hotel’s long-awaited “Finding Nemo” and “Finding Dory”-themed slide and splash pad will open Tuesday as the venue…

Moises Rivera and Marisol Medina had a clear vision in mind when they began their summer excursion in the mountains…

FRESNO, Calif. —  The piling rig was in position, ready to drive a concrete pillar 40 feet into the ground. Just…

A Bay Area family of six had everything arranged for their trip to France at the end of June —…

“At 6601 West 82nd Street, there is the biggest naked coral tree I have ever seen. It’s stunning. Instead of…

The Universal Studios tram tour — officially designated as the World-Famous Studio Tour — is today a polished theme park…

In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town. Find ideas and inspiration on…

Adrienne Bawa pulled into the parking lot of the First Congregational Church of L.A., her seven-seater Volvo filled with fabric,…

In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town. Find ideas and inspiration on…

The Hawaiian island of Maui is asking visitors to stay away as it tries to recover from devastating wildfires. Officials…

Celebrity power couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have listed their Santa Barbara beach house on Airbnb — for free.…

Climbers who summit Yosemite’s Half Dome can expect panoramic views of the national park’s luscious valley — but now park…

It’s hard to think of a scenario in which being overprepared could be a bad thing. But here’s one: You’re…

They say you shouldn’t sleep where you work, but Pixar chief Pete Docter means it at as a compliment when…

I’ve been to my fair share of live music performances, held everywhere from Radio City Music Hall to college dorm…

Sunday’s tropical storm didn’t just close Death Valley National Park — it also isolated hundreds of residents, visitors and workers…

KINGS BEACH, Calif. —  Strolling on the Lake of the Sky Trail, U.S. Forest Service officer Daniel Cressy marveled at the…

BURNEY FALLS —  By 10 a.m. on a recent Tuesday, the parking lot at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park was already…

Many of Lanny Smoot’s best-known inventions are, at least to nonengineers, more like magic tricks. Floating disembodied heads, a lightsaber…

Tourists were initially urged to stay away from the Hawaiian island of Maui in the immediate wake of a wildfire…

KIHEI, Hawaii —  The line at Paia Fish Market usually extends so far down the main drag that staffers can’t see…

Climate and anti-capitalist activists blocked a road leading into Burning Man on Sunday, the annual event’s opening day, creating miles…

There is a sycamore in the front yard of my grandparents’ house, the house where my father grew up. It…

One comfort in cruising is predictability: Each day, as you glide from port to port, you’ll eat in the same…

Last Labor Day weekend, I woke up on Saturday morning to a text at 6:05 a.m. “Already a line,” my…

After waking before dawn on Catalina Island beneath a vast bowlful of stars, 100 elite athletes prepared to cross the…

Running an Airbnb in L.A. has never been more profitable. As the city tries to crack down on illegal listings,…

On the stand-up stage, comedian Kate Berlant is a lot — a lot of exaggerated faces, a lot of abrupt…

Charo has always been larger than life. From her bedazzled, Day-Glo-colored costumes to her signature sky-high ponytail, the multihyphenate performer…

GUATEMALA CITY —  One of Debora Fadul’s earliest childhood memories is traveling in the backseat of her family’s sedan as her…

Festival season has begun at the Disneyland Resort, with the annual Lunar New Year celebration landing at Disney California Adventure.…

“Have you ever heard of the cowboy straddle?” my partner, Emanuel, asked. Without waiting for a reply, he hoisted himself…

A massive crack has opened up on a Yosemite National Park cliff face, raising the risk of a dangerous rockfall…