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Hotels
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Record Store Guide

Dining
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News & Media
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Areas of Interest
Downtown
Description coming soon.

Pasadena is northeast of downtown and a nice place for a day trip. It has a more genteel/East Coast feel to it, and the shops and restaurants along the "Old Town" portion off Colorado Blvd are popular with tourists. Pasadena is part of the San Gabriel Valley, which comprises most of the eastern cities of LA County. These are mainly suburban and blue collar cities, but you will find some of the best Asian and Mexican food in the U.S. in the city of Monterey Park and East Los Angeles area, respectively.

Beaches
LA is famous for its beaches, and this is a good guide. In LA County, I like Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach the best. However, I think the best beaches lie further south in Orange County like Sean mentioned. The most beautiful beach I have been to in Orange County is in beautiful South Laguna, but that is a ~50-mile drive.