If your kids have been taunting you for your casual tour plan in the last vacation to a distant place, then don't repeat the same mistake again and find an all-encompassing destination near home.

Los Angeles is your best bet, if you want to receive a satisfactory smile from your family. Universal Studios Hollywood can be your destination in LA, if you are a Hollywood fan. This world famous studio features movie studios and other attractions like restaurants and tours.

The LA Zoo is house to different species of reptiles, birds and animals.

There are numerous hot amusement park destinations including the Pacific Park, K1 Speed Torrance, Raging Waters, Magic Mountain, and Hurricane Harbor. You can witness the real picture of under-sea life and come face to face with deep-sea predators in the Shark Lagoon at the Aquarium of the Pacific.

The Mullholland Drive is another attraction that offers scenic views of Hollywood, the Hollywood Sign, the Hollywood Bowl, Griffith Park Observatory, the LA Basin and the San Fernando Valley.

In the Downtown attractions one should not miss the Bunker Hill, Dodger Stadium Tours, Old Chinatown Plaza, Olvera Street, Wilshire Boulevard and the Museums including Museum of Contemporary Art, California Science Centre or the Natural History Museum.

Once you step into the Old Chinatown Plaza, which is one of the earliest plazas, you will feel surrounded with the traditional Chinese Chinese culture. Here, you can shop for teas, herbs, books, porcelain, wooden and jade craft items and paintings.

The Westside attractions include Beverly Hills, the Grove, the Botanical Garden, and Original Farmers Market. You can also visit the Westside Museums and Shopping centers. The Westside offers many attractions for children, like the Zimmer Children's Museum, Star Eco Station Wildlife Rescue Facility, L.A. County Museum of Art and the Petersen Automotive Museum.

The wilderness of Franklin Canyon is a nature's delight for kids. The wide Franklin Lake, duck-filled Heavenly Pond, the jogging paths and the nature center can all act as a favorite destination for your family vacation.

Los Angeles in California is now proclaimed as one of the top visited cities in the United States. Los Angeles travel and tourism has greatly improved and boomed because of the great improvements and innovations that were done in its different areas.

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The Hollywood Walk of Fame

Los Angeles travel and tourism is not complete unless you had a trip down to the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and take a picture of you and you favorite celebrities star at your feet!

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Visit Beverly Hills and Homby Hills

If you have more time, you may want to have a little walk around Beverly Hills and Homby Hills see the finest houses of Hollywood stars. Who knows? You may bump with one of them.

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Have a Helicopter Ride or a Walk on the Beach

You can also try to check the city through a helicopter ride. It will show you the city at a whole new perspective. You may want to join some treks to if you are more into nature. The city of Los Angeles travel and tourism is also very proud of Venice Beach, a three-mile stretch full of street entertainers and shops.

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The Universal Studios and Warner Bros. Studio

It is one of the most famous spot of Los Angeles travel and tourism. The scariest and fun rides based on your favorite television shows and movies are exhibited here. One of their most classic attractions in these studios are Jurassic Park (watch our for T-Rex attacks) and the robots from the terminator.

You can also tour around the Warner Bros. Studio. You can take a peek at the studios of popular television shows such as ER, Lois & Clark and a whole lot more. If you are lucky, you may even see real costumes used for their shows as well as their scripts.

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Go Shopping!

Los Angeles travel and tourism is not just about places, certainly, it is also for shopping! Do not miss the opportunity to see the famous branded shops found in the Rodeo Drive.

Getty center is also a wonderful place to visit if you are interested in art pieces. It is also a good sight for people enjoy European art collections.

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The 'Unforgettable Tour' infused Los Angeles with its colors and music and most Los Angeles travel guide makes a mention of it even today.

1) Venue of the unforgettable tour LA

The show was held at Los Angeles Sports Arena with an audience of over 12,000 people. After Los Angeles, the group moved on to Houston, Atlantic City, Chicago and New York and then on to London, Holland and Germany

2) Highlights of the Unforgettable Tour Los Angeles

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The show was hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. He thrilled the crowd with monologues from his famous movies. There were many famous actresses from the arena of Hindi cinema, whose dance moves also delighted the crowd. There were both solo and joint performances.

Abhishek Bachchan made a surprise entry through the crowd and performed dance numbers with his wife Aishwarya Rai. In all, the show left the audience cheering and each one of them enjoyed the evening thoroughly.