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2800 E. Observatory Road Los Angeles, CA 90027

213-473-0800

http://www.griffithobservatory.org

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Best Out-of-This-World Gift Shop
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2800 E. Observatory Road Los Angeles CA 90027

Hours: Sun,Sat 10am-10pm, Tue-Fri 12pm-10pm
Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining

$Pop Quiz: What\'s Your Picnic Style?$

Pop Quiz: What's Your Picnic Style?

By Christine Chiao | Thu, August 09, 2012

Picnics are one of those civic birthrights that redeems living with traffic snarls on the 405 and celebrity divorces superseding the one minute of world event coverage on the evening news. The very bo... More »

2011 | Best Out-of-This-World Gift Shop

The iconic castle that overlooks the city and serves as the Rocketeer's preferred launch pad also boasts an eclectic gift shop where aw-shucks Huell Howser DVDs compete for shelf space with glossy calendars depicting sweet Hubble porn. Griffith Observatory's Stellar Emporium truly shines when it comes to hoodwinking your kids into learning: Pick up a faux Barbie decked out in her NASA finest or a Jr. Astronaut costume that harkens back to the days when manned space travel was a thing. Wonky... More »
2009 | BEST OBSERVATORY OF INNER TORTURE

You could always take one of those Hollywood tours past James Dean's L.A. haunts, but one of the most beautiful and enjoyable ways to commune with the spirit of the young actor who died too soon is to drive to the Griffith Observatory in Griffith Park, which was an important location for Dean's best and most influential film, Rebel Without a Cause. The homage is a three-parter. First, as you walk toward the famed observatory and look to the right, you'll see a white slab of concrete with a... More »
2008 | L.A. From the Top and Bottom: Best View from Heaven

The observatory is sometimes so dismissively associated with tourists and high school field trips (including the famous one from Rebel Without a Cause) that it takes a visit by distant relatives to make you realize how ethereal this place really is. Elevation is everything in L.A., and the home of the big telescope is more than 500 feet higher than Hollywood's celebrated if overly pricey Yoshimura restaurant. The observatory grounds are also a more democratic wonder than Yoshimura, since... More »

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Griffith Observatory Samuel Oschin Planetarium

2800 E. Observatory Road Los Angeles, CA 90027

213-473-0800

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Pop Quiz: What's Your Picnic Style?

By Christine Chiao | Thu, August 09, 2012

2011 | Best Out-of-This-World Gift Shop

2009 | BEST OBSERVATORY OF INNER TORTURE

2008 | L.A. From the Top and Bottom: Best View from Heaven

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