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Best Timeless Childhood Classic (1937)
Award Winner 2010

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2010 | Best Timeless Childhood Classic (1937)

Certain activities define a generation -- building model airplanes, playing Parcheesi, finally beating Super Mario 3 -- but there are some that simply define childhood, no matter when you were born. Riding a carousel is one of those experiences, and the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round is the place to do it in L.A. The merry-go-round has been spinning since 1937, churning out classic oom-pah-pah carnival music as it whirls its 68 masterfully carved horses in circles. And no kid gets stuck with... More »
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Tucked away in a secluded canyon in the park beckons the old Griffith Park Zoo, a quiet haven of peace and high-quality strangeness. Built in 1912, the old zoo is several acres of grimy, dark cages set amid boulder-lined grottoes once home to lions, tigers, bears, etc. (The animal collection eventually outgrew the site and the zoo moved to its current spot in the northeast corner of the park.) There's a perversely enjoyable sense of obsolescence and abandonment here that blends well wit... More »
2009 | BEST HIKE TO KILL YOUR DOG

Pick a really hot day. Go ahead, have a long, languid breakfast at the Alcove with your girlfriend and her mother, thereby ensuring that the sun is well overhead. Take excited and unsuspecting black-haired dog to Griffith Park (his favorite place) even though you know he doesn't really take to the sun. Do not, repeat, do not bring water, thinking dog will be fine with a little on the way up. Start at Boy Scout Drive, climb to observatory. Ignore creeping signs of exhaustion, already. Drink... More »
2008 | Best Moonlight Stroll

Hiking the hills of Griffith Park alone after dark is, unfortunately, ill-advised. Happily, Sierra Club's Angeles Chapter has your back, offering group hikes of varying difficulty during the week and on weekends -- and, once a month, a special moonlight hike. These treks are no secret: Between 150 and 250 trailblazers usually show up for each excursion during the warmer months, the more serious ones armed with a sturdy set of boots and poles. (Difficulty levels are numbered: 1 for... More »

That's The Way We Like It

By Libby Molyneaux | Thu, May 17, 2012

Okay people, this is where you want to be today. K-EARTH's California Music Festival AIDS Walk has fun in spades. The afternoon festival in the park is bursting with bands covering the Beatles, Beach Boys, disco, a Latin Explosion, plus a comedy s... More »
Walk Like a Man

By Ali Trachta | Thu, August 18, 2011

Hey guys, did you know there's a renaissance of masculinity going on in L.A.? Well, there is, if Next Gent has anything to say about it. It's an online home base for forward-thinking, sophisticated men who seek self-improvement, and they'll help y... More »
Independent Shakespeare Company: Shakespeare In the Park, This Time With Kids

By Steven Leigh Morris | Thu, August 11, 2011

(Here are the latest capsule NEW THEATER REVIEWS and this week's Theater feature on Melissa James Gibson's This, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.)On the car ride to Griffith Park, 11-year-old Ra... More »
The Merry Wives of Windsor, Alfresco in Griffith Park and Topanga Canyon

By Steven Leigh Morris | Thu, July 14, 2011

Click here for theater reviews on Steven Leigh Morris' Stage Raw blog.Two productions of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor are playing outdoors in SoCal parklike settings during the cool evenings of this otherwise toasty summer. Both presen... More »