WELCOME TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!
The metropolitan Los Angeles area and surrounding Southern
California are among the world’s most popular tourist
and business destinations, and also serve as the gateway
to many other cities and attractions on the West Coast.
People visiting for the first time can be intimidated
by the area’s size, both in terms of population
as well as area, but the brothers of Lambda chapter will
be happy to help you get around town to places you may
want to visit during your free time. You’ll also
be happy to hear that, because of our location near the
coast, summer temperatures in L.A. are very moderate,
ranging from the 70s to the 80s with low humidity.
Please be sure to check out the
extensive list of attractions included on the Hacienda
Hotel’s website. The hotel staff will be ready to
assist you with your sight-seeing plans as well.
Here is a list of just some of
the activities and attractions waiting for you during
your trip to this year’s convention:
AMUSEMENT
PARKS: Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm,
Six Flags Magic Mountain
MOVIE STUDIOS:
Universal Studios Tour, other studio tours available
LOCAL BEACH
ATTRACTIONS: Santa Monica Pier, Venice Boardwalk,
Hermosa, Manhattan Beach piers, Dockweiler State Beach,
Marina del Rey
ENTERTAINMENT:
Comedy Clubs, Nightclubs, Live Music offered through numerous
venues located throughout the area (note: anyone planning
on staying beyond Sunday Aug. 13 should look into reservations
at the Hermosa Beach Comedy & Magic Club, which features
Jay Leno live on stage every Sunday night)
FINE ARTS:
Numerous galleries and museums located throughout the
metropolitan area, including the Getty, LA County Museum
of Art, Museum of Natural History, and the Huntington
Library and Gardens, among others; concert venues include
Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall and LA County
Music Center, Staples Center, etc.
SHOPPING/DINING
AREAS: Third Street Promenade (Santa Monica);
Westwood Village; Queen Mary/Ports o’ Call (Long
Beach); Farmers’ Market/The Grove; Chinatown; Littler
Tokyo; Olvera Street; Koreatown; etc.
GAMBLING:
Hollywood Park horse racing track and casino (Inglewood)
RESTAURANTS:
More than we can list, every kind of cuisine imaginable,
from inexpensive to very expensive
SPORTS: Tennis, bike riding (bikes are
available for rent and there is an 11-mile bike path along
the beach from Redondo on the south to Pacific Palisades
on the north); golf (The Lakes at El Segundo is an 18-hole
course plus driving range, located one-half mile south
of the hotel); fitness center on the premises, other health
clubs available
SIDE TRIPS/OUT-OF-AREA
ATTRACTIONS: We and the hotel staff will work
with you to arrange any side trips you may be interested
in taking outside the Los Angeles area while you are in
town. These could include San Diego, Palm Springs, Las
Vegas, Catalina Island, the San Francisco Bay area, Yosemite,
Death Valley, etc. Just let us know!
