Favorite bookstore. There's an art book + comics section and a chapter books section.

Only about 45 minutes from Los Angeles, this is a great quick campground for a one night escape from the city.

Authentic southern Italian thin-crust pizzas. My favorite is the scrumptious Santo Stefano.

The Red Lion Tavern has been a neighborhood tavern in Los Angeles for over fifty years (which is a long time for L.A.), and continues to serve as a landmark for traditional German food, a wide selection of German beer, and cozy Old World atmosphere. Plus the waitresses all wear lederhosen, and it's blocks away from my parents' house.

Old Bat cave and filming location in grifith park in los angeles. there is a nice hike to get to the cave, and it is a unique history to the place imbued with Hollywood remnants.