Small book store with really hard to find photography and art books. Love their collection of stuff as well as presentation.

Grocery-store carts and trash litter [Ballona Creek], joined by flotillas of foam-plastic cups after rainstorms. — Jane Engle, Los Angeles Times

For feeling.

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

I hang around on the rooftop to relax. Los Angeles traffic is crazy so this is a good place to calm down and try to find my zen. The view is great and I love the rooftop Neon signs you can see from here.