California - #052

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Venice continues to be an important Los Angeles cultural center.

Known for its bohemian spirit, Venice is a buzzing beach town with upscale commercial and residential pockets. Free-spirited Venice Boardwalk is the site of funky shops, street performers and colorful murals. There’s also a skate park and Muscle Beach outdoor gym. 

From its world famous boardwalk and beautiful beach to the shopper’s paradise of Abbot Kinney Blvd., if you're looking for cool things to do in California, Venice offers a unique and vibrant mix of activities and attractions.

On our Download, we take you through the street shops to experience many unusual sites. 

You can’t miss the outdoor weightlifting area at Muscle Beach Venice: just look for the giant concrete barbell atop the roof.

Hardbodies and spectators alike congregate at the workout mecca, located at the south end of the Venice Beach Recreation Center. Foremost among these is the original Gold’s Gym, where Arnold Schwarzenegger and other legendary bodybuilders pumped iron in the 1970s. 

Our first time at muscle beach and it was an experience. Lots to see and it was bustling with people. There are lots of little stores, food and workout sites with bars. It seems like a great place to feel motivated to work out or show off your hard earned body.

 Dubbed "the coolest block in America", Abbot Kinney is home to one-of- kind.

Of the 2,600-plus stars that currently make up the Walk of Fame, 47 percent of them are in the Motion Pictures category, followed by Television (24 percent), Music (17 percent), Radio (10 percent), and Live Performance (less than 2 percent).

Stars on the Walk of Fame don’t grow on trees. 

Nor do they come free. 

Every nomination application must also list a sponsor for said nominee, who agrees to cover the $40,000 it costs to create, install, and maintain the star, which is made of terrazzo and brass. 

The TCL Chinese Theatres VIP Tour is the only place in Hollywood, where you learn the star-studded history of the historic TCL Chinese Theatres.

Since 1927, the TCL Chinese Theatre has been home of the star powered red carpet movie premieres, and special events, where Hollywood's biggest and brightest stars have come to watch their movies!

The most famous movie theatre in the world is known for its unique Forecourt of the Stars, featuring cement hand and footprints, of major movie stars from past to present.

So step off the red carpet and walk through the golden doors of this Movie Palace of the Stars, on our exclusive 30 minute Walking Tour.        A visit to Los Angeles is not complete without this stroll through Hollywood movie history!