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The Haunted Hayride Returns to Griffith Park!
The Haunted Hayride is back! One of LA’s most iconic Halloween attractions, the Haunted Hayride returns to Griffith Park after a 2020 detour to San Dimas, where it was an in-vehicle, drive-through experience. Beginning September 24 and continuing on select … Continue reading
Posted in Attractions, Upcoming Events
Tagged Griffith Park, halloween in griffith park, Haunted Hayride
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Don’t be a Grinch! Get in on the Holiday Fun!!!
It’s the 12 days of Christmas! Forget about the maids a-milking and the lords a-leaping. We have got the best holiday spectacles to thrill you and your family. LA ZOO LIGHTS For the 4th year in a row, the LA … Continue reading
Posted in Attractions, Cocktails, Beer, Wine & Weed, Food, Music, Upcoming Events
Tagged Aquarium of the Americas, Christmas, Descanso Gardens, Enchanted Forest, Fa La Land Popup, farmers market, Festival of Lights, Grand Park Winter Glow, Griffith Park, Holiday Light Festival Train Ride, Holiday Lights Express, ice skating, L.A. Arboretum, L.A. Zoo Lights, Mission Inn, Moonlight Forest, Queen Mary Christmas, the LA Zoo, Union Station
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LALS Ghost Train : 18 Years and Still Wailing
Miniature trains tap into something warm and familiar in our psyche. Along with the pony ride and the Merry-Go-Round they are our first introduction to amusements and outings with the family. Hence they will never go out of style, even … Continue reading
Posted in Attractions, Photo Essays, Upcoming Events
Tagged Ghost Train, Griffith Park, LA Live Steamers Railroad Museum
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‘Boney Island’ Joins L.A. Live Steamers Railroad’s ‘Ghost Train’ to Scare Up … I Mean Pair Up … in Griffith Park’s Travel Town
In Griffith Park—tucked in and adjacent to the Ghost Train, lawn haunt favorite “Boney Island’s” skeletal residents are back “telling jokes, doing magic, and causing all sorts of comic mischief.” “Boney Island,” having recently joined with the L.A. Live Steamers Railroad, … Continue reading
LALS Ghost Train: Back on Track with Ghoulish Delight
Last October a scary thing happened. The annual Ghost Train built and run by the Los Angeles Live Steamers (LALS) pronounced the popular attraction dead on the tracks and announced it would forever go dark. Many lovers of the playfully … Continue reading
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Tagged dukey flyswatter, Ghost Town, Griffith Park, Halloween, Los Angeles, The Los Angeles Steamers Railroad, Travel Town
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Photo Essay: Cedar Grove at Griffith Park
I recently learned that my favorite spot in Griffith Park has a name: Cedar Grove. It’s a beautiful patch of lush greenery that stands out from the rest of the park, and it boasts two picnic tables, large rocks to sit … Continue reading
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Tagged cedar grove, Griffith Park, nature, skyline views, trees
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“Stand-Off at HWY #37” Examines Military Stand-Up then Stand Down in, as yet, Unexamined Places
What if two opposing governments within the United States determined variant geographical boundaries and what if both were technically correct? And what if you could witness a centuries’ long battle set in modern day but with a flavor just as … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellanious
Tagged Cayuga, Griffith Park, Haudenosaunee, Iroquois, Mohawk, native voices, the autry, Wells Fargo Theater
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