vendredi 2 août 2013

Girls Day Out: Fun Things To Do In L.A. With Your Daughter

By Marquerite Velasquez


Every now and then, it is a fantastic idea to break out of our daily schedule and plan a special day just for you and your daughter. If you live in the Los Angeles area, consider yourself lucky because there are tons of interesting places to visit and enjoy. Here are a few suggestions of where to go and what to do for your Mom-Daughter Day Out.

If you and your girl enjoy outdoor adventures, consider planning a day of fun in Santa Monica or perhaps Marina Del Rey. In Santa Monica, you can enjoy the carnival atmosphere of the pier, riding the world's only solar-powered Ferris wheel and visiting the arcade. You can also rent or bring bikes and enjoy the 26 miles of bike paths the city has to offer. Roller skating would be another way to enjoy these paths. In Marina Del Rey, you could rent stand-up paddleboards or a kayak or just laze around at Mother's Beach, which also has a playground.

If you prefer shopping until you drop, steer away from the humdrum mall offerings and drive down to the Melrose Avenue shopping district. There are plenty of fancy shops around, but the cool factor is really in the vintage shops that sell everything from clothes to furniture. If your daughter loves American Girls, then head to The Grove instead. This outdoor mall features the Los Angeles location of the American Girl Place. You can shop for doll clothes, check out the doll displays, eat a fancy lunch at the caf and even take your doll to the salon for a new hairdo.

An infusion of culture is another option for a girls' day, and Los Angeles has plenty of galleries and museums, including the Huntington Library and Gardens in nearby San Marino. The library includes a copy of a Gutenberg bible and an ancient volume of the Canterbury Tales, but while these are impressive, the main attractions for many are the gardens and art collections. The galleries include a variety of American and European work, and there are more than one dozen gardens, each with its own special theme. There is a Jungle Garden, a Chinese Garden and a Children's Garden just to name a few. You can center your visit around the fabulous afternoon tea buffet which is served in the Rose Garden Tea Room with advanced reservations.

Other cultural options include a visit to Exposition Park in South Los Angeles. This park includes the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the Exposition Park Rose Garden, the California African American Museum and the California Science Center, which now displays the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The Page Museum, better known as the La Brea Tar Pits, is another L.A.-area option, and it's also within walking distance of the L.A. Country Museum of Art and the Craft and Folk Art Museum.

A day of fun would not be complete without a fantastic dessert, and in Los Angeles, there are few better dessert spots than Yo Ku Mon. This Culver City confectionary features an array of amazing treats, including homemade cookies, gourmet ice cream, shaved ice, and the main specialty - gourmet ice cream sandwiches. You can customize your ice cream sandwiches any way you want. Choose from a variety of different cookies and a dozen flavors of ice cream. The cookies are freshly baked throughout the day right on the premises, and all of the ingredients are of the highest quality.




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