Los Angeles, The City of Angels, is America at its most glamorous and fantastical.

The world's movie capital is where go-getters come to live their dreams - or at least have a good crack at it. This charismatic, mercurial West Coast city is a glittering tribute to money, luxury and excess whose adage could be 'get rich and famous or die tryin'.

The city balloons out across sun-drenched southern California and is home to a diverse community of nearly four million. All races and nationalities are represented here: it's the USA's biggest immigrant city.

Plan ahead for your Los Angeles vacation and book your Los Angeles hotel online, reserve a table at one of Los Angeles' best restaurants, reserve tickets or rent a car.

Holiday Inn Santa Barbara-Goleta

5650 Calle Real Santa Barbara, California 93117, USA

Embassy Suites Hotel Los Angeles-International Airport South

1440 East Imperial Avenue El Segundo, California 90245, USA

Crowne Plaza Hotel Irvine-Orange County Airport

17941 Von Karman Avenue Irvine, California 92614, USA

Embassy Suites Hotel Anaheim North-Near Disneyland® Resort

3100 East Frontera Street Anaheim, California 92806, USA

Embassy Suites Hotel Mandalay Beach Resort-Oxnard

2101 Mandalay Beach Road Oxnard, California 93035, USA

Embassy Suites Hotel Palm Desert Resort

74-700 Highway 111 Palm Desert, California 92260, USA

Embassy Suites Hotel Los Angeles-Covina / I-10

1211 East Garvey Street Covina, Califonia 91724, USA

Attraction Guide for Los Angeles, CA

LA is fashionable, friendly, elitist and colorful - and an unmissable destination on a California vacation.

You'll find varied attractions, dazzling entertainment, glorious beaches and green parks, monuments galore and world-class shopping and dining.

Start an orientation tour with the world-renowned districts of Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Pasadena, neighborhoods synonymous with celebrity status and luxury homes. Head downtown for a host of attractions and varied cuisine and architecture, or admire the scale of the entertainment 'district' that is Universal City.

Los Angeles' attractions appeal to visitors of all ages and interests. No Los Angeles vacation will be complete without ticking the following attractions off your list:

Beaches: Malibu, Santa Monica, Marina Del Rey, and Palos Verde are upscale residential beach communities, while Venice Beach is all about bikini-clad rollerbladers and musclemen. Long Beach is a thriving seaport with a vibrant commercial district, and Laguna Beach houses a large artist's community.

Beverly Hills: Beverly Hill is synonymous with wealth and elegance, qualities seen in its village-like shopping streets lined with international boutiques, fashionable restaurants and luxurious mansions. In nearby Burbank, you can visit movie and TV studios. In Anaheim, you can see the original Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm.

Griffith Park: One of the largest urban parks in the US, Griffith Park boasts an open-air concert venue, two museums, recreational facilities, and hiking trails - a natural oasis. The planetarium and observatory offer science exhibits and various shows throughout the day and is a popular place for viewing LA's city lights at night.

Hollywood Bowl: The world's largest natural amphitheater is a popular concert venue and summer home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Frank Sinatra and The Beatles are just a few of the legendary artists who have performed there.

Hollywood Boulevard: Hollywood is best explored via a walking sightseeing tour. Walk of Fame and Mann's Chinese Theatre with its famous handprints and shoeprints of all the Hollywood celebrities since 1927 are the most popular attractions in Hollywood.