Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Los Angeles (Irreverent Guides)

Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world.

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Los Angeles, 4th Edition gives you the lowdown on:

• How to survive a smog alert
• Where to stay in Catalina and pretend you’re a 1920s millionaire
• Why Tail O’ the Pup is the city’s most significant architectural statement
• Beaming up to the Star Trek bridge at LAX
• Where to catch the Groundlings–the improv group that launched the careers of Jon Lovitz, Lisa Kudrow, and Will Ferrell
• And much more!