Category Archives: Outdoors

  Take some time out to enjoy the incredible Japanese Garden, located at 6100 Woodley Ave, Van Nuys. Open Mondays – Thursdays from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., you’ll feel whisked away to Japan to enjoy gorgeous imported plants and landscaping, meditative paths, and an impressive gift…

No trip to southern California in December is complete without a tour of Candy Cane Lane. Hosted by a neighborhood of homeowners located at Oxnard and Lubao in Woodland Hills, it’s a tourist destination like no other. Pack some hot chocolate in a thermos, grab some locally made gingerbread men for snacks and head to…

Get a head start on your holiday fitness goals with one of the many fun runs in the Los Angeles area. Arguably the most holiday-centric, the Los Angeles Turkey Trot is “certifiably organic and always a little bit nuts.” Held on Thanksgiving morning, the scenic 5k or 10k takes participant through the streets of downtown…

  This historical monument is located on the earliest settlement site (pueblo) of Los Angeles. It’s where 44 Native American, European and African settlers traveled over 1,000 miles to reach. Battling the desert all the way from northern Mexico, these brave settlers created a thriving farming community in September of 1781. Since then, the area…