Los Angeles Sights

  1. LA Zoo & Botanical Gardens

    Meerkats are the current squeezables of the Disney set and one well-placed, big-eyed Timon wows kids entering the zoo. From there, undisputed crowdpleasers include swinging gibbons, frolicking sea lions, posturing chimpanzees, cuddling koalas, and, according to the zoo's director, anything currently defecating. The zoo is deceptively larger than it appears from outside; you'll need at least 2½ hours. New gorilla and elephant reserves coming soon.

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  2. Pier Aquarium

    Peer under the pier - just below the carousel - for Heal the Bay's kid-friendly touch tanks crawling with critters and crustaceans scooped from the bay. For a fin-filled frenzy, stop by the shark tanks at Sunday for feedings of these multi-fanged beasts.

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  3. Roundhouse Aquarium

    Kids crowd the touch tanks at this tiny pier's-end aquarium while their parents stare warily at the flickering fins in the 3500-gallon shark tank. Upstairs, smaller tanks hold an eclectic mix of local specimens including the clicking garibaldi and sarcastic fringehead - sometimes seen lurking barside at Zinc.

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  4. Walk Of Fame

    Marilyn Monroe? 6774 Hollywood Blvd. James Dean? 1719 Vine St. Elvis Presley? 6777 Hollywood Blvd. Nope, not last known addresses, just the exact spot for the brass star honoring these celebs on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, on Hollywood Blvd bet between La Brea Ave and Vine St. There are more than 2000 stars, so check the website for precise locations.

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  5. Walt Disney Concert Hall

    Architectural tours of Frank Gehry's steel-paneled masterpiece include a self-directed audio tour, public guided tour or an urban garden tour. All are approximately 45 to 60 minutes. Times vary month to month per performance schedules; call 323-850-2000 or see web site. For general concert info check www.musiccenter.org/calendar or see the LA Philharmonic schedule at www.laphil.com.

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  7. Warner Bros Studio Vip Tour

    After a 15-minute clip-filled short of WB's movie and TV highlights - from 'Stella!' to 'How you doin'? - VIPs board a 12-person open tram for a two-hour tour around the studio's 110-acre lot where secrets of Hollywood are revealed - forced perspective, fancy facades and fake bricks - or as one guide jauntily summed up, 'It's all lies and deceit.'

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