Walking L.A.: 36 Walking Tours Exploring Stairways, Streets, and Buildings You Never Knew Existed

by Erin Mahoney

Los Angeles is a great place to walk. Really, it is-don't be deterred by the maze of freeways and pervasive car culture. Set out on foot and you'll be rewarded with the discovery of hidden streets,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0899973639
• ISBN13: 9780899973630
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Wilderness Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Walking In A Great City

I found this book to be fun to use, accurate, and articulate. Walking is the best way to see any place, you get exercise, see many things you would otherwise miss, eat at out of the way places and generally just have more fun. With this book you can do it with a much better understanding of where to go and what to see. This book gives you great guides to not only walk portions of the city, but also ideas about where to go even if you are riding. Even if you do not plan to see LA by foot I would recommend this book for any resident or tourist. I bet any resident will find this is a great book to use to see and appreciate more of the city they live in. For the visitor this book has so much useful information that other guide books never address. I am buying copies for both friends and relatives. Buy a copy and carry it with you, we just might meet each other carrying the book and walking LA

A must read!

I picked up this book in hopes of finding some places to actually walk around LA and enjoy it for more than just what you see when you drive around everywhere. I have only been to one of the spots so far, but my girlfriend and I were blown away by what we found. Not only are the routes well planned, and a nice distance, but the information that comes with each is well researched and makes the walk all the better. I highly recommend this book.

Excellent way to discover the hidden LA.

Very fun and interesting route maps outlining cool things to see in LA that you may have missed. Cool descriptions of things to keep an eye out for on the walks. My wife and I have been going to funky areas and neighborhoods to take walks for awhile. This book takes that to the next level and really points out a side of LA that you may not have seen when passing by in a car. Good stuff!

Discover the REAL L.A.!

I've lived in L.A. my entire life and yet, 99 percent of the wonderful places explored in this fabulous book are new and absolutely amazing to me. The perfect gift for Angelinos and tourists alike, it is just in time for the perfect holiday stocking stuffer ... and beyond. I love that author Mahoney divides her "walks" into parts of the city, walking distance and difficulty, parking availability and offers tidbits of info on what we're seeing along the way. My bonus? I've found this perfect little book just in time to supplement my new resolve to get out of my car and walk, walk, walk my way to better health.

The best guidebook to LA neighborhoods!

This great book is the best local guidebook to discovering cool and hidden neighborhoods in Los Angeles. The writing is funny and irreverent and the walks are well researched and organized in a very easily digestible way. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK VERY HIGHLY.