Los Angeles: It’s not just all about malls and Disneyland
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What do you instantly think of when you hear Los Angeles? Large shopping malls? Blinding beach sun? Those are all true, but what I was most impressed about was not just that. My memory of LA was filled with views and landscapes of nature.
“If every person could look through that telescope,” declared Griffith. “It would revolutionize the world.” In 1912, Griffith worked to bring the experience to Los Angeles. He expressed his willingness to donate US$100,000 (worth US$2.3 million today) for an observatory that would include an open-access telescope, a theater capable of showing “motion pictures” and a science hall with exhibits. More than 80 years after this iconic building opened, the world remains unrevolutionized, and the city smog means that the views are not as crystal-clear as they were in Griffith’s day. After visiting the observatory, I truly understood the significance of these words. What I saw made me feel significantly small, but also grateful to be part of this world.
This is not a type of observatory used solely as a professional facility, but has free public telescopes that are open each evening. I highly recommend arriving before dusk to watch the sunset. During the sunset, an orange haze would light up the sky as if lit by fire. Random colors of hot pinks, reds and even hints of purples and blues with the hanging clouds formed a gradient. Colors gradually faded away until the sky reached the state of inky blackness. I headed inside to learn about the sun, the moon and the stars from the museum exhibits.
My ultimate tip for traveling in America is to rent a car. You can save a hefty amount of money and also enjoy the views along the road. You will have your private isolation, have time to think and have your own healing moment of your life.
Traveling is often underrated by many people in their busy daily routines, but these experiences are truly valuable and would leave you an unforgettable piece of memory that will stay with you for a lifetime. How about exploring a different side of Los Angeles for this vacation?
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