Drives

Mulholland Drive. Take a drive here after dark and the lights of the City of Angels will appear to stretch into infinity.

Pacific Coast Highway. Curve along the coast, from Malibu through Venice and on down to Orange County.

The Sunset Strip. Cruise through West Hollywood to see some of the country's hottest and most enduring music clubs.

Hollywood

Los Angeles is the entertainment capital of the world, and it shares the title of the cultural capital of the United States with New York City. Its largest entertainment industry is film production, but it is an important center for music, art, and architecture as well. Some of the most notable cultural institutions include the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Getty Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), the Museum of Neon Art (MONA), the Skirball Cultural Center. There are also numerous smaller art galleries West Hollywood and Santa Monica - a noteworthy one is the only permanently standing Ethiopian Art Gallery in America "Addis Art" located on Pico Blvd. ... read more >>

Beverly Hills

The famous city where the actors live is in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, almost entirely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. It is bordered on the north by the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, on the east by the City of West Hollywood and the Fairfax District of the City of Los Angeles, on the south by Los Angeles and on the west by Westwood Village and Century City, which are neighborhoods of Los Angeles and not separate incorporated cities. ... read more >>

Downtown L. A.

It's the center of the metropolis of Los Angeles. It is home to the city and county's government, many of the city's major arts institutions and sports facilities, a variety of skyscrapers and associated large corporations and an array of public art, unique shopping opportunities and the hub of the city's freeway and public transportation networks. ... read more >>

Getty Museum

Perched high atop the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking the 405 freeway, the Getty Center is a sprawling, stone-and-glass complex dedicated to the display and preservation of the J. Paul Getty Trust's collection of mostly European art. Designed by architect Richard Meier, the 24-acre site offers a sweeping east-to-west panorama of everything from Hollywood to the Pacific Ocean--views worth a visit all by themselves. ... read more >>

Venice Beach

You haven't seen it all until you've seen Venice! There is a sandy three-mile beach here, but that is not what attracts visitors. You go to Venice to shop and gawk. During the summer season and on weekends, there is street entertainment at every intersection along Ocean Front Walk. Street performers include instrumental musicians, singers, jugglers, acrobats, mimes, comics, magicians, prophets, fortune tellers, and other assorted entertainers. You will see people with tricolor hairdos, painted faces, weird tattoos, and outlandish clothing--or lack of it. ... read more >>

Santa Monica

Home of the famous Santa Monica Pier with its historic carousel and more recently added Pacific Park amusement park, the outdoor, pedestrian-oriented Third Street Promenade, the panoramic coastline and beach, beautiful parks, more than 400 restaurants, scores of art galleries, theaters and performance spaces ... read more >>

Ethio LA 3 Guide
ESFNA 2006 L. A.

ESFNA and Ethio LA3 have done their best to make LA 2006 enjoyable for everyone attending. As you schedule your time for your vacation we have listed a few options here if you end up finding yourself with a few hours or half a day without an activity go through the options listed here and choose one that you find interesting.

Ethio LA3 Note

Most of the L. A. sights are free, and we encourage you to schedule these trips around meal and match times. As the attendants spending is the engine behind ESFNA and the communities that host the yearly event we encourage you to attend matches (without match attendees ESFNA suffers) and to eat your meals either in the stadium from our vendors or in Little Ethiopia (our service providers survival and growth depends on your generous spending).

We are listing activities for your enjoyment and working hard to make as much information available to you through our website and during the events on program guides so everyone can pick and choose what suits their taste and enjoy themselves to the fullest.

Little Ethiopia

Los Angeles ESFNA's 2006 home is a unique city as it officially recognizes a city neighborhood as "Little Ethiopia". Located 5 minutes east Beverly Hills and 5 minutes south of Hollywood hills on Fairfax Avenue this newest LA Ethnic enclave was christned in 2001. ... read more >>

Disneyland

Disneyland is a theme park at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, USA. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. Disneyland has become the world's most famous themed amusement park and one of the most visited sites in the world. An estimated 515 million visitors have visited the park since its opening on July 17, 1955. ... read more >>

Universal Studios

Perhaps the most indirect evolution of an attraction into a full-fledged theme park is that of Universal Studios Hollywood. Originally just a backlot tram train ride tour of the actual studios in Hollywood, California, the train ride that started in 1964 slowly evolved into a larger attraction with a western stunt show in 1967, "The Parting of the Red Sea" in 1973, a look at props from the movie Jaws in 1975, and the "Conan the Barbarian" show in 1984. By 1985, the modern era of the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park began with the "King Kong" ride and, in 1990, Universal Studios Florida in Orlando opened. Universal Studios is now the second-largest theme park company in the world, only rivalled in size by Disney itself. ... read more >>

Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory is located in Los Angeles. Sitting on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in L.A.'s Griffith Park, it commands an incredible view of downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood and all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The observatory is a favorite attraction for tourists and locals alike. The observatory was featured in the climax of the James Dean film Rebel Without a Cause, and more recently appeared in the movies Bowfinger and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. ... read more >>