The Los Angeles Zoo
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Los Angeles Area Tourist Attractions
Whether for business or pleasure, you're sure to have a wonderful stay at Valley Inn & Conference Center. Located in Mission Hills, California, our hotel offers charming accommodations and exceptional services to the business and leisure traveler. Guests also enjoy easy access to some of the top tourists attractions in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. Complete your travels to the Los Angeles area with a visit to the Getty Center, or the Los Angeles Zoo, both located a short drive from the hotel.
The Getty Center.
Perched atop the Santa Monica Mountains, the Getty Center is a stunning museum and architectural marvel. Designed by Richard Meier, his modernist, beige travertine stone building houses some of the best Western art from the Middle Ages to the present. Take a stroll along the Getty Center grounds and enjoy breathtaking panorama views of the Pacific Ocean, the San Gabriel Mountains and the Los Angeles city streets. Visit the beautiful Central Garden featuring a floating maze of azaleas.The Getty Center Exhibits.
At the Getty Center, visitors are treated to a comprehensive showcase of historic drawings, paintings, sculptures and decorative arts. Highlights include Italian Renaissance drawings, Greek vases, 9th to 16th century illuminated manuscripts, as well as 18th century French ceramics, clocks and furniture. Artists featured include Degas, van Gogh and Seurat. The Getty Center also features plenty of rotating exhibits as well as educational programs geared to engage visitors with the museum's collection.Los Angeles Zoo Exhibits.
Explore the Campos Gorilla Reserve and get to know the zoo's seven western lowland gorillas, or the Australia exhibit featuring cute cuddly Koalas resting in the eucalyptus. Discover gigantic komodo dragons, playful harbor seals, and the soaring Andean condor, one of the largest birds in the world. Don't miss the lush botanical gardens that are filled with native Los Angeles area plants, succulents and cactus as well as plant species in existence during the age of the dinosaur.For information on the Getty Center, visit www.getty.edu. Go to www.lazoo.org for more information on the Los Angeles Zoo.
