I lived in L.A. for ten years.
My all time, absolute favorite spot is absolutely free!
It isn't any any brochure I've ever seen. It is one of the world's best kept secrets.
It is beautiful, peaceful, extraordinarily photogenic and perfect for an afternoon of quietude and reflection.
Where Sunset Blvd. is about to spill out onto Highway One (Pacific Coast Highway) is where you will find it.
It is to the left just before that intersection. It is an expansive international meditation garden that can't be seen from the street.
It is hidden!
It has a small lake, flowers, trees, black and white swans, representative shrines from all the world's religions and the ashes of M.Ghandi and Paramahansa Yogananda (among others.)
It is unpretentious. No noise. It always looks deserted.
IT IS AMAZING!!
Enjoy it. My gift to you!