BOOK Historic Los Angeles Roadsides Towns Off the Beaten Path in the City of Angels

Book BY MIMI SLAWOFF

Historic Los Angeles Roadsides

Towns Off the Beaten Path in the City of Angels

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Get your motor running and head out on LA’s iconic roadways (nope, not freeways). The open road is liberating, the anticipation of adventure at every turn. Historic Los Angeles Roadsides will steer you to towns and attractions along classic roadways.

Step back in time on Route 66, which zigzags through 31 towns from Claremont to Santa Monica. Admire 19th-century architecture in Pasadena, get the scoop on Hollywood history, see the site of a murder-suicide in the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, and walk in the steps of LA’s founders downtown.

You’ll soak up more than ocean views and sunshine as you cruise along Pacific Coast Highway. Take a stroll on the Redondo Beach Pier, channel your inner Zen at the Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine in Pacific Palisades and visit the historic Adamson House in Malibu.

The curving, scenic roadways in the Santa Monica Mountains lead to historical ranches along Mulholland Highway, the enchanting Topanga Canyon, and Laurel Canyon, a wild rock and roll scene in the 1960s.

Join journalist and Los Angeles native Mimi Slawoff on a tour of LA’s historical and whimsical roadside attractions along iconic roadways in these California beach towns, mountains, valleys, and deserts.

About Mimi

Mimi Slawoff is a native Angeleno, mother of three, and an award-winning travel journalist who enjoys taking photos and writing about local and global destinations. She loves road trips and exploring. Mimi is the author of Oldest Los Angeles (Reedy Press) and writes for AAA, USA TODAY 10Best, and many other print and digital publications. Mimi is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW). Follow her on Bluesky @mimitravels.bsky.social, Instagram @mimitravels, and mimislawoff.com.

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