Pasadena
See historic Old Town Pasadena, walk down Colorado Blvd for a cute shopping experience, or check out the famous Huntington Botanical Gardens, where you can see nearly all of the biomes of the world in one beautiful location
The Getty
The J. Paul Getty Museum is a famous LA landmark, perched on the hills over looking the Los Angeles Basin, this museum offers stunning views of the city, rotating art collections from antiquity, to renaissance to modern art.
Griffith Park
Griffith Observatory:
The iconic Griffith Observatory offers amazing views of the city. Tour the observatory, or hike through the many trails of Griffith Park for views of the LA Basin, San Fernando Valley and The Hollywood Sign.
Santa Monica
See the mighty Pacific Ocean from the Santa Monica Pier, walk along the pedestrian friendly 3rd Street Promenade. A few miles further down the beach you’ll find yourself in Venice for some of the most interesting people-watching the city has to offer. Hidden a few blocks up and away from all of the madness are the canals of Venice.
Miracle Mile
Miracle Mile:
Home to many of LA’s museums, this walkable area provides easy access to the Peterson Automotive Museum, LACMA, and the LaBrea Tar Pits.
Beverly Hills
See luxurious Beverly Hills, window shop for McLaren, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, or Aston Martin. If exotic cars aren’t your flavor, Rodeo Drive provides window shopping for Bulgari, Cartier, Fendi, Loui Vuitton, Rolex and many more ultra-high end stores. Jenny and Roy aren’t currently registered at any of these shops, but by all means, they’ll accept gifts from any of these places! If all of these are out of your price range, there is an affordable cupcake ATM Machine in the neighborhood.
Hollywood
Absolutely hands-down the most touristy thing you can do while visiting Los Angeles is visit Hollywood. See the famous Chinese Theater, and look at a few stars on the ground, but don’t count on seeing any celebrities. A few miles further West is the Sunset strip, home to some of the famous music venues where bands like Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Van Halen and many more once played.
Dodger Stadium
The Dodgers are away the week of the wedding, but you can still take a tour of Dodger Stadium! Jenny and Roy once had the whole place to themselves for about 5 minutes.
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/ballpark/stadium_tours/
Reagan Library
An hour from Downtown LA, The Reagan Presidential Library houses Air Force One, or at least the one that was in use during the Reagan Presidency.