{"id":98880896,"date":"2011-11-09T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/travel-trends\/five-things-to-do-in-hollywood-s-griffith-park\/"},"modified":"2018-10-10T10:34:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T14:34:52","slug":"five-things-to-do-in-hollywood-s-griffith-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/five-things-to-do-in-hollywood-s-griffith-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things to Do in Hollywood\u2019s Griffith Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Griffith Park is an expansive recreational area located in the Hollywood Hills (on Mount Hollywood, to be exact).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Visitors arriving on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/cheap-flights\/los-angeles-lax-california-deals\" target=\"_blank\">flights to Los Angeles<\/a> could spend an entire day (or a few) exploring all that this unique spot has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.griffithobservatory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Griffith Observatory<\/a>: The nationally recognized Griffith Observatory is open to those interested in astronomy Wednesday-Sunday. The Observatory, located on the southern slope of Mount Hollywood, doesn\u2019t just offer great views of the stars, it also boasts one of the best views of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.griffithparkhorserental.com\/trail_rides.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Horseback Riding<\/a> Experienced and novice horseback riders alike will enjoy a ride through the winding trails of Mount Hollywood. A variety of trail rides (of varying lengths and degrees of difficult) are available. Advance reservations recommended.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laparks.org\/dos\/parks\/griffithpk\/hiking.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hiking<\/a> There are a variety of hiking trails (of varying degrees of difficulty) throughout Griffith Park. Don\u2019t be surprised to see uber-fit Angelinos jogging by you as you stop to enjoy the views of the park and the city.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ci.la.ca.us\/rap\/golf\/cdp_harding.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Golf<\/a>: Golfers of all skill levels will love the views from the 18-hole, par 72 Harding Municipal Golf Course, located in the heart of Griffith Park. Booking a tee time online is recommended.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laparks.org\/dos\/parks\/facility\/dogparks\/griffithparkdogpk.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dog Park<\/a>: Carouse with the canines at the Griffith Park Dog Park. Grab a seat at a picnic table and take the pup off his or her leash for some friendly fun with the many dogs who frequent this park.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Griffith Observatory,&#8221; Flick photo credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/schluesselbein\/4463589076\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">John McStravick<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Griffith Park is an expansive recreational area located in the Hollywood Hills (on Mount Hollywood, to be exact). &nbsp; Visitors arriving on flights to Los Angeles could spend an entire day (or a few) exploring all that this unique spot has to offer. &nbsp; The Griffith Observatory: The nationally recognized Griffith Observatory is open to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98880896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98880896"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98897187,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880896\/revisions\/98897187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98880896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98880896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98880896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}