Los Angeles has littered the world with its paraphernalia. LA may be a figment of its own imagination, but if you long to stand in the footsteps of stars and breathe their hallowed air, you've come to the right place. Starlit and moonstruck, LA beguiles scores of curious tourists, hopeful starlets and wannabe rock musicians each day. It's a thriving hybrid, a conglomeration of 88 independent cities sprawling over a vast urban maelstrom. Major Attractions of Los Angeles include Beverly Hills, Disneyland, Downtown Los Angeles, Getty Center, Hollywood, Malibu, Santa Monica, Universal Studios Hollywood, Venice and lots more. The city of Los Angeles - also known as the "City of Angels" or simply L.A.- is the largest city in California. Located on a broad basin in Southern California, it's surrounded by vast mountain ranges, deep valleys, forests, desert and miles of coastline on the Pacific Ocean. The metropolitan area is the second largest in the United States in terms of population, containing over 17 million people who hail from all parts of the globe and speak over a hundred different languages. The metropolitan area is centered in Los Angeles County, but stretches into Orange County, Ventura County, San Bernardino County, and Riverside County. Los Angeles is an important center of culture, business, media, and international trade, but is most famous for being the center of the world's entertainment industry, which forms the base of its global status. http://wikitravel.org/en/Los_Angeles