California is a great state and LA is a great area. There are so many things to do:

Mountain hiking:

Mt. San Antonio (Baldy) is called as the "crown jewel" of the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California.

Max elevation: 10064 feet or 3.07km

Trail length: 8.5 miles (13.68km) for roundtrip, from Mt. Baldy notch (upper chairlift station) or 13 miles (20.92km) from the parking lot

Mt. San Jacinto

Max elevation: 10670 feet or 3.252km

Trail length: 12.8 miles (20.6km) for roundtrip, elevation gain from 8516 feet (upper Palm Springs Tramway Terminal) to 10670 feet (Jacinto Peak)

Mt. San Gorgonio – the tallest peak in Southern California

Max elevation: 11499 feet or 3.505km.

Shortest trail (Vivian Creek trail): 15.2 miles (24.46km) for roundtrip, elevation gain from 6080 feet (Forest Falls parking lot) to 11499 feet (Gorgonio Peak)

Swimming / boat trips

Manhattan Beach – the best place for swimming

Long Beach – boat trip, Ocean life shows

Santa Monica Pier – Rollercoaster, Wheel of Fortune, Bars and a lot of fun

Other photos

Downtown Glendale at rush hour