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Culver Center

Culver Center was one of Southern California's first shopping centers when it opened in 1950. Today it is anchored by a Best Buy electronics store, a Ralph's Grocery store, and an LA Fitness club. Numerous dining options, several boutiques, an auto parts shop, and numerous smaller stores make this is a useful destination for those that need to pick up basic necessities. Parking can be difficult: spaces that are often overlooked can be found by following the ramp onto the Best Buy roof.

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Getting there: Venice & Overland

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Drink
Blind Barber
If you didn't know it was here, you'd never find this great hangout. The front is a working barbershop with a nondescript door in the middle of the back wall. Walk through that door and you're in a bar with a roaring-twenties theme. The cigarette dispenser by the bathroom sells hair product, the fans are operated on pulley systems, and a free drink is offered with every barber service. Cocktails are fancy and made by bar tenders who double as waitstaff. Snacks include numerous varieties of grilled cheese and upscale bar munchies like sloppy joe sliders or imported olives.
Bar: Mon-Sat 6PM-2AM, Sun closed; Barbershop: Mon-Sat noon-9PM, Sun noon-6PMCocktails $10+, Beers $5+
Eat
Gaby's Mediterranean Grill
Reasonably priced and very tasty Lebanese restaurant. Seating is in an outdoor patio complete with hookahs, heat lamps, candles, and a bustling crowd that mixes young hipsters with Lebanese locals. Service is friendly and the place stays busy until closing.
11AM-1AM dailyMeals are between $8 and $20
Do
Sony Pictures Studio Tour
Formerly the MGM studios, the two-hour guided tour leads through stages that have seen the filming of such productions as the Wizard of Oz, Men in Black, and Spider-Man. Visitors may also see the homes of the game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. Tours are offered M-F at 9:30AM, 10:30AM, 1:30PM and 2:30PM. Reservations are recommended, and the tour is only available for visitors age twelve years and older. Do not expect to see the historic MGM backlot though, as it was sold to property developers in the 1970s and demolished to make way for suburban housing.
$50 per person
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Wading Pool
R. M. Fisher designed "Wading Pool" (2000), the plaza fountain, which celebrates Sony's history of filmmaking and references the set of "Lost Horizon."