Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination"s sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer"s Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider"s perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You"ll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world.Frommer"s Irreverent Guide to Los Angeles, 4th Edition gives you the lowdown on: How to survive a smog alertWhere to stay in Catalina and pretend you’re a 1920s millionaireWhy Tail O’ the Pup is the city’s most significant architectural statementBeaming up to the Star Trek bridge at LAXWhere to catch the Groundlings–the improv group that launched the careers of Jon Lovitz, Lisa Kudrow, and Will FerrellAnd much more!