Travel Reference
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You also may want to contact the networks for information on a specific show, includ-
ing some whose tickets are not available at the above agencies. At
ABC,
all ticket inqui-
ries are referred to A udiences Unlimited (see abo ve), but y ou may want to check out
ABC's website at
www.abc.com
for a color ful look at their lineup and links to specific
show sites.
For
CBS Television City,
7800 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036, call
&
323/
575-2458
between Monday and F riday from 9am to 5pm to see what 's being filmed
while you're in town. Tickets for CBS tapings are distributed on a first-come, first-served
basis; you can write in adv ance to reserve them or pick them up at the studio up to an
hour befor e taping. Tickets for many CBS sitcoms ar e also av ailable fr om A udiences
Unlimited (see above). For tickets to
The Price Is Right,
call the 24-hour ticket hot line
at
&
323/575-2449
or log on to www.cbs.com/daytime/price/tickets.
For
NBC,
3000 W. Alameda A ve., Burbank, CA 91523 (
&
818/840-3537;
www.
nbc.com), call to see what 's on while y ou're in L.A. Tickets for some NBC tapings ar e
available online thr ough www .tvtickets.com. F or tickets to
The Tonight S how with
Conan O'Brien
(minimum age to attend this sho w is 16), send y our ticket r equest to
ConanTickets@nbc.com at least 6 w eeks before your visit. Be sure to include four dates
you'd like to attend in or der of pr eference, the full name of the person attending, y our
e-mail addr ess, mailing addr ess, and phone number wher e y ou can be r eached fr om
10am to 2pm Pacific Time. NBC hands out up to 100 standb y tickets for ev ery
Conan
taping at 10am the morning of every show. For standby tickets, go to the audience queue
area located at Gate 3 on Lankershim Boulevard.
Paramount Studios
also offers free tickets to their liv e audience shows. All you need
to do is call one of the friendly emplo yees at Paramount Guest Relations (
&
323/956-
1777
) between 9am and 6pm on w eekdays and make a r eservation. For seating reserva-
tions for
Dr. P hil,
call
&
323/461-7445. Universal S tudios
(
&
800/UNIVERSAL
[800/864-8377]; www.universalstudios.com) also offers free tickets to their live audience
shows. At the amusement park's
Audiences Unlimited ticket booth,
you can obtain free
tickets to join the audience for any TV shows that are taping during y our visit (subject
to availability).
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BEACHES
Los Angeles County 's 72-mile coastline spor ts more than 30 miles of beaches, most of
which are operated by the
Department of Beaches & Harbors,
13837 Fiji Way, Marina
del Rey (
&
310/305-9503
). County-run beaches usually charge for par king ($4-$8).
Alcohol, bonfir es, and pets ar e pr ohibited. For r ecorded
surf conditions
(and coastal
weather forecast), call
&
310/457-9701.
The following are the county 's best beaches,
listed from north to south.
EL PESCADOR, L.A. PIEDRA & EL MATADOR BEACHES
These rugged and iso-
lated beaches (r eal finds) fr ont a 2-mile str etch of the P acific Coast Highway (Calif. 1)
between Broad Beach and D ecker Canyon roads, a 10-minute driv e from the M alibu
Pier. Picturesque coves with unusual r ock formations ar e great for sunbathing and pic-
nicking, but swim with caution as there are no lifeguards. The beaches can be difficult to
find; only small signs on the highway mark them. There are a limited number of parking
spots atop the bluffs. Descend to the beach via stairs that cling to the cliffs.
