When you visit Los Angeles, it's tempting to get up high to see the city skyline from afar - this spot is one of the best ...

The Los Angeles Zoo announced Tuesday that a new baby gorilla was born late last month, the fifth great ape birthed at the ...

In 1912, the city of Los Angeles petitioned to build a “healthier” zoo in Griffith Park, but funding stalled and they had to make do with a mere fifth of their budget, an inadequate amount to build ...

9:38 a.m. July 3, 2025: A previous version of this story said the city plans to build two smaller new pools and a splash pad. The plan is to build one smaller new pool and a “training pool” splash pad ...

The Griffith Observatory, the Greek Theater, the LA Zoo and the Great Western Museum were among the features of Griffith Park threatened by a fire that won’t be fully contained until tomorrow - if all ...

The park is home to the Griffith Observatory, the Greek Theatre, the Los Angeles Zoo and the Hollywood Sign. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital The Los Angeles Fire Department said Monday ...

The city of Los Angeles got in touch with its inner child on Thursday, Aug. 21 when its Department of Recreation and Parks approved the purchase of a 99-year-old inoperative merry-go-round at a price ...

Los Angeles (CNN) — Griffith Park is a massive, mountainous, wild oasis in the middle of the dense urban sprawl characterizing much of this fabled city. Yet its identity is still very LA — fun, sunny ...

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Editor’s Note: “My Happy Place,” a CNN Original Series following celebrities on deeply personal journeys, airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. CNN also tapped its anchors and correspondents to share their ...