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Build an itinerary with hot spots of the Echo Park, Elysian Park, Los Feliz and Silverlake neighborhoods of Los Angeles selected by Times travel writer Christopher Reynolds

Build your itinerary for Los Angeles' park neighborhoods

Where to stay

Hotel250, also known as the Hollywood Silver Lake Hotel & Suites, 250 Silver Lake Blvd., Los Angeles 90004; (213) 639-1920, www.hotel250.com.

Sixty-five rooms, free Wi-Fi, parking and continental breakfast and an unheated outdoor pool. Website says $129-$259, but discounts as low as $110 (plus tax) are common on weekdays.

Los Feliz Lodge, 1501, 1503 and 1507 N. Hoover St., Los Angeles 90027, and 4357 Sunset Drive (same city and ZIP); (323) 660-4150, www.losfelizlodge.com.

This four-unit residential-rental operation is a series of Spanish-style courtyard bungalows that date to the 1920s. All have kitchens; two have washer-dryers. Walking distance to Los Feliz, Sunset Junction and the Sunset-Vermont Metro station. Rates $150-$180 a night.

El Tres Inn, 4439 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90027; (323) 666-6351, www.eltresinn.com.

The salon and rooms are often rented together for parties. Rates $189-$385, with occasional discounts.

Where to eat and drink

Forage, 3823 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90026; (323) 663-6885, www.forageLa.com.

Lunch and dinner in a long, skinny, chic space. Dinner main dishes usually $9-$11; side dishes $4 and up.

Trails Café, 2333 Fern Dell Drive, Los Angeles 90068; (323) 871-2102, www.thetrailslosfeliz.com or www.facebook.com/trailscafe.

Breakfast and lunch, dishes up to $6.75. No reservations, cash only.

Blair's Restaurant & Cafe, 2903 Rowena Blvd., Los Angeles 90039; (323) 660-1882, www.blairsrestaurant.com.

Dinner only. Main dishes $10-$34.

Alcove Cafe & Bakery, 1929 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles 90027; (323) 644-0100, www.alcovecafe.com.

Set in an old cottage. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Dinner entrees $9.95-$17.95.

Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, 3922 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90029; (323) 663-6173, www.intelligentsiacoffee.com.

Open daily. Coffee drinks $2.50-$7.

L.A. Police Academy Revolver & Athletic Club Café, 1880 Academy Road, Los Angeles 90012; (323) 221-5222, Ext. 3, www.lapraac.com.

At the LAPD Academy site in Elysian Park. Burgers and coffee shop fare, with a top price of $7.99. Open 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays-Fridays.

Short Stop, 1455 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026; (213) 482-4942, www.myspace.com/shortstopechopark.

This Echo Bar bar goes back to the '40s. Once a cop haven, it's now a dive-style hipster hang with dance floor, pool table, smoking patio and Pabst on sale for $2 during happy hour. Open 5 p.m.-2 a.m daily.

Tiki Ti, 4427 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90027; (323) 669-9381, www.tiki-ti.com.

Since 1961, this family operation has served up tropical drinks in a tiny space. Usually 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Cash only, no beer or wine.

Umami Burger, 4655 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles 90027; (323) 669-3922, https://www.umamiburger.com/umami-los-feliz/.

A playground for carnivores; Portobello burgers for vegetarians. Lunch and dinner. Burgers $9-$13. Combinations $15-$16. Beer and wine. Often crowded.

What to see

Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave., Los Angeles 90012; (323) 224-1471, losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com.

Dodgers tickets typically run $12-$130, more for the luxurious club rooms. General parking is $15. The team offers daily 90-minute behind-the-scenes stadium tours for $10-$15. More info on their website.

Griffith Observatory, 2800 E. Observatory Road, Los Angeles 90027; (213) 473-0800, https://www.griffithobservatory.org.

Open Wednesday through Sundays, noon-10 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on weekends. Observatory and parking are free, but planetarium presentations cost $3-$7 a person.

Los Angeles Zoo, 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles 90027; (323) 644-4200, https://www.lazoo.org.

Admission $14 for adults, $11 for seniors (62 and older), $9 for children 2-12. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

The Autry National Center's Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles 90027; (323) 667-2000; https://www.theautry.org.

Open Tuesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekends, with extended hours in summer. Admission $10 per adult, $6 students with current ID and seniors (60 and older), $4 for children 3-12.

Architecture Tours L.A., (323) 464-7868, https://www.architecturetoursla.com.

Architectural historian and tour guide Laura Massino Smith leads driving tours of Silver Lake and other L.A. County communities. Tours last two to three hours and typically cost $68 a person; reservations required.

Barnsdall Art Park and Hollyhock House, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles 90027, https://www.barnsdallartpark.com. Hollyhock Tours, (323) 644-6269, https://www.hollyhockhouse.net.

Hourlong Hollyhock House tours Wednesday-Sunday afternoons (click "visit" on website for times), adults $7.

Where to shop

Soap Plant/Wacko/Luz de Jesus Gallery, 4633 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles 90027; (323) 663-0122, https://www.soapplant.com.

Open daily.

Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles 90027; (323) 660-1175, https://www.skylightbooks.com.

Independent bookshop with lively reading lineup. Open 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily with an art-book annex next door.

Echo Park Film Center, 1200 N. Alvarado St., Los Angeles 90026; (213) 484-8846, https://www.echoparkfilmcenter.org.

Open 2-7 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, noon-5 p.m. Saturdays, event nights 8-10 p.m.

Time Travel Mart, 1714 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90026; (213) 413-3388, https://www.826la.org/store.

The store is a front for the nonprofit organization 826LA, which is part of a national network that offers tutoring and teaches creative and expository writing.

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