Glendale (California)

Glendale is located along Interstate 5 between Downtown Los Angeles and neighboring Burbank. CA-134 passes east-west through Glendale, between Burbank and Pasadena directly to the east. CA-2 offers a fast connection to the neighborhoods of Northwest L.A., particularly Silver Lake and Echo Park.
Bob Hope Airport, located in neighboring Burbank, is the closest airport to Glendale. Metrolink trains connect Glendale to Bob Hope Airport and Los Angeles Union Station in Downtown L.A. Additionally, Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner train makes a stop in Glendale.

Glendale's Beeline bus service connects with the Los Angeles Metro line. You can purchase a 31-day pass for $36 or a ten-ride pass for $9.

• Brand Library & Art Center

  phone: +1 818 548-2051
  address: 1601 West Mountain St.
  Brand Library & Art Center sponsors many events that are free and open to the public, including art exhibitions, concerts, art and music lectures, dance events, and films.

• Forest Lawn Memorial Park

  phone: +1 323 254-3131 (International calls)
  address: 1712 S. Glendale Ave.
  Forest Lawn-Glendale is both a cemetery and a tourist destination. It contains the world's largest collection of final resting places of Hollywood stars and other celebrities, many of which are accessible to the public. Visiting these sites in not encouraged, however, and they can be difficult to locate within the park's 300+ acres. However, Forest Lawn-Glendale also has many other attractions that make it worth seeing. Among these are its art museum, its collection of approximately 1,500 statues, including reproductions of all of Michelangelo's works, a reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" in stained glass, and a mosaic of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. There are also multiple chapels that are exact replicas of famous European churches.

• Museum of Neon Art

  phone: +1 213 489-9918
  address: 216 S. Brand Blvd.
  A museum devoted exclusively to art in electric media. The collection includes electric and kinetic fine art and outstanding examples of historic neon signs.

• Glendale Galleria

  phone: +1 818 246-6737
  address: 100 W. Broadway
  One of the largest retail shopping malls in Southern California.

• Americana at Brand

  phone: +1 818 637-8982
  address: 889 Americana Way
  Nice megacomplex for shopping and dining.

Books

• Brand BookshopA great used bookstore.

• Abril Bookstore

Being home to a large number of recent immigrants of Armenian, Middle Eastern, and Korean backgrounds, Glendale has some of the finest authentic restaurants.

Armenian

• Sevan ChickenThe best rotisserie chicken in town. HA!~

• Zankou ChickenThe classic rotisserie chicken and great shawerma sandwiches.

Chinese

• House of JoyTry the Mongolian beef here. Great lunch specials.

Cuban

• Porto's BakeryCuban bakery beloved by locals for its wonderful breads, pastries, and Cuban sandwiches.

Deli

• Crispy DeliGo for the mouth-watering hot pastrami sandwiches.

• Mario's Italian Deli, Market, and CateringWide variety of imported Italian products including salamis, gelatos, olive oil, and burrata cheese. Consistently voted one of the best Italian delis in the Glendale/Los Angeles area.

Iranian

• Raffi's PlaceGreat location. Both indoor and outdoor, atrium-style seatin. Great Middle Eastern and Iranian food.

• ShamshiriAlso great.

Korean

Famous HK market. hankook market the biggest foreign market in Glendale
Paris Bakery a fusion between Korean-French style pastries. They are really beautiful pastries and cheap too. One of the top bakeries in Glendale.

Lebanese

• Carousel

• Phoenicia

Mexican

• La CabañitaMexico City-style cuisine. Excellent mole sauces.

Peruvian

Mamita Peruvian Restaurant

• Best Western Golden Key Motor Hotel

  phone: +1 818 247-0111
  address: 123 W Colorado St

• Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale & Executive Meeting Center

  phone: +1 818 956-5466
  address: 100 West Glenoaks Blvd

• Vagabond Inn Glendale

  phone: +1 818 240-1700
  address: 120 W. Colorado St

Burbank, home to Warner Bros, Disney, and the Ellen Show is right next to Glendale.