Sandi Hemmerlein
Sandi Hemmerlein is a writer and photographer. Based in L.A. but constantly on the prowl for new adventure, she spends most of her time nurturing her interest in birds, animals, neon, historic theaters, puppets, trains, folk art, and stained glass. In addition to her work for PBS SoCal, Sandi also documents everything on her own website Avoiding Regret.
From department stores to hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, and even makeshift churches, here’s a guide to the 20 most fascinating Broadway landmarks you can discover on foot.
How many of these “hiding-in-plain-sight” gems in Elysian Park have caught your eye? Explore them via car.
Los Angeles and its surrounding cities are chock full of secrets to uncover and histories that unfold before your very eyes — if you know where to look. Here are 61 free self-guided tours you can take on your own terms.
Here are the eight best drive-in theaters in SoCal where you can snuggle up to a blanket in your jammies and take in an outdoor flick under the night sky, without ever leaving your car.
Whether you’re a newbie or an experienced hiker, here are five of the most important tenets of the trail that’ll help you get the most out of your hiking experience — without ruining it for yourself or anybody else.
Whether you’re looking to fill your belly, whet your whistle, or escape reality for a while, here are the best adventures you can drive to, through and into in Southern California.
Until we can hit the road again, here are some ways to live vicariously and experience some amazing destinations remotely.
Here are several places in SoCal that miss having visitors just as much as you miss visiting them — and have therefore stepped up to the challenge to bring the experiences they have to offer home to you.
When the beaten path is not where you want to be, here are five of the most accessible outdoor adventures you can have on your own
Here are seven of the best — but overlooked — places along the L.A. River to get acquainted with and accustomed to our city’s life-giving waterway.
Here are five of the most fascinating Masonic landmarks in Los Angeles where you can get a peek behind the veil — without taking an oath or being sworn to secrecy.
Here are 5 of the best sites — both sacred and secular — that remind us that L.A. can be downright angelic.