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There'll be baked goods, a hike and time to glide across the wooden floors at retro rink Moonlight Rollerway.

"The Cortège," running this September at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, revives an ancient art -- the procession -- turning it into a communal release of grief.

The fake western town that Hollywood built has finally morphed into an actual western town with an identity of its own.

Can't get to Copenhagen for the holidays? Solvang's Julefest -- a celebration filled with roaming carolers, festive parades and European-style night markets -- might just be the next best thing.

Forget Malibu or the North Shore. DSRT Surf, a sprawling new surf park, will let you catch a wave 100 miles from the nearest ocean.

At Universal's Halloween Horror Nights, Slash is immortalized as a character -- an idea that was partly his own.

Modern, minimal and modular, Reset Hotel is the first new hotel to be built from the ground up in the Joshua Tree area in 15 years.

A volunteer-run nonprofit is turning L.A. parks into gathering places each full moon with free hikes, yoga and stargazing -- and a focus on inclusion and access.

On the agenda for the Emmy-winning comedian? Thrifting, mochi at Fugetsu-Do and finding a hiking trail with the word 'Punchbowl' in it.

Chuck's Arcade at the Brea Mall promises retro gaming and attempts to appeal to a more grown-up audience. Is it worth a trip?