Rodeo Drive
The legendary three-block stretch of Beverly Hills’ Rodeo Drive is where the world’s most exclusive luxury brands, elegantly dressed shoppers and camera-wielding sightseers converge. Saint Laurent, Burberry and Salvatore Ferragamo are just a few of the esteemed fashion houses that call the celebrated street home. Stroll up the cobblestoned Via Rodeo to visit Versace, Tiffany & Co. and Galerie Michael in the European-inspired Two Rodeo shopping complex. But first, pause at the intersection of Rodeo Drive and Dayton Way to admire the 14-foot-tall Robert Graham sculpture Torso, the centerpiece of the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style. The south end of Rodeo is bookended by the Beverly Wilshire hotel, of Pretty Woman fame. Rodeo Drive between Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards, Beverly Hills, 323.769.3600, rodeodrive-bh.com
Third Street Promenade & Santa Monica Place
Santa Monica doesn’t offer only beachside bliss; its shopping Third Street Promenade comprises three city blocks where street performers and vendors ply their trades while visitors and locals filter in and out of bars, restaurants, theaters and trendy stores. On Wednesday and Saturday mornings, the city’s famous farmers market intersects the promenade at Arizona Avenue. Anchoring the complex at Broadway is Santa Monica Place, an open-air shopping center that boasts Bloomingdale’s, dozens of upscale boutiques, a new ArcLight Cinemas, a rooftop Dining Deck and much more. Third Street Promenade, 3rd Street from Broadway to Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, 310.393.8355, downtownsm.com; Santa Monica Place, 395 Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica, 310.260.8333, santamonicaplace.com
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