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Los Angeles GPSmyCity Self-Guided Walking Tours App: Contest Giveaway

Scroll to the bottom of this Post for details on the App Giveaway: To win, be one of the 1st 20 people to comment on the post with one place in LA that you wish you knew more about or one place in LA that you’d love to visit.

I have been living in Los Angeles long enough now that I believe I can consider myself a local. I have had enough out of town guests come and stay with me that I believe I am also a good tour guide and proprietor of vacation spirit! Sometimes though, I wish I knew a little more about the history of the attractions we visit, along with some fun facts to share. I decided to take myself on my own walking tour using the self-guided GPSmyCity Walking Tours App, Los Angeles Self-Guided Walking Tours in hopes of discovering new material.

Here are just a few of the many walks available through the GPSmyCity App of Los Angeles Self-Guided Walking Tours:

GPSmyCity Los Angeles Walks

There are plenty of walks to choose from in LA, as I imagine there are in all the available cities within the different versions of this App. I chose to do the Los Angeles Theaters Sightseeing Walk.

Los Angeles Theaters Sightseeing Walk

There are some highlights of the tour that stood out to me, which I think could be easily overlooked if just visiting these theaters yourself. I think when you visit high traffic tourist destinations it is easy to overlook and miss details as you shuffle through crowds. There are often guided tours where a leader is speaking through a microphone headset, but those can be costly and it’s a strain to hear what they are saying.

My Highlight: The Kodak Theatre

The Kodak Theatre (now called the Dolby Theatre) is part of a whole outdoor plaza and mega shopping experience. During my walking tour, my attention was directed through the information presented, to the columns which listed all the Best Movie Oscar winners throughout the years. You can see on this one that there are empty spaces waiting for the next ones! (I have been to this theatre countless times before and have never noticed these!)

Walking tour of Los Angeles

Since the Kodak Theatre was built to host the Oscars, I couldn’t resist striking a pose on the sparkly stairs all the stars have walked up.

Oscars at the Kodak Theatre

As a traveler I see using these GPSmyCity City Walk Apps as a launch to start an adventure. There will always be extras and bonuses that pop up while you are out that will enhance your whole experience. For example, while walking from the Kodak Theatre to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, we happened to spot this delivery parade of popcorn!

Grauman's Chinese Theatre popcorn

I guess we can deduce that the corn at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is popped off-site! And no … it’s not that yellow. I thought it was too until they walked past and I realized that was just the colour of the bags.

My favourite bonus on this tour was looking across the street at one point to one of our other destination theatres, the El Capitan, and spotting a Ghirardelli Old Fashioned Soda and Chocolate Shop! Of course I had to go inside … it takes fuel to walk you know!

Hollywood Blvd

I loved learning about all the theatres in the old Hollywood area. It really gives you quite a feeling when you read the history and know you are standing where some of the great ones have performed. I can see using this App a lot in my future travels, and our team at Roamancing would love for you to add it to your excursion tools too.


 

The Giveaway!

Together with GPSmyCity.com (creators of the App), we are running a contest with 20 promo codes for the GPSmyCity LA Self-Guided Walking Tours App to giveaway to our readers!  Please Note: the promo codes can only be used on iOS devices (iPhone and iPad) for the time being.

To receive a promo code simply comment below with one place in LA that you wish you knew more about or one place in LA that you’d love to visit.

We will contact the first 20 people to comment with a place in LA with a promo code and instructions to download the app for free.

Stay tuned on Being Emme for a similar giveaway for the GPSmyCity Vancouver Self-Guided Walking Tours App.


 

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December 30, 2015 By Brie Mason 21 Comments

Filed Under: All Aboard!, Around the World, Brie Mason, Contests, Our Travelers, United States, West Coast Tagged With: self-guided tour

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  1. heather marocco

    December 30, 2015 at 7:37 pm

    The kodak theater

    Reply
    • Brie

      January 13, 2016 at 11:34 am

      Thanks Heather! We will be in contact with you within the next few days with your promo code. You will love the Kodak Theater!

      Reply
    • Brie Mason

      April 23, 2016 at 10:12 am

      Hi Heather! You should now have an email with your free download code.

      Reply
  2. laura

    January 2, 2016 at 4:14 pm

    I’d love to visit the Rodeo Drive area! Seen it so many times in movies 🙂

    Reply
    • Brie

      January 13, 2016 at 11:36 am

      Rodeo Drive is beautiful Laura! We will be in touch with you within the next few days with your promo code for the App.

      Reply
      • laura

        January 28, 2016 at 8:07 am

        Hey Brie! Just wanted to check in to make sure I didn’t miss an email from you. Thanks!!

        Reply
        • Brie Mason

          April 23, 2016 at 9:56 am

          Hi Laura!

          An email has just been sent to you with your download code.

          Reply
  3. Cat

    January 7, 2016 at 10:36 pm

    Thanks for sharing via #weekendwanderlust! Would love to visit Griffith Observatory!

    Reply
    • Brie

      January 13, 2016 at 11:46 am

      Thanks for commenting Cat! Griffith Observatory is a fascinating place with outstanding views. We will be in touch with you within the next few days with your promo code for the App.

      Reply
    • Brie Mason

      April 23, 2016 at 10:08 am

      Thanks for participating Cat! An email has been sent with your download code.

      Reply
  4. Becky

    January 8, 2016 at 1:14 pm

    I did something like this on my last trip to L.A. (an app tour of Beverly Hills) but I love that there are now more routes!

    Reply
    • Brie

      January 13, 2016 at 11:51 am

      Did you go down the infamous street from the Top Gun movie?
      We love that one lined with all the palm trees! The Apps are great because you get so much more information than you would just walking around yourself. We’ll be in touch within the next few days with your promo code for the App.

      Reply
    • Brie Mason

      April 23, 2016 at 10:06 am

      Hi Becky! We just sent you an email with your download code for the App.

      Reply
  5. Laura

    January 8, 2016 at 3:33 pm

    I like taking walking apps along with me when we got to big cities. There’s so much to see and likely you’ll get so much more out of it with a guided tour.

    Reply
    • Brie

      January 13, 2016 at 11:57 am

      Great to know you’ve had success and have enjoyed walking Apps. We’ll be in touch with you within the next few days with your promo code for this one!

      Reply
    • Brie Mason

      April 23, 2016 at 10:03 am

      Hi Laura! An email has been sent with your download code.

      Reply
  6. Jessica

    January 8, 2016 at 6:27 pm

    I went to LA last year for my birthday and loved the area! Especially loved Griffith Observatory! Love walking tours and love the idea of an app that helps plan out a route!

    Reply
    • Brie

      January 13, 2016 at 11:59 am

      What a fun thing to do for your birthday! We’ll get you your free promo code within the next few days so you can go back to LA and explore some more!

      Reply
    • Brie Mason

      April 23, 2016 at 10:00 am

      Hi Jessica! An email has now been sent to you with your download information.

      Reply
  7. RobRob

    January 12, 2016 at 2:56 pm

    What fun! Not entering the giveaway (because there’s not an iPhone among us over here) but enjoyed the article. Also loved the Ghirardelli’s last time we were there. :9 #WeekendWanderlust

    Reply
    • Brie

      January 13, 2016 at 12:08 pm

      Hopefully soon the App will be available in a format available for you. Ghirardelli’s has a way of calling out to you from a distance months and even years after you have been there!

      Reply

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