California Park Is Home To Original Bat Cave From 60s TV Series

Los Angeles is famous for many things, but movie and television making is arguably its biggest claim to fame. LA is home to a site many people believe is the West Coast equivalent of New York's Central Park, and television shows have been filmed there dating back nearly 100 years.

I grew up less than 30 miles from Los Angeles. Many people have a misconception about the city. It's considered a dangerous, polluted, and overcrowded region of California by a lot of people I've spoken to, and some of these beliefs are accurate.

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For film and television buffs, you can't go wrong with spending an afternoon visiting these sites while soaking in some Southern California sun.

The Hollywood sign, Walk of Fame, Universal Studios, Disneyland, and the Griffith Park Observatory are just a couple of tourist attractions that draw millions of people to Southern California every year.

Griffith Park is a place I've hung out at several times. It's thought of as the West's version of Central Park by many. It's a sprawling, beautifully maintained park, and was the backdrop for the 1960s television series Batman. The Bronson Cave Trail allows visitors to walk right through the tunnel used in the opening of the show.

Speaking of famous people, Forest Lawn Cemetery isn't far from the park. Celebrities like Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, Matthew Perry, Walt Disney, Sam Cooke, Nat King Cole, James Stewart, Liberace, and Star Wars' Carrie Fisher have all been laid to rest there. It's a surreal experience walking the grounds.

For film and television buffs, you can't go wrong with spending an afternoon visiting these sites while soaking in some Southern California sun.