<p>The colleges will be quiet in summer, but still worthwhile visiting to get at least a vibe of the area in which each college has its campus. And if you go to the Getty, it really is so close to UCLA that it’s worth a visit even though you won’t be applying there. I go up there at least once a month to visit, go to a concert, visit old professors, attend a conference, or more recently (like today) for physical therapy.</p>
<p>You can get to the Getty by driving Sepulveda, the alternate route for the 405. Like the others said, mid July, the whole freeway is being shut down for 53 or 54 hours, so Sepulveda will be a nightmare.</p>
<p>If you’re putting off the trip until August, and you like classic rock, I would highly recommend trying to get tickets to the August 19th performance at the Whisky A Go Go – Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger (keyboardist and guitar player for the Doors) will be playing, along with Dave Brock as lead – Dave is the lead singer in the Doors’ local tribute band, Wild Child. Should make for an amazing concert.</p>
<p>Also, currently, at the relatively new Annenberg Space for Photography – a photography museum in Century City, is a great new exhibition on Beauty Culture (with the accent on “Cult”) in photography. See link below.</p>
<p>[Welcome</a> to The Annenberg Space for Photography](<a href=“http://www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org/]Welcome”>http://www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org/)</p>