Los Angeles ✈ Philadelphia
That was the last day of our trip. We had a flight home in the evening but still wanted to do something interesting during the day, so we took a tour of Warner Bros Studio. Some of our favorite TV shows and movies were shot there, so we were pretty excited. Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts exhibition was a hit, as well as a collection of Batmobiles. Alisa was incredibly excited to get on the stage of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. And of course, we took a cheesy photo in a Central Perk Café from Friends.
![The Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter series The Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter series](https://efedorenko.com/pics/photos/los-angeles-to-philadelphia/_normal/DSCF8626.jpg)
![The stage of The Ellen DeGeneres Show The stage of The Ellen DeGeneres Show](https://efedorenko.com/pics/photos/los-angeles-to-philadelphia/_full/DSCF8642.jpg)
After the tour, we stopped for lunch in an In-N-Out Burger nearby. It’s very popular on the west coast because they don’t have Shake Shack. (I loved old school neon sign inside the shop though.)
![Neon sign "Quality you can taste" Neon sign "Quality you can taste"](https://efedorenko.com/pics/photos/los-angeles-to-philadelphia/_full/IMG_0153.jpg)
We tried to visit Griffith Observatory on our way to the airport, but all the surrounding area was so packed on Sunday that we would have to park 30-40 minutes away and we didn’t really have time for that. (That was a recurring theme in LA.)
That concluded our trip. When returning rental car our trip statistics showed 1,323 miles (2,129 km) and 36:24 total driving time. That’s a little over 3.5 hours of driving per day, so on a return to Philadelphia I was happy to switch my commute to train for a few days. Overall that was one of our most intense and packed vacations, but we were happy to have a chance to see so much. Now I am already thinking of planning a trip to explore all the parks of California!