IMAX Los Angeles

It's the largest movie screen in Los Angeles, seven stories of super high resolution and 44 speakers pulsating with digital surround sound. Because this IMAX is affiliated with the kid-friendly California Science Center, you won't see the latest Judd Apatow comedy gross-out in seventy foot, hi-def here. What you will see is polar bear moms escorting their cubs across drifting ice floes, the sand dunes of Arabia whipped up into giant sandstorms by Sirocco winds, the world's most bizarre insects flying and crawling at you in 3-D, and the universe-expanding discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. Imax general admission is $8.25, but there are reduced prices for kids, students, seniors, California Science Center museum members as well as multiple show discounts. Unlike most movie theaters, shows start at around 9:30 AM. www.californiasciencecenter.org