The definitive L.A. experience may include a shopping spree or a celebrity sighting, but it will certainly involve a car. Without a complex network of subways and buses providing access to points of interest throughout the city, visitors to L.A. and Angelenos alike must spend much of their time navigating thecity's vast but often-frustrating freeway system, away from the ground and the most endearing aspects of the city.Cruising L.A., the first driver's companion guidebook to Los Angeles, features an expertly guided seven-day driving route through L.A.'s most scenic neighborhoods, exploring their most vital and unique cultural and architectural features.