# Things to do in Compton, California **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 19, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-compton-california/589589 "2011-07-19T15:46:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![\_len](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/c0e974/32.png) [@\_len](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_len)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-compton-california/589589/21 "2011-08-02T05:14:32Z")
Our trip to Compton was today. We stopped at the Happy Sweet Bakery, which has really good sandwiches for $4-$5 each, plus fresh-baked pastries, cupcakes and cakes. The blended coffees are fabulous. If you’re in the neighborhood I recommend it. The place was fairly crowded at lunchtime, and counter service was tough to find. The girls ate inside while three of us decided to picnic on the grass outside the bakery. Apparently picnicking outside in Compton is not something regularly done by tourists, because one of the Compton District Attorney staff stopped to ask, in not so many words, whether we knew what we were doing. We chatted for a while about gentrification and when he was reasonably sure we were not crazy, he left. Total time spent in Compton: about 90 minutes. Len ---
**Author:** ![GovernmentMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-compton-california/589589/22 "2011-08-02T06:38:09Z")
should’ve gone to Bludso’s BBQ. best bbq in Southern California ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-compton-california/589589/23 "2011-08-02T06:54:15Z")
> [@Darryl\_Lict](#): > > The [Watts Towers](http://www.wattstowers.us/) are pretty bitchin’. You should call up in advance and try to get on a guided tour. There’s a light rail stop right nearby and it’s not too terribly dangerous during the day. [wholly tangential] If anyone has even a mild appreciation for the Towers, then whenever you’re on the east coast close to Baltimore, you _must_ visit the [American Visionary Art Museum](http://www.avam.org/). It has a large permanent collection and a substantial amount of space for temporary, themed exhibits (e.g., war and peace, addiction). It is spectacular. ---
**Author:** ![\_len](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/c0e974/32.png) [@\_len](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_len)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-compton-california/589589/24 "2011-08-02T12:43:52Z")
> [@GovernmentMan](#): > > should’ve gone to Bludso’s BBQ. best bbq in Southern California Closed Mondays. It was my first choice. ---
**Author:** ![Jormungandr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-compton-california/589589/25 "2011-08-02T14:29:30Z")
> [@\_len](#): > > She’s a fan of Snoop Dogg. He’s living in Diamond Bar, CA now. It’s a upper middle class neighborhood in eastern Los Angeles County. Not much to do there as it’s mostly residential, but a lot of ethnic restaurants from Vietnamese to Indian. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-compton-california/589589/26 "2011-08-02T14:36:39Z")
> [@Darryl\_Lict](#): > > The [Watts Towers](http://www.wattstowers.us/) are pretty bitchin’. You should call up in advance and try to get on a guided tour. There’s a light rail stop right nearby and it’s not too terribly dangerous during the day. The Watts Towers are in Watts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-compton-california/589589.md?page=1)