Guidebook for Los Angeles
Arts & Culture
Good art collection with periodic special exhibits. Great views of L.A. basin from the Hollywood Hills to Downtown to Santa Monica Bay and Catalina.
2308 locals recommend
The Getty
1200 Getty Center DrGood art collection with periodic special exhibits. Great views of L.A. basin from the Hollywood Hills to Downtown to Santa Monica Bay and Catalina.
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire BlvdSpecial Exhibits and collection of Modern Art
Royce Hall
10745 Dickson CtCultural events in dance, music and entertainment
Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden
245 Charles E Young Drive EastOutdoor modern sculptures in garden setting
Geffen Playhouse Theater
10886 Le Conte AveEstablished playhouse
Annenberg Space for Photography
2000 Avenue of the StarsPhotographic Exhibits
Los Angeles' premier museum with excellent permanent collection and frequent special exhibits in numerous pavillions
3161 locals recommend
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire BlvdLos Angeles' premier museum with excellent permanent collection and frequent special exhibits in numerous pavillions
Everything Else
Century City
Modern hotels, office buildings and high end mall
Shopping
North Rodeo Drive
North Rodeo DriveHigh end retail stores.
Melrose Pl. and adjoining Melrose Ave. have top of the line fashion stores and boutiques with one of the best LA restaurants, Lucques
166 locals recommend
Melrose Place
Melrose PlaceMelrose Pl. and adjoining Melrose Ave. have top of the line fashion stores and boutiques with one of the best LA restaurants, Lucques
Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose AveArt galleries and design stores
Sightseeing
Replica of a Roman villa from Herculaneum built by J.P. Getty. World renown collection of Greek and Roman antiquities with frequent special exhibits
883 locals recommend
The Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast HwyReplica of a Roman villa from Herculaneum built by J.P. Getty. World renown collection of Greek and Roman antiquities with frequent special exhibits
Ocean Avenue borders the Pacific Palisades park with great views of the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island, Santa Monica Beaches and Pacific Ocean Park
17 locals recommend
Ocean Avenue
Ocean AvenueOcean Avenue borders the Pacific Palisades park with great views of the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island, Santa Monica Beaches and Pacific Ocean Park
Street with interesting, unique local shops and many great restaurants
1065 locals recommend
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Abbot Kinney BoulevardStreet with interesting, unique local shops and many great restaurants
World renown walkway with varied street vendors, shops and restaurants at the edge of Pacific Ocean beaches
1387 locals recommend
Venice Beach
1900 Ocean Front WalkWorld renown walkway with varied street vendors, shops and restaurants at the edge of Pacific Ocean beaches
Venice Canals
Charming houses along ocean fed canals
Shops, theaters and restaurants in a combination of historic and modern buildings
67 locals recommend
Westwood Village
Shops, theaters and restaurants in a combination of historic and modern buildings
Museum and park on site of tar pits which have yielded a treasure trove of prehistoric mammals
890 locals recommend
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
5801 Wilshire BlvdMuseum and park on site of tar pits which have yielded a treasure trove of prehistoric mammals
Unique shops and restaurants in an open labyrinth of one story buildings and stands
819 locals recommend
The Original Farmers Market
6333 W 3rd StUnique shops and restaurants in an open labyrinth of one story buildings and stands
Very successful outdoor mall built to evoke a Main Street feel with all of the bells and whistles of a trolley and a dancing water fountain. Shops, restaurants and the iconic Apple glass cube store.
487 locals recommend
The Grove Drive
The Grove DriveVery successful outdoor mall built to evoke a Main Street feel with all of the bells and whistles of a trolley and a dancing water fountain. Shops, restaurants and the iconic Apple glass cube store.
Unique shops and restaurants among two Frank Gehry buildings and a Claus Oldenburg Binocular shaped conference center
207 locals recommend
Main Street
Main StreetUnique shops and restaurants among two Frank Gehry buildings and a Claus Oldenburg Binocular shaped conference center