Guidebook for Los Angeles

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Guidebook for Los Angeles

Arts & Culture

Outdoor music venue, with the ability to picnic and drink under the stars Calendar: http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/calendar
1407 locals recommend
Hollywood Bowl
2301 Hollywood Bowl Rd
1407 locals recommend
Outdoor music venue, with the ability to picnic and drink under the stars Calendar: http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/calendar
Mid-sized music venue Calendar: http://www.fondatheatre.com/events
48 locals recommend
The Fonda Theatre
6126 Hollywood Blvd
48 locals recommend
Mid-sized music venue Calendar: http://www.fondatheatre.com/events
The greatest movie palace from Hollywood's Golden Age, Hollywood Pantages is a showplace for blockbuster live Broadway entertainment.
539 locals recommend
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
6233 Hollywood Blvd
539 locals recommend
The greatest movie palace from Hollywood's Golden Age, Hollywood Pantages is a showplace for blockbuster live Broadway entertainment.
Largest art museum in the western United States
3162 locals recommend
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
3162 locals recommend
Largest art museum in the western United States
The largest of 3 MOCA branches presents world-class contemporary art in a former police garage.
695 locals recommend
The Museum of Contemporary Art
250 S Grand Ave
695 locals recommend
The largest of 3 MOCA branches presents world-class contemporary art in a former police garage.
Museum with works covering a vast sweep of history: covering a vast sweep of history - Rubens, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Miro and Moore.
2309 locals recommend
The Getty
1200 Getty Center Dr
2309 locals recommend
Museum with works covering a vast sweep of history: covering a vast sweep of history - Rubens, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Miro and Moore.

Sightseeing

Good hiking area - there is also an entrance on Mulholland Drive
2445 locals recommend
Runyon Canyon Park
2000 N Fuller Ave
2445 locals recommend
Good hiking area - there is also an entrance on Mulholland Drive
Studio and theme park
3326 locals recommend
Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza
3326 locals recommend
Studio and theme park
A variety of daily trail rides through Griffith Park. Pricier and longer rides include meals or a trek to the top of the park or Mt Lee.
62 locals recommend
Sunset Ranch Hollywood
3400 N Beachwood Dr
62 locals recommend
A variety of daily trail rides through Griffith Park. Pricier and longer rides include meals or a trek to the top of the park or Mt Lee.
It's still a great place to catch a movie but most people come to the Chinese Theatre for the hand and/or foot imprints of around 200 Hollywood stars.
1423 locals recommend
TCL Chinese Theatres
6925 Hollywood Blvd
1423 locals recommend
It's still a great place to catch a movie but most people come to the Chinese Theatre for the hand and/or foot imprints of around 200 Hollywood stars.
Downtown outdoor all-in-one artisanal food court
968 locals recommend
Grand Central Market
317 S Broadway
968 locals recommend
Downtown outdoor all-in-one artisanal food court
This is the quintessential Southern California hangout, where people from all over L.A. come to picnic, surf, and swim with friends and family on a wide, long stretch of uninterrupted shore.
299 locals recommend
Zuma Beach
299 locals recommend
This is the quintessential Southern California hangout, where people from all over L.A. come to picnic, surf, and swim with friends and family on a wide, long stretch of uninterrupted shore.
The blend of history, culture, shopping and food makes Olvera St a must-visit, especially during Mexican holidays.
412 locals recommend
Olvera Street
Olvera Street
412 locals recommend
The blend of history, culture, shopping and food makes Olvera St a must-visit, especially during Mexican holidays.
Famed studio lot
267 locals recommend
Paramount Pictures Studio Tour
5515 Melrose Ave
267 locals recommend
Famed studio lot
The hallowed West Hollywood roadway
334 locals recommend
Sunset Strip
334 locals recommend
The hallowed West Hollywood roadway

Everything Else

Southern California’s gateway to the cosmos! Visitors can look through telescopes, explore exhibits, see live shows, and enjoy spectacular views of LA and the Hollywood sign.
4367 locals recommend
Griffith Observatory
2800 E Observatory Rd
4367 locals recommend
Southern California’s gateway to the cosmos! Visitors can look through telescopes, explore exhibits, see live shows, and enjoy spectacular views of LA and the Hollywood sign.
Pier on the beach, with access to Ferris wheel, summer outdoor concerts, beaches and drinks/restaurants on Ocean Avenue.
2744 locals recommend
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica Pier
2744 locals recommend
Pier on the beach, with access to Ferris wheel, summer outdoor concerts, beaches and drinks/restaurants on Ocean Avenue.
Temescal Canyon's Loop Trail in Pacific Palisades is a local favorite hike—there’s usually plenty of parking and stunning views from the top of the mountain.
223 locals recommend
Temescal Canyon Park
15900 Pacific Coast Hwy
223 locals recommend
Temescal Canyon's Loop Trail in Pacific Palisades is a local favorite hike—there’s usually plenty of parking and stunning views from the top of the mountain.
Famed hotel/bar
353 locals recommend
Chateau Marmont
8221 Sunset Blvd
353 locals recommend
Famed hotel/bar

Shopping

The largest independent record store in the country.
272 locals recommend
Amoeba Music
6200 Hollywood Blvd
272 locals recommend
The largest independent record store in the country.
Famous shopping area in Beverly Hills
200 locals recommend
North Rodeo Drive
North Rodeo Drive
200 locals recommend
Famous shopping area in Beverly Hills
A string of chain stores, buskers, and unremarkable restaurants in Santa Monica.
1595 locals recommend
Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street Promenade
1595 locals recommend
A string of chain stores, buskers, and unremarkable restaurants in Santa Monica.

Food Scene

Steakhouse established in 1919- old haunt of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Greta Garbo.
198 locals recommend
Musso & Frank Grill
6667 Hollywood Blvd
198 locals recommend
Steakhouse established in 1919- old haunt of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Greta Garbo.
Wonderful Cali-Mexican food/drink established in the 1920s.
46 locals recommend
El Cholo - The Original
1121 S Western Ave
46 locals recommend
Wonderful Cali-Mexican food/drink established in the 1920s.
Roscoe's is the place for down-home Southern cooking.
164 locals recommend
Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles - Hollywood
1514 N Gower St
164 locals recommend
Roscoe's is the place for down-home Southern cooking.
Amazing breakfast joint in Hollywood
212 locals recommend
The Griddle Cafe
7916 Sunset Blvd
212 locals recommend
Amazing breakfast joint in Hollywood
Italian food for the stars.
53 locals recommend
Dan Tana's
9071 Santa Monica Blvd
53 locals recommend
Italian food for the stars.
A Hollywood legend for hotdogs.
297 locals recommend
Pink's Hot Dogs
709 N La Brea Ave
297 locals recommend
A Hollywood legend for hotdogs.
Original french dip sandwich!
100 locals recommend
Philippe The Original
1001 N Alameda St
100 locals recommend
Original french dip sandwich!
Famous seafood restaurant on the ocean.
88 locals recommend
Gladstones Restaurant
17300 CA-1
88 locals recommend
Famous seafood restaurant on the ocean.