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Culture
Arts & Culture in Los Angeles
All of Arts & CultureArt museums, concert halls, theatre and Hollywood: the Getty and LACMA, Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, the Pantages and the Geffen.
The back storyArt, architecture & cultureThe Getty, LACMA, Grand Avenue and the Case Study houses
Arts & CultureConcert halls & musicWalt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl
Arts & CultureTheatreThe Pantages, the Ahmanson and the GeffenHistory
History & heritage
The Tongva, the pueblo founded by 44 settlers in 1781, Mexican Los Angeles, oil, the aqueduct, Hollywood and the most diverse city in the West.
History & heritageFrom a Spanish pueblo of 1781 to Hollywood: Los Angeles’ heritageTongva land to the city of angels
The back storyHollywood’s historic cemeteriesHollywood Forever, founded in 1899, names Judy Garland, Cecil B.…Our advice
Olvera Street to the Observatory
Start at El Pueblo and Olvera Street, take the Metro to Little Tokyo, and end the day at Griffith Observatory for the view over the whole basin at sunset. History & heritage
Areas
Los Angeles by neighbourhood
From Beverly Hills to the beach, each area has its own guide: Rodeo Drive, the Sunset Strip, the Walk of Fame, Griffith Observatory and the boardwalks of Santa Monica and Venice.
Neighbourhood guideBeverly HillsRodeo Drive and grand hotels
Neighbourhood guideWest Hollywood & the Sunset StripMusic clubs and rooftops
Neighbourhood guideHollywoodThe Walk of Fame and the Chinese Theatre
Neighbourhood guideGriffith Park & Los FelizThe Observatory and the trails
Neighbourhood guideSanta MonicaThe Pier and the beachSunset Strip
See a band at the Whisky or the Troubadour, then end the night with a drink at the Tower Bar.
Practical
Plan your trip
The practical things to know before you go: money and tipping, LAX, the Metro and rideshare, and the icons of Hollywood in a day.
Before you goLos Angeles essentialsMoney, tipping and getting around
Getting aroundGetting aroundLAX, Metro and rideshare
ItineraryA day in HollywoodThe icons in a dayDay trips
Beyond Los Angeles
Deserts, islands and the coast, within a few hours: Palm Springs and Joshua Tree, Santa Barbara and Laguna Beach, Disneyland and Catalina by ferry.
Beyond Los AngelesPalm SpringsDesert mountains and mid-century style
Beyond Los AngelesJoshua TreeBoulders and Joshua trees
Beyond Los AngelesSanta BarbaraThe Mission and the coast
Beyond Los AngelesLaguna BeachCoves and galleries
Beyond Los AngelesDisneylandThe original Disney parkIn depth
In depth: Los Angeles’ back stories
Hollywood, the Strip, the two Gettys, the cemeteries where legends rest and the city’s great hotels: the stories behind Los Angeles.
Olvera StreetChristmas in Los AngelesNine candlelit nights of Las Posadas, then the Rose Parade
In depth: nature & wildlifeWild LAMountain lions, whales and the coast
Road tripsRoute 66 to Santa Monica, and twelve more great drivesChicago to the pier in fifteen daysThe two Gettys
Do the Villa in the morning, have lunch on the coast in Malibu or Santa Monica, and end at the Getty Center for the sunset.