Things To Do
The Getty
Beautiful art museum with great views!
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
An art museum surrounded by fun botanical gardens with plants from all over the world. Huge and fun to walk through.
Silver Lake Reservoir
A two-mile trail around a lake with nice mountain views. Close to good restaurants, coffee shops, shopping in Silver Lake.
Griffith Observatory
An LA classic. The observatory has a ton of hikes to and from it and has great views of LA and the Hollywood sign.
Grand Central Market
A smorgasborg of good food from all over the world and an LA landmark.
The Last Bookstore
Massive, cool bookstore downtown
Universal CityWalk Hollywood
Don't have to pay for a Universal ticket to enjoy the City Walk. Fun restaurants, bars, desserts and a movie theater are all in the walk.
Runyon Canyon Park
A classic trail hike with good views of the city. ALSO where Gerardo officially proposed!
The Grove
Fancy, high-end mall in the rich part of LA.
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
A fun stretch of shopping, restaurants and bars near Venice Beach
Santa Monica Pier
An LA staple. See the Ferris wheel, sing with a busker or just enjoy the beach. There is also a ton of shopping and good restaurants within walking distance of the beach/pier.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood
See sets and props from all your favorite films and TV shows!
The Broad
Contemporary art museum, which always has some great exhibits!
Rodeo Drive
Yes, that Rodeo (pronounced Row-day-oh) Drive. Fancy, high-end shops that are fun to window shop at.
El Capitan Theatre
If you're gonna see a movie, why not see it at a historical Hollywood theater?
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
The only active urban Ice Age excavation site. Great interactive museum for kids.
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
The history of moviemaking! Pretty cool exhibits from all your favorite films.
EightyTwo
A very fun arcade. Bring cash!