Sights & Attractions in Los Angeles

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

The Avenues: Art, Fashion and Design District Established in 1996, the area defined by Melrose Avenue and Robertson...	Museums / Galleries	Beverly Hills and the Westside

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels A half block away from the giant rose-shaped steel grandeur of...	Religious Sites	Downtown Los Angeles

Farmers Market and The Grove The saying "Meet me at 3rd and Fairfax" became a standard line...	Markets / Bazaars	Beverly Hills and the Westside

Gamble House Built by Charles and Henry Greene in 1908, this is a spectacular...	Houses / Mansions	Pasadena and Environs

The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Frank Gehry transformed what was a 40,000-square-foot former...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Los Angeles


The Getty Center With its curving walls and isolated hilltop perch, the Getty...	Museums / Galleries	Beverly Hills and the Westside

Getty Villa Malibu Feeding off the cultures of ancient Rome, Greece, and Etruria...	Museums / Galleries	Malibu

Grand Central Market Handmade white-corn tamales, warm olive bread, dried figs, Mexican...	Markets / Bazaars	Downtown Los Angeles

Grauman's Chinese Theatre A place that inspires the phrase "only in Hollywood," these stylized...	Arts / Performance Venues	Hollywood

Griffith Observatory High on a hillside overlooking the city, the Griffith Observatory...	Observatories / Planetariums	Hollywood

Hollywood Museum Lovers of Hollywood's glamorous past will be singing "Hooray...	Museums / Galleries	Hollywood

Hollywood Walk of Fame Along Hollywood Boulevard runs a trail of affirmations for entertainment-industry...	Memorials / Monuments	Hollywood

Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens If you have time for only one stop in the Pasadena area, it should...	Museums / Galleries, Libraries	Pasadena and Environs

L.A. Live / Nokia Theater Filling the void that was a no-man's-land except for the legendary...	Arts / Performance Venues	Downtown Los Angeles

La Brea Tar Pits Do your children have pre-historic animals on the brain? Show...	Geological Sites	Beverly Hills and the Westside

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Without a doubt, LACMA is the focal point of the museum district...	Museums / Galleries	Beverly Hills and the Westside

Main Street It's a great spot for star-sighting, and also for anyone who...	Zoos / Aquariums	Santa Monica

Melrose Avenue Back when alternative music was, well, alternative (and not Top...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Beverly Hills and the Westside

Museum of Tolerance Using interactive technology, this important museum (part of...	Museums / Galleries	Beverly Hills and the Westside

The Music Center Serving as L.A.'s major performing arts venue since its opening...	Arts / Performance Venues	Downtown Los Angeles

NBC Television Studios In the entertainment sector of Burbank, the NBC studios is home...	Film / TV Studios	Hollywood

Norton Simon Museum Long familiar to television viewers of the New Year's Day Rose...	Museums / Galleries	Pasadena and Environs

Paley Center for Media Formerly the Museum of Television and Radio, this institution...	Libraries	Beverly Hills and the Westside

Paramount Pictures With a history dating to the early 1920s, this studio was home...	Film / TV Studios	Hollywood

Petersen Automotive Museum You don't have to be a gearhead to appreciate this building full...	Museums / Galleries	Beverly Hills and the Westside

Redondo Beach The Redondo Beach Pier marks the starting point of this wide...	Beaches	From Playa del Ray to Torrance Beach

Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach Part of Malibu's most beautiful coastal area, this beach is made...	Beaches	Malibu

Rodeo Drive The ultimate shopping indulgence—Rodeo Drive is one of...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Beverly Hills and the Westside

Santa Monica Aquarium From sharks to colorful fish to a crowd-drawing touch tanks...	Zoos / Aquariums	Santa Monica

Santa Monica Boulevard For many gay and lesbian visitors, Santa Monica Boulevard is...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Beverly Hills and the Westside

Santa Monica Pier Souvenir shops, a psychic adviser, carnival games, arcades, eateries...	Amusement Parks, Zoos / Aquariums, Carousels	Santa Monica

Santa Monica State Beach It's the first beach you'll hit after the Santa Monica Freeway...	Beaches	Santa Monica

Sunset Boulevard One of the most fabled avenues in the world, Sunset Boulevard...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Beverly Hills and the Westside

Third Street Promenade Stretch your legs along this pedestrians-only three-block stretch...	Stores / Malls	Santa Monica

Torrance Beach This little-known gem of a beach, where the Strand walkway-bicycle...	Beaches	From Playa del Ray to Torrance Beach

Universal Studios Hollywood While most first-time Los Angeles visitors consider this to be...	Film / TV Studios	Hollywood

Venice Beach Oceanfront Walk The surf and sand of Venice are fine, but the main attraction...	Promenades / Boardwalks	Venice Beach

Warner Bros. Studios This major studio center wins hands down for the most authentic...	Film / TV Studios	Hollywood
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