29 Los Angeles attractions for tourists and natives alike
Visit these essential Los Angeles attractions, whether you're a tourist in for the weekend or a native looking to explore
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Visit these essential Los Angeles attractions, whether you're a tourist in for the weekend or a native looking to explore
Make a pit-stop at these free attractions in L.A.—from wallet-friendly cultural centers to iconic sites in the city.
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Spanning an impressive 4,210 acres, it's easy to get lost in LA's largest public green space, much of which remains unchanged from the days when Native...
The slow, lumbering mission to turn Downtown LA into a vibrant cultural hub got a lift when a portion of Grand Park's 12 acres officially opened to the public...
After a massive makeover, the Eastside’s historic Echo Park Lake has finally become a family-friendly destination worthy of its bold backdrop: the...
Walk along the palm and eucalyptus-lined paths here and it becomes obvious why tourists flock to this oceanside park in Santa Monica. Nestled between the...
Don’t leave L.A.—whether you’re a resident or a tourist—without seeing these truly great attractions.
The NHM’s original Beaux Arts structure was the first museum building in Los Angeles, opening with Exposition Park itself back in 1913. Its massive...
Los Angeles’s hilltop acropolis was conceived as a home for the hitherto disparate entities of the J. Paul Getty Trust, but that’s the only...
While LACMA’s collections have long been the most impressive in the city, the 20-acre complex of buildings in which they’ve been housed has been...
L.A.’s newest contemporary art museum, the Broad, is the public home for Eli and Edythe Broad’s collection of 2,000 post-war works. The free...
Reservations required. Timed tickets released every other Tuesday at noon. Indoor galleries reopen April 17. You’ll find cultural glories inside the...
Reservations required. This delightful tribute to the horticultural magic of Southern California includes more than 600 varieties of camellia (these are best...
Reservations required. These gorgeous grounds in Arcadia have been designed as an educational facility (the plants are mostly arranged by region, and...
Reservations required. This nearly two-acre private Japanese garden and traditional teahouse opens its doors to the public on Friday and Saturday evenings and...
“If every person could look through that telescope,” declared Griffith J Griffith, “it would revolutionize the world.” More than 70...
The longstanding Disneyland resort isn’t just a set of theme parks: it’s a spectacular piece of pop art that’s as bright or as dark as...
More than any of its Southern California competitors, Universal Studios is a theme park with a capital 'T'. The theme here, of course, is the movies. The park...
This gorgeous outdoor amphitheatre has been hosting concerts since the LA Philharmonic first played here in 1922. Nestled in an aesthetically blessed fold in...
Back in 1875, a group of amateur paleontologists discovered animal remains in the pits at Rancho La Brea, which bubbled with asphalt from a petroleum lake...