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Things to Do in Los Angeles

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Full-Day Iconic Sights of LA, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Beaches and More
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Bus Tours
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Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood
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Trolley Tours
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Hollywood and Celebrity Homes Bus Tour
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Skip the Line: Express Ticket at Universal Studios Hollywood
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Skip-the-Line Tours
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Hollywood Sightseeing and Celebrity Homes Tour by Open-Top Bus
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Skip the Ticketing Line: Aquarium of the Pacific General Admission Ticket
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Aquariums
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Shared 3 Hours Los Angeles VIP Tour
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Adventure Tours
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Los Angeles Hollywood Beverly Hills Santa Monica Beach Grand Tour
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Full-day Tours
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Downtown Los Angeles Food Tour
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Walking Tours
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Private Helicopter Tour over Long Beach and Los Angeles
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Helicopter Tours
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Top Attractions in Los Angeles

1. The Getty Center

Speciality Museums

Brentwood

The J Paul Getty Trust lays claim to being the world’s largest philanthropic body dedicated to the visual arts.

2. Griffith Observatory

Observatories & Planetariums

Nestled in the eastern Santa Monica mountain range it has the distinction of being the largest urban park in all of the…

3. Universal Studios Hollywood

Amusement & Theme Parks

Universal City Area

Admission tickets from €98.83

Based largely on the original monsters that scared you as a toddler (think Wolfman, Mummy, Dracula, Frankenstein) this…

4. Petersen Automotive Museum

Speciality Museums

Mid-Wilshire

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From the first car to the first hydrogen car, this museum contains many significant automotive milestones.

5. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Universal City Area

Admission tickets from €98.83

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Smaller than at Orlando, the Hollywood outpost is the intimate incarnation of Hogwarts and the adjacent Hogsmeade…

6. Battleship USS Iowa Museum

Military Museums

Admission tickets from €20.62

The mighty IOWA is a living memorial to the greatest conflict in the history of mankind - & a memorable tribute to…

7. The Broad

Art Museums

Downtown

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This inviting space houses a unique and extensive private art collection and special exhibits.

8. Staples Center

Arenas & Stadiums

Downtown

Embedded in the increasingly vibrant and attractive area to include the entire L.A. live district, it hosts all kinds…

9. Griffith Park

Parks

Open now

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acres in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains just northwest of downtown L.A. make Griffith Park the largest municipal…

10. The Grove

Fairfax District

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This is a purpose built outdoor “mall” with many national chains for apparel, housewares, and dining.

11. La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

Natural History Museums • Science Museums

Mid-Wilshire

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This is a park and a natural history museum created from preserved remains of wildlife that live in ice age LA.

12. Walt Disney Concert Hall

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings

Downtown

The Frank Gehry design sits atop a hill in downtown Los Angeles that has become the culture neighborhood of museums and…

13. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Natural History Museums

Exposition Park

It maintains more than 33 million remarkable, assortment of specimens and artifacts covering 4.5 billion years of…

14. Runyon Canyon Park

Canyons • Parks

Woodland Hills

This is 160 acres of trails, outcroppings, parks and fields.

15. Venice Canals Walkway

Historic Walking Areas

Venice

Venice owes its name to an attempt to create within Los Angeles limits a small replica of the canals of Venice, Italy.

16. The Nethercutt Collection

Speciality Museums

North San Fernando Valley

Once the private collection of the owners of Merle Norman Cosmetics, the Nethercutts opened their collection to the…

17. Dodger Stadium

Arenas & Stadiums

Elysian Park

The Dodgers are a classic, storied baseball team with many notable players over the years.

18. Union Station

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings

Central L.A

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The history of the City of the Angels encompasses this still functional terminal.

19. Hollywood Sign

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Central L.A

November 1978, the new Sign, four stories high, 450-feet long and weighing 480,000 lbs., is unveiled on Hollywood’s…

20. Bradbury Building

Architectural Buildings

Downtown

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and was designated a National Historic…

21. Lake Hollywood Park

Parks

The park is located below the sign and perched high above Los Angeles.

22. Universal CityWalk Hollywood

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Shopping Malls

Universal City Area

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Open now

Admission tickets from €98.83

Walk of Fame The Hollywood Walk of Fame comprises more than 2,600 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the…

23. Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Art Museums

Mid-Wilshire

Titled Metropolis it shows an imaginary city with over one thousand model cars, high rise buildings, and so on.

24. Madame Tussauds Hollywood

Speciality Museums

Hollywood

Admission tickets from €27.64

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The museum has more than 100 wax figures of various celebrities in a three story building on Hollywood Boulevard in…

25. Abbot Kinney Boulevard

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Venice

Eponymous name to founder of Venice CA, the street morphed organically into one of most exciting few blocks in all of…

26. Angels Flight Railway

Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks

Downtown

It's been designated as a Los Angeles Historical Cultural Monument and has been added to the National Register of…

27. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Educational sites

Westside

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The UCLA campus, once a 440-acre realm of serenity, has been undergoing constant construction for years now.

28. Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Cemeteries

Hollywood Studio District

Inside you will find the final resting place of one of the site's most famous icons - the legendary silent movie star…

29. Citadel Outlets

Factory Outlets • Shopping Malls

Open now

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The Stronghold And Armstrong are still the first amazingly famous Quill Family Guardian Of the Galaxies.

30. Pantages Theatre

Theatres

Hollywood

This is an historic theatre that boasts a rich history of premiers and stars.

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