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Explore Los Angeles To experience the true character of Los Angeles, spend time in some of its unique neighborhoods, from the eclectic vibe Downtown to the breezy beach culture of the communities along the coastline.

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WEST SILVER LAKE BRENTWOOD HOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD LARCHMONT ECHO PARK BEVERLY VILLAGE HILLS CHINATOWN WESTWOOD KOREATOWN FINANCIAL DISTRICT HISTORIC CORE MALIBU CENTURY LITTLE TOKYO CITY MID-CITY/ MID-WILSHIRE SOUTH PARK ARTS DISTRICT SAWTELLE FASHION/JEWELRY DISTRICT JAPANTOWN SANTA Westside Downtown MONICA EXPOSITION CULVER LEIMERT PARK CITY PARK

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DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES HAS EXPERIENCED A RENAISSANCE. HIP Museum® at L.A. LIVE, hotels, trendsetting restaurants, and world-class entertainment venues and museums Fashion Institute of sustain a thriving art scene and nightlife along walkable streets. The L.A. LIVE Design & Merchandising, entertainment complex offers restaurants, live music venues, Theater, , bowling alley/eatery Lucky Strike, and movieplex Regal L.A. LIVE: A Barco and the Los Angeles Innovation Center. Across the street, STAPLES Center hosts major concerts and Convention Center. For sporting events. The arena is home to the Lakers, Clippers, Kings, and Sparks. fans of music, fashion, The NFL team’s temporary home field is the Los Angeles hockey, or , Memorial Coliseum, where they will play until the new SoFi Stadium is completed this is one of the most in 2020. L.A.’s newest sports team is the Los Angeles Football Club, which plays exciting places in the in the soccer-specific facility, the Banc of Stadium. The Music Center’s city. Visitors can also is a modern architectural masterpiece right next door catch a movie at Regal to a cultural and design showpiece, museum. L.A. LIVE: A Barco Innovation Center before Neighborhood: unique galleries such as and music. A buzzing dining at one of the Arts District the contemporary Hauser craft beer scene includes many nearby restaurants. Located on the eastern & Wirth, along with some Angel City Brewery, edge of Downtown and of the hottest restaurants Iron Triangle Brewing More within walking distance and bars in the city. Company, and Arts Downtown of Little Tokyo, the The cafe at Blue Bottle District Brewing Neighborhoods Arts District is a vibrant Coffee offers a jolt, along Company. » Chinatown creative community. with every-Saturday » Echo Park Former industrial roaster tours. The wildly Neighborhood: » Exposition Park buildings have morphed popular Smorgasburg South Park » Fashion/Jewelry District into live-work lofts and LA takes over a five-acre At the center of all the » Financial District upscale condos with site, ROW DTLA, action is DTLA’s South » Highland Park a hip, urban vibe and every Sunday, featuring Park, the location of » Historic Core edgy street art. Look for dozens of food, drink, L.A. LIVE, Microsoft » Koreatown trendy boutiques and and shopping vendors Square, the GRAMMY » Leimert Park » Little Tokyo 4 DISCOVERLOSANGELES.COM EXPLORE

THE WESTSIDE IS KNOWN FOR ITS TOP RESTAURANTS, HIGH-END Pits & Museum, peruse shopping, and acclaimed cultural attractions. Shopaholics flock to the the impressive collection trendy boutiques on West 3rd Street and popular shopping centers such as of exhibits at the Los The Grove and the adjoining landmark Original Farmers Market. The affluent Angeles County Museum Brentwood community includes upscale shops and eateries along Montana of Art (LACMA), and Avenue, as well as the world-famous , located atop the Santa cross Monica Mountains. More cultural attractions can be found along Museum Row, to the dramatic Petersen including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Petersen Automotive Museum Automotive Museum, Craft & Folk Art Museum, & Museum, building to see more than and the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (set to open in 2020). 300 historic vehicles. Shop at The Grove and Neighborhood: neighborhood features marketplace Eataly’s array grab a bite next door at the recently renovated of cafes and restaurants. the Original Farmers Born from the back lot Westfield Century City, Market. End your day of 20th Century Fox an open-air shopping Neighborhood: with a show at the Studios, Century City complex. The Annenberg Mid-City/ El Rey Theatre. is home to gleaming Space for Photography is Mid-Wilshire high-rises and luxe hotels, a unique showcase for its Mid-City Los Angeles is More where movers and shakers chosen art form. Dining not just the geographical Westside work and play. Its most choices include Tom center, but also a vital Neighborhoods recognizable landmark is Colicchio’s farm-fresh hub for culture, art, and » Beverly Hills Fox Plaza, better known American fare at Craft dining. Be in the audience » Brentwood as the Die Hard building. Los Angeles, Din Tai of The Price Is Right at » Culver City Bordering Beverly Hills Fung’s soup dumplings CBS Television City. Stroll » Sawtelle Japantown and Westwood, the and noodles, and Italian through the La Brea Tar » Westwood

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RIGHTFULLY KNOWN AS THE ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL OF THE Neighborhood: world, Hollywood is an essential part of the Los Angeles experience for millions West of visitors each year. Explore the Hollywood Museum, TCL Chinese Theatre, and Hollywood the , where lasting star tributes to celebrities have been You’re sure to see cast in brass and terrazzo for more than 50 years. Visit the nearby ®, entertainment-industry site of the ®. It’s located at Hollywood & Highland, a complex movers and shakers in at the iconic intersection where shopping, dining, and entertainment West Hollywood, known opportunities surround a spectacular courtyard modeled after the massive sets of for its rooftop pools and as the 1916 silent film Intolerance. Not far away, at Universal Studios Hollywood™, the place where rock stars get a look behind the scenes at a working back lot and experience rides that and legendary comedians bring popular films such as the Harry Potter blockbusters to life. The Warner got their big breaks. The Bros. Hollywood offers fans a daily glimpse of filmmaking magic with restaurants and designer tours in multiple languages of the studios’ back lots, an archive with sets from stores are as famous as The Big Bang Theory, and a backstage look at one of the many soundstages. In the celebrities who addition to entertainment and studios, Hollywood encompasses neighborhoods frequent them. Take in a such as Thai Town and Little Armenia, offering a rich array of ethnic cuisines. performance at a legendary Fresh California produce can be purchased whole at Hollywood Farmers’ Market Sunset Strip venue or as well as enjoyed in chef’s creations at restaurants like Yamashiro and Japan sample some of the many House cultural center and restaurant. other nightlife options in this renowned LGBT Neighborhood: look at how movies are Skip the line with neighborhood. Universal City made, become a part Located just 15 minutes of The Wizarding World or, for an exclusive More from Hollywood, of Harry Potter™, and behind-the-scenes Hollywood Universal City is home experience amazing tour, book the VIP Neighborhoods to Universal Studios® attractions like Experience. Enjoy live » Griffith Park Hollywood, the famous DreamWorks Theatre music, dining, shopping, » Hollywood theme park that features Featuring Kung Fu and nightlife under the » Larchmont Village a legendary studio tour. Panda, and Jurassic neon lights of Universal » Los Feliz Get a behind-the-scenes World® – The Ride. CityWalk®. » Silver Lake

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THE VALLEY IS HOME TO MOVIE STUDIOS, stroll through pedestrian- Village at Westfield excellent restaurants, and natural and cultural friendly Tujunga Village, Topanga, an outdoor attractions. Foodies and fashionistas alike will love great for vintage finds, hub with more than 45 Ventura Boulevard, the main thoroughfare. Many grabbing a bite, and retailers and services and of L.A.’s most acclaimed sushi restaurants are located treating yourself to a nearly 30 food and drink on “Sushi Row” in Studio City, while dozens of scoop of gelato. Indulge establishments. When boutiques and vintage clothing shops are sure to in some of L.A.’s best it’s time to eat, Woodland please fashionable shoppers. In North Hollywood, the sushi before hitting the Hills offers plenty of vibrant NoHo Arts District features more than 20 live lanes at a glow-in-the- options from gourmet theaters, acting and art workshops, dance studios, and dark bowling alley. pizzerias to premier art galleries. In the North Valley, the Valley Performing steakhouses. Arts Center in Northridge showcases top-quality Neighborhood: performances in a world-class, eco-friendly setting. Woodland Hills More Valley Look for designer labels, Neighborhoods Neighborhood: be part of a studio handmade cosmetics, » Burbank Studio City audience at CBS Studio and children’s footwear » North Hollywood Studio City is the historic Center, and hike in in the block-long, indoor » North Valley home of the stars, where Fryman Canyon. Shop Westfield Topanga » Pasadena you can drive by the the unique stores on shopping center, then » Sherman Oaks Brady Bunch house, Ventura Boulevard and venture over to The

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Neighborhood: Italy, it features a San Pedro network of canals and LAX Visit the L.A. Waterfront colonnade architecture. at San Pedro, part of A gathering place for the bustling Port of street performers, Los Angeles. Beautiful bodybuilders, artists, parks, beaches, an and beachgoers from WITH COASTAL ATTRACTIONS STRETCHING aquarium, and boating all walks of life, Venice from Malibu all the way south to San Pedro and adventures acquaint Beach offers great the , L.A.’s beach communities visitors with life near people-watching. Admire are the epitome of ’s endless the shore. Admire the murals and street art, summer. Santa Monica delights beachgoers with Fanfare Fountains then stroll Abbot Kinney the carnival atmosphere of Santa Monica Pier and and take a self-guided Boulevard’s art galleries, the bountiful shopping available at Third Street tour of the Battleship hip clothing stores, Promenade. Malibu entices visitors and locals with USS , the West stylish eateries, bars, mile upon mile of beaches and outdoor activities Coast’s only U.S. Navy and cafes. Shop for finds in the Santa Monica Mountains. Famous for its Battleship attraction. from street vendors. boardwalk, Venice Beach is also the site of Muscle Beach and the Venice Beach Skatepark. Abbot Neighborhood: More Beach Kinney Boulevard in Venice is known for its Venice Cities/LAX eclectic shops and sophisticated eateries. Marina Located between Santa Neighborhoods del Rey is the largest man-made marina in the Monica and Marina del » Gateway to L.A. . South of LAX, San Pedro is home Rey along the Pacific » Hermosa Beach to the Port of Los Angeles World Cruise Ocean, Venice is famous » Malibu Center, Battleship USS IOWA, and CRAFTED, for its boardwalk. Built » Manhattan Beach a marketplace for dozens of local artisans. to resemble Venice, » Marina del Rey » Redondo Beach 8 DISCOVERLOSANGELES.COM » Santa Monica WHAT TO DO IN L.A.

YOU COULD TRAVEL TO MEXICO CITY FOR Hidden Bars & Speakeasies authentic tamales, to Paris for a perfect croissant, Nobody wants to bring back Prohibition, to Bangkok for a true market version of pad Thai, but there’s no question that sharing to Mumbai for the crunchy street food known as cocktails with felt a little more chaat. Or you could save a small fortune on airfare daring, naughty, and glamorous when alcohol and simply visit Los Angeles, a city of dazzling was forbidden. You can capture that sense multiculturalism and a food scene as diverse as of derring-do without the risk of jail time you’ll find anywhere in the world. at these clandestine spots. » APL Restaurant » Lasa (Filipino) (American) » n/naka ( Japanese) » Blind Barber (Westside) » Badmaash (Indian) » Night + Market Sahm » The Edison (Downtown) » (Middle Eastern) (Thai) » Madame Siam (Hollywood) » Broken Spanish » Petit Trois Valley » The Melrose Station (Hollywood) (Mexican) (French) » R Bar (Downtown) » Guelaguetza (Mexican) » Rossoblu (Italian) » Red Door (The Valley) » Joy (Taiwanese) » The Varnish (Downtown)

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WITH MORE MUSEUMS PER CAPITA THAN ANY other city in the world, Los Angeles offers a rich array of arts and cultural opportunities, from world- renowned institutions with priceless masterpieces to innovative exhibitions and historic venues.

World-Famous » FIDM Museum Works of Art & Galleries » The Getty Center » Fowler Museum » The Huntington at UCLA Library, Art » Getty Center and Museum, and Botanical Gardens » Hammer Museum » Los Angeles » Hauser & Wirth County Museum » Institute of of Art (LACMA) Contemporary Art, » The Museum of Los Angeles (ICA LA) Contemporary Art » Los Angeles Museum » Norton Simon of the Holocaust Museum » The Paley Center for Media Free Admission » Travel Town » Annenberg Space for Photography What’s New » Avila Adobe » Academy Museum » The Banning Museum of Motion Pictures » The Broad (set to open in 2020) » California African » The Lucas Museum American Museum of Narrative Art » California Science (slated to open in 2021) Center

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IN AN ERA WHEN “WINDOW SHOPPING” MEANS PERUSING A SCREEN, Shopping traditional malls have begun upping their game. Malls all across the country Centers are transforming into retail-experience destinations where guests not only » The Americana shop and purchase, but also are entertained, inspired, and even thrust into new at Brand worlds. These popular L.A. shopping venues have taken up the mantle, » encouraging locals and out-of-towners alike to embrace a day at the mall. » The Bloc As part of a $1 billion redevelopment project, Westfield Century City » CRAFTED at the broadly expanded its garden retreat–style property. The 1.3-million-square-foot Port of Los Angeles center now includes The Atrium, an event/entertainment space for concerts » FIGat7th and attractions. To up the ante on customer service, the mall added Smart » The Grove Parking technology, the world’s first permanent Uber lounge, and a suite » Hollywood & dedicated to celebrity and VIP services, complete with a private entrance. Highland Optimally situated in a central L.A. location, The Grove is an outdoor » The Original Farmers shopping, dining, and entertainment destination that encourages visitors to Market congregate around dancing fountains, revel in nostalgia-laced trolley rides, » get inspired by on-site fashion shows, check out pop-up shops, take gourmet » ROW DTLA cooking and other classes at top retail outlets, and hear live music day and » night. Amenities include a Family Room with a play area and a weekly Kids » Universal CityWalk® Club, as well as a full-service concierge to provide package assistance, dining/ » Westfield Century travel reservations, customized event planning, equipment rentals from City wheelchairs to phone chargers, and even notary service. » Westfield Culver City The redesigned Beverly Center has launched several unique experiences » Westfield Santa Anita and programs to complement its luxury retail offerings. The center has doubled » Westfield Topanga down on culinary excellence with a dozen new dining options, including the & The Village fine seafood at Angler by Saison and the healthful Mexican dishes at Tocaya Organica. The tourism program at the center’s concierge offers language Outlet translation services as well as exclusive retailers’ discounts and special privileges Shopping for guests traveling from more than 50 miles away. » Camarillo Premium Outlets » » Desert Hills Premium Outlets »

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Out for Game On! Fun k«œ×œáÈ’ ᒫ § œ®Ã᫜‘äăă®Ã§ÚÔÈđÚ«ä‘ɉ EXPERIENCE A vertical wind tunnel, LOS ANGELES HAS BECOME A LANDMARK DESTINATION IN THE WORLD see exotic animals on of sports. Counting among its professional sports organizations two football teams, a wine-tasting safari, three basketball teams, two soccer teams, a team, and a hockey team, the and take in majestic city is home to some of the newest and some of the most historic venues in sports. L.A. views from a Beloved longtime institutions include the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, mountaintop, a the Stadium, and . Joining the ranks of these iconic helicopter, and a sports locations are the city’s latest arenas: the world-class, 3-million-square-foot Ferris wheel. SoFi Stadium (opening in 2020, it’s the home field for the NFL’s Los Angeles » Aqua Surf School Rams and ); and the 22,000-seat, state-of-the-art Banc of » Bikes and Hikes LA California Stadium (where, since its opening in 2018, soccer fans have cheered » Franklin Canyon on the Los Angeles Football Club amid views of the Downtown skyline). » Hornblower In 2020, Los Angeles will proudly host ’s All-Star Game Cruises and the NCAA Men’s West Regional Basketball Championship—and there’s » iFLY Hollywood plenty more in store. » LA Cycle Tours Taco Tour » Malibu Wine Safari, Where to catch an L.A. team play Malibu Wine Hikes Banc of California Los Angeles SoFi Stadium » Orbic Air Stadium Memorial Los Angeles Chargers » Pedal...or Not: Los Angeles Football Coliseum Los Angeles Rams Electric Bicycle Club USC Trojans Football Tours STAPLES CENTER » Perry’s Café and Dignity Health Rose Bowl Beach Rentals Sports Park Stadium » Porsche Driving LA Galaxy UCLA Football Experience » Santa Monica Pier Dodger Stadium » Yoga at OUE Skyspace LA

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