Los Angeles

Honorable mention: San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (USFS)

Wigwam Motel, Rialto
Wigwam Motel, Rialto

10. Los Angeles old Route 66 – California old Route 66 – Old Route 66 – (east to west:)

      • Cucamonga Service Station
      • Magic Lamp Inn restaurant
      • Aztec Motel
      • Foothill Boulevard Milestone
      • Colorado Street Bridge
      • Fair Oaks Pharmacy Soda Fountain
      • Rialto Theater
      • Arroyo Seco Parkway
      • Chicken Boy
      • Santa Monica Pier

9. Griffith Park

      • Hollywood Sign on Mount Lee – Burbank Peak/Aileen Getty Ridge Trail
      • Griffith Observatory
      • Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
      • Autry Museum of the American West
      • The Greek Theatre
      • Bronson Canyon and Caves
      • Old Zoo grounds – Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round and Los Angeles Haunted Hayride
      • Travel Town Museum – American Southwestern Railway
      • Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum
      • Griffith Park & Southern Railroad Rides

8. Hollywood Studio Tours

      • Paramount Pictures
      • Warner Bros.
      • Universal
      • Walt Disney
      • Sony Pictures
      • Starline Tour
      • Legends Of Hollywood Tours
      • A Day in LA Tours
      • LA City Tours
      • TMZ Celebrity Tour
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood

7. Theme Parks

      • Disneyland
      • Universal Studios Hollywood
      • The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
      • Disney California Adventure
      • Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier
      • Knott’s Berry Farm
      • Sea World San Diego
      • Six Flags Magic Mountain
      • LEGOLAND California
      • Adventure City

6. Famous Neighborhoods (see also below: Downtown, Beachfront, and Hollywood)

      • Little Armenia
          1. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House (part of the Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings World Heritage Site) at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Barnsdall Art Park
          2. Fountain Theatre
          3. St. Garabed Armenian Church
          4. Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church
          5. Church of Scientology of Los Angeles
      • Los Feliz
          1. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House (no tours; used in Blade Runner)
          2. William Mulholland Memorial Fountain
          3. Vista Theater (one screen – film, not digital)
          4. Los Feliz Theater
          5. Shakespeare Bridge Garden
      • Bel Air
          1. Mulholland Drive
          2. Stone Canyon Reservoir and Overlook
          3. Getty View Park
      • Melrose
          1. Melrose Avenue (Melrose Avenue Shopping District)
          2. Angel Wings Wall
          3. The Pink Wall
      • Chinatown
          1. Chinatown Central Plaza
          2. Far East Plaza
          3. Chinese American Museum
          4. Thien Hau Temple
          5. Chung King Road
      • Little Tokyo
          1. Japanese Village Plaza
          2. Japanese American National Museum
          3. Koyasan Buddhist Temple
          4. Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple
          5. Home is Little Tokyo Mural
      • Koreatown
          1. Korean Pavilion
          2. Seoul International Park
          3. Koreatown Senior & Community Center
      • Miracle Mile
          1. La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
          2. Los Angeles County Museum of Art
          3. Public Art “Urban Light”
          4. Craft Contemporary Museum
          5. El Rey Theatre
      • Beverly Hills (separate from L.A.)
          1. Rodeo Drive (Rodeo Drive Walk Of Style)
          2. Golden Triangle
          3. Beverly Hills City Hall
          4. Beverly Gardens Park
          5. Greystone Mansion and Park
      • San Fernando Valley
          1. Burbank (separate from L.A.) – Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. Studios, Johnny Carson Park
          2. Toluca Lake – Universal City
          3. Studio City – CBS Studio Center
          4. Sherman Oaks
          5. Encino

5. Museums

      • La Brea Tar Pits and Page Museum
      • The Getty Center
      • Gamble House in Pasadena – American Arts and Crafts Architecture
      • Los Angeles County Museum of Art
      • California Science Center
      • Japanese American National Museum
      • Natural History Museum
      • The Broad
      • Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
      • Wende Museum of the Cold War

4. Downtown

      • Los Angeles City Hall and Grand Park
      • Grand Central Market
      • Union Station
      • Mormon Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial
      • Bradbury Building
      • Walt Disney Concert Hall
      • US Bank Tower
      • Los Angeles Central Library
      • Art Walk and Downtown Los Angeles Arts District
      • Angels Flight

3. Historic District – El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument (former El Pueblo de Los Ángeles State Historic Park)

      • Olvera Street
      • The Plaza
      • La Placita Church
      • Merced Theater
      • Avila Adobe
      • Garnier Building Chinese American Museum
      • Old Plaza Firehouse
      • Pico House
      • Plaza Substation
      • Masonic Hall
Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica Pier

2. Beachfront (northwest to southeast)

      • Malibu (separate from L.A.)
          1. Malibu Pier
          2. Adamson House Museum
          3. Topanga Beach
          4. Point Dume
          5. Zuma Beach (surfing)
          6. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (Escondido Falls)
          7. Pepperdine University
          8. Pacific Coast Highway
      • Pacific Palisades
          1. The Point at the Bluffs
          2. Santa Ynez Lake and Lake Shrine
          3. Will Rogers Beach and Will Rogers State Beach
          4. Temescal Canyon Park
          5. Potrero Canyon Park
          6. Annenberg Community Beach House
          7. Eames Foundation Museum
          8. Palisades Village
      • Santa Monica (separate from L.A.)
          1. Santa Monica Pier (the western terminus of old Route 66; see California’s portion of Route 66)
          2. Santa Monica State Beach
          3. Palisades Park
          4. Third Street Promenade
      • Venice
          1. Venice Beach and Boardwalk
          2. Venice Muscle Beach
          3. Venice Canals
          4. Santa Monica Stairs
      • Vista Del Rey coast
          1. Marina Del Rey (separate from L.A.)
          2. Playa Del Rey (part of L.A.)
          3. El Segundo (separate from L.A.)
      • Manhattan Beach (separate from L.A.)
          1. Manhattan Beach Pier
          2. Roundhouse Aquarium
          3. Sand Dune Park
      • Hermosa Beach (separate from L.A.)
          1. Hermosa Beach Pier
          2. The Strand
          3. Millennium Walkway
      • Redondo Beach (separate from L.A.)
          1. Redondo Beach Pier
          2. Redondo Beach Breakwall
          3. Seaside Lagoon
      • Palos Verdes coast
          1. Torrance (separate from L.A.)
          2. Palos Verdes Estates (separate from L.A.)
          3. Rancho Palos Verdes (separate from L.A.)
      • San Pedro
          1. Angels Gate Park – Korean Friendship Bell
          2. Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse
          3. Los Angeles Harbor
          4. Battleship USS Iowa BB-61
          5. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
      • Long Beach (separate from L.A.)
          1. Queen Mary
          2. Naples Island
          3. Shoreline Village
          4. Long Beach Waterfront
          5. Aquarium of the Pacific
      • Santa Catalina Island (separate from L.A.)
          1. Avalon
          2. Wrigley Botanical Garden
          3. Two Harbors
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood Sign

1. Hollywood

      • Hollywood Sign
      • Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard
      • Chinese Theatre
      • El Capitan Theatre
      • Egyptian Theatre
      • Dolby Theatre
      • Sunset Boulevard
      • Capitol Records Building
      • Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
      • Hollywood Forever Cemetery

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