# Best things to do in Los Angeles

The L.A. sights that Time Out, U.S. News, Fodor's and TripAdvisor reviewers rank highest, from Hollywood landmarks to beaches and museums.

- 625 votes · 16 items
- Aug 6, 2025 · roamer_detroit
- https://even.best/en/l/159/best-things-to-do-in-los-angeles

## Top 15

1. **Griffith Observatory** (52 · ▲58 ▼6) — Free 1935 observatory on Mount Hollywood with a planetarium and the best views of the Hollywood Sign and the city. <https://griffithobservatory.org/>
2. **Hollywood Walk of Fame and TCL Chinese Theatre** (49 · ▲50 ▼1) — Over 2,700 stars on Hollywood Boulevard and the 1927 theatre with celebrity handprints.
3. **Universal Studios Hollywood** (46 · ▲53 ▼7) — Working film studio and theme park with the Studio Tour, Super Nintendo World and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. <https://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/>
4. **The Getty Center** (45 · ▲50 ▼5) — Richard Meier's hilltop museum in Brentwood with Van Gogh's Irises and gardens; admission is free. <https://www.getty.edu/>
5. **Santa Monica Pier** (38 · ▲43 ▼5) — 1909 pier with Pacific Park's solar-powered Ferris wheel and the official end of Route 66. <https://www.santamonicapier.org/>
6. **LACMA** (34 · ▲37 ▼3) — The West's largest art museum, famous for Chris Burden's Urban Light installation of 202 street lamps. <https://www.lacma.org/>
7. **Venice Beach Boardwalk** (28 · ▲33 ▼5) — Bohemian beachfront with Muscle Beach, the skate park and street performers, near the Venice Canals.
8. **Academy Museum of Motion Pictures** (27 · ▲28 ▼1) — Film museum opened in 2021 by the Academy, with a sphere designed by Renzo Piano. <https://www.academymuseum.org/>
9. **Hollywood Sign hike** (22 · ▲28 ▼6) — Trails through Griffith Park, such as Mount Hollywood or the Brush Canyon Trail, lead to views of the 1923 sign.
10. **Grand Central Market** (19 · ▲24 ▼5) — Downtown food hall open since 1917, with stalls such as Eggslut and Tacos Tumbras a Tomas. <https://www.grandcentralmarket.com/>
11. **Hollywood Bowl** (18 · ▲22 ▼4) — Open-air amphitheatre from 1922, summer home of the LA Philharmonic. <https://www.hollywoodbowl.com/>
12. **Olvera Street** (17 · ▲23 ▼6) — Mexican marketplace in El Pueblo de Los Ángeles, the historic birthplace of the city.
13. **The Broad** (16 · ▲22 ▼6) — Free contemporary art museum downtown with Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms. <https://www.thebroad.org/>
14. **La Brea Tar Pits** (15 · ▲24 ▼9) — Active Ice Age fossil site in the city where mammoths and sabre-toothed cats are still being dug up. <https://tarpits.org/>
15. **Disneyland Resort (Anaheim)** (14 · ▲23 ▼9) — Walt Disney's original 1955 park and Disney California Adventure, 45 minutes south of downtown. <https://disneyland.disney.go.com/>
16. **Walt Disney Concert Hall** (11 · ▲20 ▼9) — Frank Gehry's stainless-steel concert hall downtown, home of the LA Phil, with free self-guided tours. <https://www.laphil.com/>

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