Los Angeles Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

29 places in this vlog

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1. 0:54

   Olvera Street

   🏛️ Historic site · Downtown Los Angeles

2. 1:07

   Union Station

   🏢 Landmark · Downtown Los Angeles

   Featured in almost 30 big-budget movies, including Pearl Harbor and Blade Runner.

3. 1:27

   Little Tokyo

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Downtown Los Angeles

   A good place for super-fresh sushi, since the California roll was invented here.

4. 1:47

   Walt Disney Concert Hall

   🏢 Landmark · Downtown Los Angeles

   Half a mile west of Little Tokyo.

5. 2:03

   Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

   🏛️ Museum · Miracle Mile

   A short taxi ride west from downtown.

6. 2:19

   La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

   🏛️ Museum · Miracle Mile

   Right next door to LACMA.

7. 2:47

   Rodeo Drive

   🛍️ Shopping · Beverly Hills

   Most visitors are content to window-shop.

8. 3:05

   Beverly Hills

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Beverly Hills

9. 3:19

   Hollywood

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Hollywood · brief mention

10. 3:27

    Hollywood Walk of Fame

    🏢 Landmark · Hollywood · brief mention

11. 3:29

    TCL Chinese Theatre

    🏢 Landmark · Hollywood

    Catch a movie here.

12. 3:39

    West Hollywood

    🏘️ Neighborhood · West Hollywood

13. 3:49

    Sunset Strip

    🏘️ Neighborhood · West Hollywood

    Best visited as evening falls.

14. 3:55

    The Viper Room

    🍺 Bar · West Hollywood · brief mention

15. 3:57

    Whisky a Go Go

    🍺 Bar · West Hollywood · brief mention

16. 4:08

    Griffith Park

    🌳 Park · Los Feliz

17. 4:14

    Griffith Observatory

    🏢 Landmark · Griffith Park

    Admission to the main building and grounds is free, per Griffith's wishes.

18. 4:33

    Universal Studios Hollywood

    🚡 Activity · Universal City

    The star attraction is the studio tour through sound stages and backlots still in use.

19. 5:05

    Knott's Berry Farm

    🚡 Activity · Buena Park

    About 20 miles southeast of downtown, with short queues.

20. 5:26

    Disneyland Park

    🚡 Activity · Anaheim

    Over 600 million guests since opening.

21. 5:41

    USS Iowa

    🏛️ Museum · San Pedro

    Visitors can climb aboard the battleship.

22. 6:02

    Aquarium of the Pacific

    🏛️ Museum · Long Beach

23. 6:19

    Long Beach

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Long Beach

    Ferries to Catalina Island leave from here.

24. 6:32

    Catalina Island

    🚆 Day trip · Santa Catalina Island

    About a 1-hour ferry ride from Long Beach.

25. 6:55

    Santa Monica

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Santa Monica

26. 7:10

    Santa Monica Pier

    🏢 Landmark · Santa Monica · brief mention

27. 7:15

    Venice Beach

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Venice

    Put on inline skates and join the colorful parade along the promenade.

28. 7:44

    Getty Center

    🏛️ Museum · Brentwood

    About 5 miles north of Venice Beach.

29. 8:02

    Malibu

    🚆 Day trip · Malibu

    Rent a convertible and drive the scenic Pacific Coast Highway to get there.