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Hollywood Sign
- Must see
- Historic monument
City guide · United States
Los Angeles
Los Angeles covers about 1,210 km², and that single number governs a visit. The city fills the basin behind the Pacific, climbs through the Santa Monica Mountains and carries on north into the San Fernando Valley, so the distance between two things worth seeing is normally measured in driving time rather than blocks. An estimated 3.87 million people live inside the city limits in 2025, 12.9 million in the metropolitan area, over 18 million across Greater Los Angeles. It was founded in 1781 on the Tongva village of Yaanga and incorporated as an American city in 1850.
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Top things to see
Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.
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Hollywood Sign -
Santa Monica Pier 02 45 minSanta Monica Pier
- Must see
- Historic monument
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La Brea Tar Pits 03 45 minLa Brea Tar Pits
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- Historic monument
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Grauman's Chinese Theatre 04 45 minGrauman's Chinese Theatre
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- Historic monument
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Los Angeles Plaza Historic District 05 45 minLos Angeles Plaza Historic District
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- Historic monument
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Los Angeles Union Station 06 45 minLos Angeles Union Station
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- Historic monument
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Bradbury Building 07 45 minBradbury Building
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- Historic monument
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Angels Flight 08 45 minAngels Flight
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- Historic monument
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Venice Canal Historic District 09 45 minVenice Canal Historic District
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- Historic monument
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Abbot Kinney Boulevard 10 45 minAbbot Kinney Boulevard
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- Historic monument
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Point Fermin Light 11 45 minPoint Fermin Light
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- Historic monument
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USS Iowa 12 45 minUSS Iowa
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- Historic monument
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Korean Bell of Friendship 13 45 minKorean Bell of Friendship
- Must see
- Historic monument
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Little Tokyo 14 45 minLittle Tokyo
- Must see
- Historic monument
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Koreatown 15 45 minKoreatown
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- Historic monument
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Hollywood Pantages Theatre 16 45 minHollywood Pantages Theatre
- Must see
- Historic monument
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Los Angeles Theatre 17 45 minLos Angeles Theatre
- Must see
- Historic monument
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Point Vicente Light 18 45 minPoint Vicente Light
- High
- Historic monument
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1100 Wilshire 19 45 min1100 Wilshire
- Notable
- Historic monument
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12305 Fifth Helena Drive 20 45 min12305 Fifth Helena Drive
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- Historic monument
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18300 Hampton Court 21 45 min18300 Hampton Court
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- Historic monument
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2005 Glendale train crash Memorial 22 45 min2005 Glendale train crash Memorial
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- Historic monument
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906 South Crenshaw 23 45 min906 South Crenshaw
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- Historic monument
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9/11 Memorial 24 45 min9/11 Memorial
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- Historic monument
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Aaron Seth Anderson 25 45 minAaron Seth Anderson
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- Historic monument
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