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Scenic Lookout · Studio City · 16 tips and reviews
Los Angeles: Cruise one of the world’s most famous scenic drives, winding from the Hollywood Hills, across the spine of the Santa Monica Mountains, and west towards the Pacific Ocean.
Pedestrian Plaza · Venice Beach · 148 tips and reviews
Los Angeles: Chainsaw jugglers, swamis on rollerblades, street dancers...the most amazing street entertainers in the world are at Venice Beach and it's free to watch!
Los Angeles: Discover the modern side of Chinatown by checking out the quarterly art walks along Chung King Road. The scene is surprisingly hip and young.
111 S Grand Ave (btwn 1st & 2nd St), Los Angeles, CA
Concert Hall · Bunker Hill · 163 tips and reviews
Los Angeles: Though the stage and concert hall itself are usually off limits to even paid tours (due to rehearsals), the public spaces of the interior and the garden are still quite spectacular to explore.
5905 Wilshire Blvd (at S Ogden Dr), Los Angeles, CA
Art Museum · Mid-City West · 444 tips and reviews
Los Angeles: Free admission on the second Tuesday of every month; Target sponsors free admission on select holidays (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Presidents Day; Memorial Day).
Los Angeles: Downtown’s premier art museum features one of the best permanent collections in the country, with works by artists like Roy Lichtenstein & Mark Rothko. Free admission Thursdays 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
628 Alamitos Ave (btwn 6th & 7th St), Long Beach, CA
Art Museum · 25 tips and reviews
Los Angeles: With rotating exhibitions, the museum highlights contributions to contemporary Latin American art. Permanent collection features works by Wilfredo Lam & Alejandro Colunga. Free admission every Sunday.
12565 W Washington Blvd (at Boise Ave), Culver City, CA
New American Restaurant · Culver-West · 169 tips and reviews
Travel + Leisure: A lively ski-chalet-style restaurant housed in a former IHOP, serving up inventive dishes such as beer-marinated crispy chicken with kimchi and two salsas.