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Places I Want to Go in Southern CA

Places I Want to Go in Southern CA

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Created by Jamie Nelson • Updated On: April 21, 2013

A list of places I want to to visit eventually.

Santa Monica Pier is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

1. Santa Monica Pier

200 Santa Monica Pier (at Ocean Ave), Santa Monica, CA
Pier · Santa Monica · 483 tips and reviews
Griffith Observatory is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

2. Griffith Observatory

9.4
2800 E Observatory Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Observatory · 644 tips and reviews
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

3. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

9.4
1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA
Museum · 116 tips and reviews
Venice Canals is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

4. Venice Canals

9.4
Dell Ave (at Howland Canal), Venice, CA
Canal · 121 tips and reviews
The Grove is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

5. The Grove

9.2
189 The Grove Dr (at W 3rd St), Los Angeles, CA
Shopping Mall · Mid-City West · 662 tips and reviews
Venice Beach is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

6. Venice Beach

9.2
Pacific Ave (Speedway), Venice, CA
Beach · 615 tips and reviews
Third Street Promenade is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

7. Third Street Promenade

9.2
1202 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA
Shopping Plaza · Downtown Santa Monica · 284 tips and reviews
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

8. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

9.4
5905 Wilshire Blvd (at S Ogden Dr), Los Angeles, CA
Art Museum · Mid-City West · 444 tips and reviews
The Original Farmers Market is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

9. The Original Farmers Market

9.3
6333 W 3rd St (at Fairfax Ave.), Los Angeles, CA
Farmers Market · Mid-City West · 320 tips and reviews
Hollywood Bowl Museum is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

10. Hollywood Bowl Museum

8.9
2301 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Museum · 7 tips and reviews
J. Paul Getty Villa is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

11. J. Paul Getty Villa

9.3
17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades, CA
Art Museum · 134 tips and reviews
Los Angeles Public Library - Central is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

12. Los Angeles Public Library - Central

8.7
630 W 5th St (btwn Flower & Grand Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Library · Financial District · 77 tips and reviews
Madame Tussauds Hollywood is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

13. Madame Tussauds Hollywood

8.5
6933 Hollywood Blvd (at Orange Dr), Los Angeles, CA
Museum · 70 tips and reviews
Ripley's Believe It or Not! is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

14. Ripley's Believe It or Not!

6.0
6780 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Museum · Central Hollywood · 23 tips and reviews
Rodeo Drive is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

15. Rodeo Drive

Rodeo Dr (btwn Wilshire and Santa Monica Blvd), Beverly Hills, CA
Road · 141 tips and reviews
Walt Disney Concert Hall is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

16. Walt Disney Concert Hall

9.4
111 S Grand Ave (btwn 1st & 2nd St), Los Angeles, CA
Concert Hall · Bunker Hill · 163 tips and reviews
Music Center Plaza is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

17. Music Center Plaza

9.0
135 N Grand Ave (btwn Temple & 1st St), Los Angeles, CA
Plaza · 14 tips and reviews
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

18. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

9.3
900 Exposition Blvd (at Vermont Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Museum · South LA · 134 tips and reviews
Olvera Street is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

19. Olvera Street

8.4
845 N Alameda St (at E Cesar Chavez Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Pedestrian Plaza · Chinatown · 87 tips and reviews
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

20. Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park

7.5
1765 E 107th St (at S Wilmington Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Sculpture Garden · Watts · 47 tips and reviews
Korean Bell of Friendship is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

21. Korean Bell of Friendship

9.5
3601 S Gaffey St (at 37th St), San Pedro, CA
Monument · 35 tips and reviews
Hollywood Forever Cemetery is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

22. Hollywood Forever Cemetery

8.7
6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, California
Cemetery · 80 tips and reviews
Angeleno Heights is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

23. Angeleno Heights

Los Angeles, CA
Neighborhood · 8 tips and reviews
Bradbury Building is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

24. Bradbury Building

9.1
304 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA
Structure · 50 tips and reviews
Homestead Museum is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

25. Homestead Museum

15415 Don Julian Rd, Industry, CA
Museum · 1 tip
MOCA is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

26. MOCA

8.6
250 S Grand Ave (at W 3rd St), Los Angeles, CA
Art Museum · Bunker Hill · 91 tips and reviews
Hammer Museum is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

27. Hammer Museum

8.9
10899 Wilshire Blvd (at Westwood Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Museum · Westwood Village · 77 tips and reviews
Japanese American National Museum is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

28. Japanese American National Museum

8.7
100 N Central Ave (at E First St.), Los Angeles, CA
Museum · Little Tokyo · 34 tips and reviews
The Geffen Contemporary (MoCA) is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

29. The Geffen Contemporary (MoCA)

8.9
152 N Central Ave (at 1st St), Los Angeles, CA
Art Gallery · Little Tokyo · 42 tips and reviews
Norton Simon Museum is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

30. Norton Simon Museum

9.1
411 W Colorado Blvd (btw Orange & St John), Pasadena, CA
Museum · West Pasadena · 57 tips and reviews
Point Fermin Park is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

31. Point Fermin Park

9.1
807 W Paseo del Mar (at Gaffey), San Pedro, CA
Park · 23 tips and reviews
Runyon Canyon Park is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

32. Runyon Canyon Park

9.3
2000 N Fuller Ave (at Hillside Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Park · 358 tips and reviews
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

33. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

555 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA
Church · Civic Center · 34 tips and reviews
Hollywood Bowl Overlook is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

34. Hollywood Bowl Overlook

8.9
7036 Mulholland Dr, Los Angeles, CA
Scenic Lookout · Hollywood Hills · 27 tips and reviews
ArcLight Cinemas is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

35. ArcLight Cinemas

6360 W Sunset Blvd (btwn Ivar & Vine), Los Angeles, CA
Movie Theater · Central Hollywood · 298 tips and reviews
Westfield Century City is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

36. Westfield Century City

8.9
10250 Santa Monica Blvd (at Century Park West), Los Angeles, CA
Shopping Mall · Century City · 166 tips and reviews
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

37. Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden

9.2
301 N Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA
Garden · 59 tips and reviews
Jaguar British Invasion Party @ Paramount Studios is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

38. Jaguar British Invasion Party @ Paramount Studios

5555 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Arts and Entertainment · 90 tips and reviews
Westfield Fashion Square is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

39. Westfield Fashion Square

8.0
14006 Riverside Dr (at Woodman Ave), Sherman Oaks, CA
Shopping Mall · 43 tips and reviews
South Coast Plaza is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

40. South Coast Plaza

9.2
3333 Bristol St (at I-405 Fwy), Costa Mesa, CA
Shopping Mall · South Coast Metro · 258 tips and reviews
Cinefamily is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

41. Cinefamily

611 N Fairfax Ave (at Melrose Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Indie Movie Theater · Mid-City West · 45 tips and reviews
Devils Night Drive-In is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

42. Devils Night Drive-In

240 W 4th St (at Broadway), Los Angeles, CA
Indie Movie Theater · 5 tips and reviews
New Beverly Cinema is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

43. New Beverly Cinema

9.0
7165 Beverly Blvd (at Formosa Ave.), Los Angeles, CA
Indie Movie Theater · Mid-City West · 52 tips and reviews
The Comedy Store is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

44. The Comedy Store

8.3
8433 W Sunset Blvd (at Olive Dr), Los Angeles, CA
Comedy Club · West Los Angeles · 102 tips and reviews
Laugh Factory is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

45. Laugh Factory

8.7
8001 W Sunset Blvd (at N Laurel Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Comedy Club · 49 tips and reviews
Downtown Independent is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

46. Downtown Independent

8.0
251 S Main St (btwn 2nd & 3rd St), Los Angeles, CA
Movie Theater · Gallery Row · 21 tips and reviews
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum is one of Places I Want to Go in Southern CA.

47. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum

8.9
40 Presidential Dr, Simi Valley, CA
Library · 58 tips and reviews