🏗️ From Racetrack to Mega Stadium
For decades, the land where SoFi Stadium now stands was home to the historic Hollywood Park Racetrack, which opened in 1938. It was once a glamorous horse racing des...
1001 Stadium Dr, Inglewood, CA 90301
Approximately 2 miles away (3.2 km) - ↑ North ← West
🏗️ A Donut Built for the Car Culture Era
Randy’s Donuts first opened in 1953 in Inglewood, right along Manchester Boulevard — perfectly positioned during Southern California’s golden age of car cultu...
805 W Manchester Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90301
Approximately 3.8 miles away (6.1 km) - ↑ North ← West
You can eat outside while airplanes pass super low overhead on approach to LAX, one of the most iconic “plane spotting + burger” spots anywhere.
9149 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Approximately 4.6 miles away (7.4 km) - ↑ North ← West
The Watts Towers, located in Los Angeles, California, are a set of 17 interconnected sculptural towers made from steel, wire mesh, and mosaic tiles. Created by Simon Rodia over 33 years (1921–1954), t...
1727 E 107th St, Los Angeles, CA 90002
Approximately 5.1 miles away (8.2 km) - ↑ North → East
Sand Dune Park is one of the last visible remnants of the massive coastal dune fields that once covered much of Manhattan Beach’s north end—before large portions were leveled or removed to make the ci...
3299 Bell Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Approximately 5.1 miles away (8.2 km) - ↓ South ← West
When Southern California’s coastal towns were rapidly growing in the early 20th century, Manhattan Beach aimed to attract visitors and investors. The current pier opened in 1920, replacing earlier woo...
2 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Approximately 5.5 miles away (8.8 km) - ↓ South ← West
🏗 Built in 1920
When the Manhattan Beach Pier was rebuilt using reinforced concrete in 1920, the round building at the very end was originally constructed as a refreshment stand and bait shop.
🐟 B...
Manhattan Beach Pier, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Approximately 5.5 miles away (8.8 km) - ↓ South ← West
🏖 History
Hermosa Beach began developing in the early 1900s during Southern California’s seaside resort boom.
The first wooden pier was built in 1904 to attract visitors and real estate buyers. Like...
1 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Approximately 6.1 miles away (9.8 km) - ↓ South ← West
A huge, family-friendly science museum with tons of hands-on exhibits (space, tech, ecosystems, the human body, etc.) and an IMAX theater—one of the best “do something fun indoors” stops in LA, especi...
700 Exposition Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90037
Approximately 7 miles away (11.3 km) - ↑ North → East
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) in Exposition Park is one of LA’s best “wow” museums—especially for the Dino Hall (big dinosaur skeletons, including a T. rex) plus gems/minerals...
900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Approximately 7.1 miles away (11.3 km) - ↑ North → East
This is one of the best “earn your view” spots in LA. You climb the steep staircase (the Culver City Steps) or take the winding dirt trail, and at the top you get wide views toward DTLA, the Santa Mon...
6300 Hetzler Rd, Culver City, CA 90232
Approximately 7.4 miles away (12 km) - ↑ North ← West
Häsi Bread is a buzzy LA sourdough bakery in the Del Rey/Mar Vista area (very close to Marina del Rey). They’re known for wild-fermented sourdough and their signature turmeric + butterfly pea flower l...
4119 S Centinela Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Approximately 7.8 miles away (12.5 km) - ↑ North ← West
🌊 From Wetlands to Yacht Harbor
Long before yachts and paddleboards filled the water, this area was a salt marsh and estuary connected to Ballona Creek. The Indigenous Tongva (Gabrielino) people live...
13524 Bali Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Approximately 7.9 miles away (12.7 km) - ↑ North ← West
Founded in 1988 by David Hildebrand Wilson and Diana Drake Wilson, The Museum of Jurassic Technology offers a one-of-a-kind experience that blurs the boundaries between art, science, folklore, and his...
9341 Venice Blvd Culver City, CA 90232, USA
Approximately 8 miles away (12.9 km) - ↑ North ← West
This is LA’s loud, busy, fun bargain zone, an outdoor shopping alley with tons of small stalls and shops packed into a couple blocks. It feels like a mini street market: you come for deals, snacks, pe...
319 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Approximately 9 miles away (14.5 km) - ↑ North → East
🌊 Venice Canals – The “Venice of America”
In 1905, developer Abbot Kinney had a bold vision: recreate the romance of Venice, Italy, right on the Southern California coast.
He transformed marshland...
Dell Ave & S Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
Approximately 9.2 miles away (14.8 km) - ↑ North ← West
The Mosaic Tile House is an eccentric, vibrant art home in Venice, California, created by artists Cheri Pann and Gonzalo Duran. Beginning in 1994, the couple transformed a modest 1940s bungalow into a...
1116 Palms Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
Approximately 9.2 miles away (14.8 km) - ↑ North ← West
“The Secret Rooftop Garden” is an intimate, lush retreat atop The Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles. Originally part of the building’s historic transformation—from a former movie theatre and office tower...
929 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA
Approximately 9.3 miles away (15 km) - ↑ North → East
If you love music, this is a super fun DTLA stop, modern, interactive, and packed with iconic artist exhibits, GRAMMY history, and rotating special shows. It’s right in the L.A. LIVE area, so it pairs...
800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Approximately 9.3 miles away (15 km) - ↑ North → East
This feels like stepping into early California—an 1844 adobe home on landscaped grounds where you can do a calm, guided walk through LA/SoCal ranch-era history (Spanish/Mexican/American periods) and t...
4600 Virginia Rd, Long Beach, CA 90807
Approximately 9.4 miles away (15.1 km) - ↓ South → East
The South Coast Botanic Garden is an 87-acre public garden located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. Established in 1961 on a former landfill, it now features over 200,000 plants representing...
26300 Crenshaw Boulevard, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
Approximately 9.6 miles away (15.4 km) - ↓ South ← West
Venice Beach is one of LA’s most iconic “anything-can-happen” spots, best known for the Venice Beach Boardwalk (Ocean Front Walk) with nonstop street performers, murals, vendors, and people-watching. ...
1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291
Approximately 9.7 miles away (15.7 km) - ↑ North ← West
This is one of LA’s coolest “night out” venues—an Art Deco landmark from 1931 with a huge glowing marquee and a gorgeous interior ceiling. Even if you’re not a hardcore concert person, the building it...
3790 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Approximately 9.8 miles away (15.8 km) - ↑ North → East
The Last Bookstore is an iconic independent bookstore in downtown Los Angeles that opened its doors in 2005. Housed in a repurposed, historic warehouse, it has become a cultural landmark renowned for ...
453 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA
Approximately 9.9 miles away (15.9 km) - ↑ North → East
Maguire Gardens is a public garden that surrounds the historic Central Library in Downtown Los Angeles. Originally a parking lot, the space was transformed in 1988 through public advocacy and visionar...
630 W 5th St. Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA
Approximately 9.9 miles away (15.9 km) - ↑ North → East
La Brea Tar Pits is one of the coolest “only-in-LA” stops: an active Ice Age fossil site where natural asphalt still bubbles up from the ground. You can walk around the park and see the famous Lake Pi...
5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Approximately 9.9 miles away (16 km) - ↑ North ← West
The Petersen Automotive Museum is LA’s must-visit spot for car lovers—packed with rare classics, supercars, movie/TV vehicles, concept cars, and rotating exhibits in one of the city’s most recognizabl...
6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Approximately 10 miles away (16.1 km) - ↑ North ← West