Los Angeles travel guide

At a glance

seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States. For a first visit, Dolby Theatre, U.S. Bank Tower, Grauman's Chinese Theatre are strong starting points. This guide brings together 7 places, practical 1/3/5/7-day routes and a concise food shortlist so you can understand the city before shaping the trip around your pace.

Highlight stops

• Dolby Theatre — live entertainment theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States
• U.S. Bank Tower — skyscraper in Los Angeles, United States
• Grauman's Chinese Theatre — movie theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
• La Brea Tar Pits — protected area
• Hollywood Walk of Fame — more than 2,700 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California
• Walt Disney Concert Hall — concert hall in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
• Hollywood Boulevard — street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Food and drink

Use these well-documented flavours as a practical tasting shortlist; open an item to understand it and add it to your trip plan.

• pancake — a brown thin, round cake made of eggs, milk and flour
• fudge — type of sugar candy
• onion ring — deep fried onion slices dipped in batter
• Waldorf salad — fruit and nut salad
• Martini — cocktail made with gin and vermouth

1-day itinerary

Day 1 · Culture evening

Walt Disney Concert Hall · U.S. Bank Tower · Hollywood Boulevard · Dolby Theatre

3-day itinerary

Day 1 · Culture evening

Walt Disney Concert Hall · U.S. Bank Tower · Hollywood Boulevard

Day 2 · Culture evening

Dolby Theatre · Grauman's Chinese Theatre · Hollywood Walk of Fame

Day 3 · Museums and art

La Brea Tar Pits

5-day itinerary

Day 1 · Culture evening

Walt Disney Concert Hall · U.S. Bank Tower

Day 2 · Architecture and city fabric

Hollywood Boulevard · Dolby Theatre

Day 3 · Culture evening

Grauman's Chinese Theatre · Hollywood Walk of Fame

Day 4 · Museums and art

La Brea Tar Pits

7-day itinerary

Day 1 · Culture evening

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Day 2 · Architecture and city fabric

U.S. Bank Tower

Day 3 · Architecture and city fabric

Hollywood Boulevard

Day 4 · Culture evening

Dolby Theatre

Day 5 · Culture evening

Grauman's Chinese Theatre

Day 6 · Architecture and city fabric

Hollywood Walk of Fame

Day 7 · Museums and art

La Brea Tar Pits

Before you go

This route distributes nearby source-backed stops across balanced days. Opening times and ticket conditions can change; check the official source before visiting.