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Los Angeles — Places to See

Candidate menu of sights. The working LA schedule is in days/2026-09-26.md through days/2026-09-29.md.

Getting around: the group keeps the rental car through Oct 4 — essential here, LA is spread out and transit is weak. Budget for traffic between areas.

Beaches & Coast

  • Santa Monica Pier — Ferris wheel, end of Route 66
  • Venice Beach — boardwalk, canals and Abbot Kinney
  • Malibu / PCH coastal drive — Malibu Pier, Point Dume and El Matador State Beach
    • El Matador has sea stacks and caves and is best near low tide; day-use parking is 8:00 AM–sunset, with limited blufftop spaces and steep stairs to the beach
    • Point Dume lower parking access was closed as of 2026-08-28; recheck before departure and use Zuma Beach as the fallback

Hollywood & Landmarks

  • Griffith Observatory — Hollywood Sign views, city panorama and exhibits; building closed Monday, grounds open daily
  • Hollywood Walk of Fame, TCL Chinese Theatre, Dolby Theatre and Ovation Hollywood
  • Beverly Hills / Rodeo Drive

Museums & Culture

  • Lucas Museum of Narrative Art — official site · One Lucas Plaza, Exposition Park · opens 2026-09-22 · open Monday 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, closed Tuesday · timed-entry tickets
  • Getty Center — recommended second museum for Lera: art, architecture, gardens and views · free timed entry, paid parking · closed Monday
  • Academy Museum — film history · closed Tuesday
  • Natural History Museum — science and history; convenient to combine with the Lucas Museum in Exposition Park
  • LACMA — Urban Light installation
  • The Broad — contemporary art · free, reserve ahead · closed Monday

Theme parks (full-day each, optional)

  • Universal Studios Hollywood
  • Disneyland — Anaheim, ~45 min south

Neighborhoods

  • Downtown LA — Grand Central Market, Arts District
  • Santa Monica / Abbot Kinney — dining, shopping

Events (date-fixed)

  • Water for Elephants — Sun Sep 27, 6:30 PM PDT — ✅ tickets bought (booking). Broadway musical with circus acrobatics at the Hollywood Pantages; 2 hours 20 minutes. Closing performance of the LA run. The coastal day is cut short for it — see Sep 27