Hollywood Walk of Fame
Thousands of brass-and-terrazzo stars set in the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, each honoring a person from film, music, television or radio. It runs past theaters and shops.
Los Angeles
Hollywood and Universal Studios call this area home, Disneyland is nearby, and there is Santa Monica beach and a vast range of food.
Attractive locations
Hollywood Sign
The famous white letters on the slope of Mount Lee above the city. Close access to the sign is restricted, but it can be seen from Griffith Park and various viewpoints.
Griffith Observatory
A hilltop observatory in Griffith Park with telescopes, planetarium shows and astronomy exhibits. Its terrace has wide views over Los Angeles and toward the Hollywood Sign.
Getty Center
A hilltop art campus in the Santa Monica Mountains with a major art museum, formal gardens and wide views of the city and ocean. It is due to close from March 2027 for about a year of renovation.
La Brea Tar Pits
Natural asphalt pools in the middle of the city where Ice Age animals became trapped. The park and outdoor pits stay open, but the adjoining fossil museum closed in July 2026 for about two years of rebuilding.
Santa Monica Pier
A historic wooden pier on the Pacific with a small amusement park, a Ferris wheel, arcades and restaurants, next to a wide beach and the end of the old Route 66.
The Broad
A contemporary art museum in downtown Los Angeles, with works by artists such as Jeff Koons and Yayoi Kusama, in a building covered by a lattice-like white shell.
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
A large museum on Wilshire Boulevard about film and filmmaking, with costumes, props and exhibits on the craft, set in a historic department store building and a modern glass sphere.
Universal Studios Hollywood
A film-themed park on a working studio lot, mixing rides, shows and a tram tour through film sets. It is one of the oldest operating studio theme parks.
Venice Beach
A seaside boardwalk lined with street performers, stalls and murals, close to the outdoor weightlifting area at Muscle Beach and a busy skate park. A lively place for people-watching.
Disneyland
The original Disney theme park, in Anaheim south-east of central Los Angeles, with themed lands, rides, parades and costumed characters.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
A large art museum on Wilshire Boulevard with collections from ancient times to the present. The outdoor Urban Light installation of old street lamps is a popular photo spot.
Airports
Los Angeles International Airport LAX
It is about 19 km in a straight line from Los Angeles.
Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR
It is about 20 km in a straight line from Los Angeles.
Long Beach International Airport LGB
It is about 28 km in a straight line from Los Angeles.
Getting around
By rail and bus from LAX
Metro's K Line reaches the LAX/Metro Transit Center, which the C Line shares, and a free LAX shuttle takes passengers from there to every terminal; the pink LAX Shuttles posts are on the Lower/Arrivals Level. FlyAway buses link Union Station and Van Nuys with the LAX terminals. The LAX/Metro Transit Center or the LAX City Bus Center is also served by several city and regional bus lines.
- Source: Los Angeles World Airports: Transit to LAX (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- Source: Los Angeles World Airports: LAX holiday travel tips (checked 4 Nov 2026)
Metro buses and rail
Buses and rail lines across the region are run by LA Metro, and its rail lines carry letter names, for example the K Line and C Line. For buses, stand at a marked stop, enter by the front door and tap the validator. For rail, have your payment loaded or tapped before the fare gates, tap at the station validator and board by any open door. Transfers within two hours are free when you tap to ride.
- Source: LA Metro: Riding Metro (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- Source: Los Angeles World Airports: Transit to LAX (checked 4 Nov 2026)
Tap to ride on Metro
Rail fare gates and bus validators take a TAP card, a digital wallet or wearable, or a contactless credit or debit card. For transfers and fare capping to apply, pay with the same method in the same format on every trip. One card payment can pay for the rider and up to four other people. At present card payment is limited to full-fare riders, and cash works on buses but not at rail stations.
- Source: LA Metro: New ways to plan and pay for your transit trip (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- Source: LA Metro: Riding Metro (checked 4 Nov 2026)
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and ride-app pickup
Pickups by taxis and ride-app vehicles such as Uber and Lyft take place at LAX-it, a lot east of Terminal 1 on World Way and Sky Way. It can be reached on foot or on the free LAX-it shuttle from the Lower/Arrivals Level. Drop-offs remain at the terminal curbs on the Upper/Departures Level.
- Source: Los Angeles World Airports: LAX-it announcement (checked 4 Nov 2026)
- Source: Los Angeles World Airports: LAX holiday travel tips (checked 4 Nov 2026)
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan12.0 °C73 mm
- Feb12.2 °C75 mm
- Mar13.8 °C42 mm
- Apr15.1 °C19 mm
- May17.5 °C9 mm
- Jun20.4 °C1 mm
- Jul23.4 °C2 mm
- Aug23.9 °C1 mm
- Sep23.0 °C3 mm
- Oct19.5 °C17 mm
- Nov15.5 °C25 mm
- Dec11.8 °C65 mm
Driest months: Jun, Jul, Aug. Wettest months: Jan, Feb, Dec.
Who can help
Emergency
911 for police, fire and ambulance.
local government
Emergency number 911
Helps with: The nationwide US emergency number. USAGov says to dial 911 immediately in an emergency; for an emergency in another area, contact the local law enforcement agency there.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the United States who is in an emergency.
Phone: 911
local government
Brand USA (Visit The USA)
Helps with: The nation's destination marketing organization. Its VisitTheUSA.com site gives trip-planning information and links to visa and entry requirements. It lists no helpline on the pages read.
Who qualifies: Anyone planning a trip to the United States.