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Guide to Los Angeles's best spots
Downtown Independent is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

1. Downtown Independent

8.0
251 S Main St (btwn 2nd & 3rd St), Los Angeles, CA
Movie Theater · Gallery Row · 21 tips and reviews

Maura M.Maura McCoy: Large single-screen theater with comfy seats, modern decor and amenities, and free wireless internet.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

2. 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

myrrh ♫.myrrh ♫: admission is free after 5pm.

Ovation Hollywood is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

3. Ovation Hollywood

8.0
6801 Hollywood Blvd (at N Highland Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Shopping Mall · 166 tips and reviews

QuinteinQuintein: Get validated at any of the shops for the parking structure and you only have to pay $2 for the first 4 hours.

4. Universal CityWalk Hollywood

8.9
100 Universal City Plz (btwn Barham & Lankershim Blvd), Universal City, CA
Shopping Plaza · Universal City · 187 tips and reviews

Los AngelesLos Angeles: If ur in the #sfv or Hollywood check out Plugged In @citywalkLA. Live music to ur ears all wknd - http://ht.ly/5DFVm

J. Paul Getty Museum is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

5. J. Paul Getty Museum

9.4
1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA
Art Museum · Brentwood · 504 tips and reviews

Harry H.Harry Haber: Go on a nice clear day, so you can see for miles and miles. Don't forget to bring a camera.

The Old Zoo is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

6. The Old Zoo

8.4
Griffith Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA
Historic and Protected Site · 21 tips and reviews

Heidi P.Heidi Powers: A wonderful place to be creative - a little hard to find, but worth it!

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

7. Jimmy Kimmel Live!

8.9
6840 Hollywood Blvd (El Capitan Entertainment Centre), Los Angeles, CA
Arts and Entertainment · Central Hollywood · 38 tips and reviews

QuinteinQuintein: Get to the outdoor concert early and listen to the band's sound check.

Amoeba Music is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

8. Amoeba Music

9.4
6200 Hollywood Blvd (Argyle Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Record Store · Central Hollywood · 288 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: Huge record store right on Sunset. Always has the newest and most hard to find selection. Never disappointed with the shopping/looking/listening experience. -Alex Reznik, Top Chef

Third Street Promenade is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

9. Third Street Promenade

9.2
1202 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA
Shopping Plaza · Downtown Santa Monica · 284 tips and reviews

Janet Anne P.Janet Anne Panen: Lots of public parking structures around the promenade--free for the first 2 hours. Be forewarned that they get full by around 2pm!

Echo Park Lake is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

10. Echo Park Lake

751 Echo Park Ave (btw Bellevue and Park Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Lake · East LA · 68 tips and reviews

QuinteinQuintein: Be an extra in a film shoot here.

The Grove is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

11. The Grove

9.2
189 The Grove Dr (at W 3rd St), Los Angeles, CA
Shopping Mall · Mid-City West · 662 tips and reviews

Team CocoTeam Coco: "The Grove is actually named after 22nd and 24th US President, Grover Cleveland. From the air, you can see that the mall is laid out in the shape of his thick and luxuriant mustache." - Conan O'Brien

Beverly Center is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

12. Beverly Center

7.9
8500 Beverly Blvd (btwn N San Vicente & N La Cienega Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Shopping Mall · Mid-City West · 176 tips and reviews
Madame Tussauds Hollywood is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

13. Madame Tussauds Hollywood

8.5
6933 Hollywood Blvd (at Orange Dr), Los Angeles, CA
Museum · 70 tips and reviews

QuinteinQuintein: Take a picture infront of one of the freebie wax people outside the museum.

Cliffs of Palos Verdes is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

14. Cliffs of Palos Verdes

8.8
(Dominator Point), Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Scenic Lookout · 15 tips and reviews
Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

15. Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve

8.6
15101 Lancaster Rd (at 150th St W), Lancaster, CA
State or Provincial Park · 12 tips and reviews
Union Station is one of Guide to Los Angeles's best spots.

16. Union Station

7.9
800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA
Rail Station · Historic Cultural · 285 tips and reviews