Los Angeles
Frank Lloyd Wright is said to have quipped, "Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles," a quote that has since been repeated both by those who love and hate L.A. Wikivoyage
Population 3,898,747 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in United States
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Angels Flight Attraction · 850 m -
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LA Plaza De Culturas Y Artes Museum · 310 m -
Go For Broke Monument Monument · 410 m -
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Japanese American National Museum Museum · 570 m -
Museum of Contemporary Art Museum · 820 m -
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The Broad Museum Museum · 820 m -
Los Angeles Sister Cities Monument Monument · 240 m -
Avila Adobe Museum · 500 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Los Angeles Grand Prix
May
The USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix is an annual track and field meeting held at the Drake Stadium track in Los Angeles. Founded in 2023, the meeting was designed to attract international athletics talent to the city in advance of the 2028 Summer Olympics.
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Etheria Film Night
June – July
Etheria Film Night (also known as Etheria Film Festival) is an annual Los Angeles–based genre film festival for new short films by women directors.
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Imagen Awards
June
The Imagen Awards are administered by the Imagen Foundation, an organization dedicated to "encouraging and recognizing the positive portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment industry." To be considered for an Imagen Award, a media piece or person must go…
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LA Film Festival
June
The LA Film Festival (LAIFF) was an annual film festival that was held in Los Angeles from 1995 until 2018, when it was absorbed into Film Independent. It usually took place in June.
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L.A. Outfest
July
Outfest is an LGBTQ-oriented nonprofit that produces two film festivals, operates a movie streaming platform, and runs educational services for filmmakers in Los Angeles.
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Catalina Film Festival
September
The Catalina Film Festival is an annual event that takes place at the end of September on Catalina Island, situated in Los Angeles County within the city of Avalon, California.
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LA EigaFest
September
LA EigaFest, is an annual film festival held in Los Angeles, California hosted by the Japan Film Society. It showcases the latest Japanese films to the American audience.
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LA Shorts Fest
September
The LA Shorts International Film Festival (LA Shorts), founded by Robert Arentz in 1997, is one of the largest international short film festivals in the world with more than three hundred films screening annually.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.