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What to see in Los Angeles on foot

50 sights worth the detour, all walkable, all offline.

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Los Angeles is a city made for walking. This self-guided guide maps 50 of its sights worth the detour — landmarks, historic sites, museums and galleries, parks and gardens and public art — the places locals point to and the tour buses skip, close enough to string into a single day on foot. Download the Los Angeles pack in Voyage GO before you go and the whole route works offline: no roaming, no dead battery from a live map. Every monument, viewpoint and park you pass quietly fills your travel passport.

Landmarks1

  1. 1Thien Hau TempleThe Thien Hau Temple is a Chinese temple located in Los Angeles's Chinatown in California, dedicated to the ocean goddess Mazu.

Historic Sites28

  1. 2Little TokyoLittle Tokyo, also known as Little Tokyo Historic District, is an ethnically Japanese American district in downtown Los Angeles and the heart of the largest Japanese-American population in North America.
  2. 3Cole's P.E. BuffetCole's Pacific Electric Buffet, also known as Cole's P.E.
  3. 4Los Angeles Sister Cities MonumentThe Los Angeles Sister Cities Monument, also known as the Sister Cities of Los Angeles Monument, is a fingerpost and monument in Los Angeles' Civic Center, in the U.S.
  4. 5Onizuka Memorial
  5. 6TriforiumTriforium is a 60-foot high (18 m), concrete public art sculpture mounted with 1,494 Venetian glass prisms, light bulbs, and an internal 79-bell carillon located at Fletcher Bowron Square in the Los Angeles Mall at Temple and Main streets in the Civic Center district of Downtown Los Angeles.
  6. 7El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical MonumentEl Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument, also known as Los Angeles Plaza Historic District and formerly known as El Pueblo de Los Ángeles State Historic Park, is a historic district taking in the oldest section of Los Angeles, known for many years as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula.
  7. 8World Peace Bell
  8. 9Carroll AvenueCarroll Avenue is a street in Angelino Heights, one of the older neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
  9. 10Angels FlightAngels Flight is a historic 2 ft 6 in narrow-gauge funicular railway in the Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles, California.
  10. 11USPO Terminal AnnexThe United States Post Office – Los Angeles Terminal Annex, also known simply as Terminal Annex, located at 900 North Alameda Street in Los Angeles, California, was the central mail processing facility for Los Angeles, from 1940 to 1989.
  11. 12Los Angeles Police Department Memorial to Fallen OfficersThe Los Angeles Police Department Memorial to Fallen Officers is a monument on an elevated plaza at the LAPD headquarters on 100 West 1st Street in downtown Los Angeles.
  12. 13Spring Street CourthouseThe Spring Street Courthouse, formerly the United States Court House in Downtown Los Angeles, is a Moderne style building that originally served as both a post office and a courthouse.
  13. 14Arcade TheatreThe Arcade Theatre is a historic former vaudeville and movie theater in the Broadway district of Los Angeles, California.
  14. 15Bradbury BuildingThe Bradbury Building is an architectural landmark in downtown Los Angeles, California, United States.
  15. 16The Singer BuildingSinger Building, also known as Singer Sewing Building and Allied Arts Building, is a historic seven story high-rise located at 806 S.
  16. 17Cameo TheatreThe Cameo Theatre is a historic former movie theater on Broadway in Los Angeles, California.
  17. 18Los Angeles TheatreLos Angeles Theatre is a 2,000-seat historic former movie palace located at 615 S.
  18. 19Quinn's Rialto NickelodeonRialto Theater, formerly Quinn's Rialto Theater and Grauman’s Rialto, is a historic former movie theater located at 812 S.
  19. 20Roxie TheatreRoxie Theatre is a historic former movie theater in the Broadway Theater District of Los Angeles, California.
  20. 21Wurlitzer BuildingWurlitzer Building, also known as Apparel Center Building, Anjac Fashion Building, and Hudson Building, is a historic twelve-story highrise located at 814 S.
  21. 22Hotel RosslynThe Hotel Rosslyn Annex is a historic building in Los Angeles, California built in 1923 at the corner of 5th and Main streets.
  22. 23VibianaThe Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, often called St.
  23. 24Downtown Palace TheatrePalace Theatre, formerly Orpheum Theatre, Orpheum-Palace Theatre, Broadway Palace, Fox Palace, and New Palace Theatre, is a historic five-story theater and office building located at 636 S.
  24. 25James Oviatt BuildingThe James Oviatt Building, commonly referred to as The Oviatt Building, is an Art Deco highrise in Downtown Los Angeles located on Olive Street, half a block south of 6th St.
  25. 26Fine Arts BuildingThe landmark Fine Arts Building is located at 811 West 7th Street in Downtown Los Angeles, California.
  26. 27Giannini PlaceThe Bank of Italy Building is a historic building in Los Angeles, California, United States, known for many years as Giannini Place.
  27. 28The Brockman LoftsThe Brockman Building is a 12-story Beaux-Arts, Classical, and Romanesque Revival style building located on 7th Street in Downtown Los Angeles.
  28. 29South Park LoftsSouth Park Lofts, located in downtown Los Angeles, was built in 1924 as an eight-story parking garage.

Museums & Galleries7

  1. 30Chinese American MuseumThe Chinese American Museum is a museum in Downtown Los Angeles as a part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument.
  2. 31Gallery at REDCATRoy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT) is an interdisciplinary contemporary arts center for innovative visual, performing and media arts in downtown Los Angeles, California, located inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex.
  3. 32LA Plaza De Culturas Y ArtesLA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, also called LA Plaza, is a Mexican-American museum and cultural center in Los Angeles, California, USA that opened in April 2011.
  4. 33The Institute for Art and OlfactionThe Institute for Art and Olfaction is a non-profit organization devoted to advancing public, artistic and experimental engagement with scent.
  5. 34Museum of Contemporary ArtThe Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) is a contemporary art museum with two locations in Los Angeles, California.
  6. 35The Broad MuseumThe Broad is a contemporary art museum on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles.
  7. 36The Geffen Contemporary

Parks & Gardens7

  1. 37Los Angeles State Historic ParkLos Angeles State Historic Park, also known as LA Historic Park and the Cornfield, is a California State Park located near the Chinatown and Elysian Park neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
  2. 38Pershing SquarePershing Square is a small public park in Downtown Los Angeles, California, one square block in size, bounded by 5th Street to the north, 6th to the south, Hill to the east, and Olive to the west.
  3. 39Everett Park
  4. 40Biddy Mason Park
  5. 41Maguire GardensMaguire Gardens is a 2.3-acre park in Los Angeles, California, United States.
  6. 42Alpine Park
  7. 43Spring Street ParkSpring Street is one of the oldest streets in Los Angeles.

Public Art7

  1. 44Abraham Lincoln
  2. 45The Legend of Bruce Lee StatueA statue of Bruce Lee is located in Chinatown, Los Angeles, commemorating the martial artist of the same name.
  3. 46Statue of Sun Yat-senA statue of Sun Yat-sen is installed in Chinatown, Los Angeles, in the U.S.
  4. 47Molecule ManMolecule Man is a series of aluminium sculptures, designed by American artist Jonathan Borofsky, installed at various locations around the world, including Germany and the United States.
  5. 48Joseph Scott
  6. 49Bracero MonumentThe Bracero Monument is a bronze statue located on César Chávez Avenue, in Los Angeles, California, honoring the participants of the Bracero program.
  7. 50Friendship Knot

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