Los Angeles (known as LA) is the USA’s second largest city after New York. LA is situated on the Pacific coast of southern California, its coastline stretches for 76 miles from Malibu to Long Beach. Inland, the city is ringed by the Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountains.

LA is made up of Downtown which is 16 miles inland from the coast, Pasadena to the northeast, to the west and northwest are Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Century City and the wide San Fernando Valley, Long Beach to the south and along the west coast Santa Monica, Venice Beach and Marina del Rey.

Disneyland is the city’s major attraction, but LA is also home to many world-renowned cultural institutions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, the LA Philharmonic and the Getty Museum.

Things to do and see

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Disneyland

Disneyland – The park is divided into six themed lands, Main Street USA, Tomorrowland, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland and Toontown. Located next to Disneyland is Disneyland California Adventure which has four theme areas that represent California, Sunshine Plaza, Paradise Pier, Hollywood Pictures Backlot and Golden State.

Knott’s Berry Farm – America’s oldest theme park, with thrilling rides and one of the tallest and longest wooden roller coasters.  

BEACHES

Santa Monica – including the Santa Monica Pier, the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium and Pacific Park.
Venice Beach.
Marina del Rey.

HOLLYWOOD

Grauman's Chinese Theatre

Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The art deco theatres Pacific El Capitan, The Egyptian and Pantages.
Hollywood and Highland, which includes the Hollywood Motion Picture Collection, the Kodak Theatre 9Academy Awards Theatre).
Hollywood History Museum.
Universal Studios.
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

THE WESTSIDE

Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits.
Petersen Car Museum.
Craft and Folk Art Museum.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
UCLA Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Centre.

The Getty Centre

The Getty Centre.
The Getty Villa.
Museum of Tolerance.
Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens.
Norton Simon Museum.
Mission San Fernando, Rey de Espana.

DOWNTOWN

El Pueblo de Los Angeles (and Olvera Street).
Museum of Contemporary Art.
Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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