Upcoming in Los Angeles
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Night Out at The Cube
After-hours 21+ evening at Discovery Cube Los Angeles featuring interactive exhibits, live DJ sets, hands-on science challenges, costume contests, and 360 photo booths. Adults-only science celebration.
KRS-One
Hip-hop legend KRS-One performs at The Novo in Los Angeles. This is a rare live performance opportunity for the influential rapper and philosopher.
Phoebe Bridgers
Singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers performs at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Tickets start at $85.
Don Omar
Reggaeton artist Don Omar performs at Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Tickets start at $59.
The Smashing Pumpkins
Alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins performs at Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Tickets start at $40.
Usher & Chris Brown
R&B and hip-hop artists Usher and Chris Brown perform together at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Tickets start at $48.
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Perched high above the city with spectacular views of Los Angeles and the Hollywood Sign, Griffith Observatory offers the single best view in LA. The surrounding Griffith Park is one of the largest urban parks in North America, providing hiking, horseback riding, and more—go at sunset and stay for the lights twinkling across the basin.
Free admission (you only pay to park), reached by a hilltop tram that makes arrival feel like ascending a modernist city. Richard Meier's travertine architecture, the Central Garden, European painting up to 1900, and 360-degree views of the basin make it worth half a day.
Nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains, The Getty Center presents an impressive collection of artworks spanning centuries within a modern architectural marvel. The stunning gardens and panoramic city views add to the experience, making the architecture itself worth the visit.
A shorter, steeper hike than Griffith with fantastic views over Los Angeles directly above Hollywood. The trail attracts locals jogging and visitors, with genuine celebrity-spotting built into the experience—the most LA version of a hike possible.
Free general admission to a heavyweight contemporary collection, and home to two of Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms, which you enter for one minute at a time. Book ahead; the Kusama rooms draw lines.
Open since 1917, this is the edible autobiography of LA. Legacy stalls like Roast to Go (1952) and China Cafe (1959) share a historic roof with 40-plus vendors and some of the city's most exciting newer chefs.
Where to stay
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Oceanfront Santa Monica luxury steps from the pier with beachfront suites, direct beach access, and views of the iconic Santa Monica Pier. This is the quintessential California beach hotel experience.
Opened in 1927 and financed partly by Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, it hosted the first Academy Awards and features the Tropicana pool with a David Hockney mural on the bottom. It sits right on the Walk of Fame, pairing history and location in one.
Opened in 1929 and modeled loosely on France's Château d'Amboise, it's the most mythologized hotel in LA and a longtime celebrity hideaway steps from the Sunset Strip. You're paying for the legend and the location as much as the room.