Things to Do in Beverly Hills and Westside Los Angeles
Armand Hammer Museum of Art
The museum near UCLA presents selections from the Armand Hammer Collection, which features primarily Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings by such artists as Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and Vincent van Gogh.
The museum near UCLA presents selections from the Armand Hammer Collection, which features primarily Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings by such artists as Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and Vincent van Gogh.
Beverly Hills Trolley Tours
Fun tours in an open-sided trolley take you around town and highlight its interesting story.
Fun tours in an open-sided trolley take you around town and highlight its interesting story.
George C. Page Museum (La Brea Tar Pits)
Fossilized woolly mammoths, sabre-toothed tigers and more Ice Age creatures. In Wilshire Boulevard's Museum Row.
Fossilized woolly mammoths, sabre-toothed tigers and more Ice Age creatures. In Wilshire Boulevard's Museum Row.
Greystone Mansion and Park
A 67-room, Tudor English-style mansion, Greystone was built in the 1920s. The gardens and courtyard are open to the public, and Friends of Greystone sponsors house and garden tours in November.
A 67-room, Tudor English-style mansion, Greystone was built in the 1920s. The gardens and courtyard are open to the public, and Friends of Greystone sponsors house and garden tours in November.
J. Paul Getty Museum
Architecture overshadows the collection at this famous museum.
Architecture overshadows the collection at this famous museum.
La Brea Tar Pits (Page Museum)
A tar pit has oozed to the surface here for millenia, imprisoning and preserving unfortunate creatures who got stuck in the gooey black mess. The museum's exhibit features sabre-toothed cats, dire wolves and giant sloths, along with other creatures.
A tar pit has oozed to the surface here for millenia, imprisoning and preserving unfortunate creatures who got stuck in the gooey black mess. The museum's exhibit features sabre-toothed cats, dire wolves and giant sloths, along with other creatures.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles' premier art museum hosts lots of excellent special exhibits and musical events, including free jazz concerts on Friday nights.
Los Angeles' premier art museum hosts lots of excellent special exhibits and musical events, including free jazz concerts on Friday nights.
Melrose Avenue
Before telvision's "Melrose Place," there was Melrose Avenue. One of the areas that help define the L.A. experience, Melrose is a funky, New Wave, area goo for walking, shopping, dining and (especially) people-watching.
Before telvision's "Melrose Place," there was Melrose Avenue. One of the areas that help define the L.A. experience, Melrose is a funky, New Wave, area goo for walking, shopping, dining and (especially) people-watching.
Museum of Tolerance
Hands-on museum focusing on the effects of racism and prejudice.
Hands-on museum focusing on the effects of racism and prejudice.
Paley Center for the Media
Formerly called the Museum of Television and Radio, the Paley Center holds more than 140,000 programs collected during 100 years of television and radio. Browse through their collection in the library or watch daily screenings in the auditorium.
Formerly called the Museum of Television and Radio, the Paley Center holds more than 140,000 programs collected during 100 years of television and radio. Browse through their collection in the library or watch daily screenings in the auditorium.
Petersen Automotive Museum
A collection of antique automobiles. Located on Wilshire Blvd.
A collection of antique automobiles. Located on Wilshire Blvd.
Rodeo Drive
The famous Beverly Hills upscale shopping area is surprisingly accessible, even if all you want to do is window-shop.
The famous Beverly Hills upscale shopping area is surprisingly accessible, even if all you want to do is window-shop.
Segwow Segway Tours
Learn to ride a very fun Segway "personal transporter" and use it to tour Rodeo Drive and celebrity homes in the area.
Learn to ride a very fun Segway "personal transporter" and use it to tour Rodeo Drive and celebrity homes in the area.
Skirball Center
The Skirball's stated mission is to "explore the connections between four thousand years of Jewish heritage and the vitality of American democratic ideals." Their core exhibit traces Jewish people's experiences and accomplishments, but they also offer a wide variety of other activities including an interactive family experience based on the Noah's Ark story.
The Skirball's stated mission is to "explore the connections between four thousand years of Jewish heritage and the vitality of American democratic ideals." Their core exhibit traces Jewish people's experiences and accomplishments, but they also offer a wide variety of other activities including an interactive family experience based on the Noah's Ark story.
Sunset Boulevard, Sunset Strip
The best known portion of this famous street, between Crescent Heights Boulevard and Doheny Drive is often called "Sunset Strip," a collection of rock clubs, restaurants, boutiques, and Hollywood nightspots.
The best known portion of this famous street, between Crescent Heights Boulevard and Doheny Drive is often called "Sunset Strip," a collection of rock clubs, restaurants, boutiques, and Hollywood nightspots.
UCLA
There's more to UCLA than just classrooms. This campus is home to some outstanding architecture, gardens, excellent museums and top-notch performance venues.
There's more to UCLA than just classrooms. This campus is home to some outstanding architecture, gardens, excellent museums and top-notch performance venues.