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The city of perpetual sunshine — sprawling, surprising and impossible to understand in a week.
Los Angeles has no single centre, no obvious walking logic and no obvious narrative. It is 503 square miles of neighbourhoods each with a completely different character — Beverly Hills and Compton are 5 miles apart. This is a feature, not a bug.
The LA worth visiting is found in Silver Lake coffee shops, Korean BBQ on Koreatown's Olympic Boulevard, the Getty Centre above the city, the Venice boardwalk at 6am and the Griffith Observatory at night. None of this requires Hollywood.
Venice Beach, Santa Monica, Malibu and the Pacific Coast Highway — LA's beach culture is genuinely world-class.
The Getty Centre (free), the Broad museum (free), LACMA, the Getty Villa — extraordinary art in extraordinary settings.
The most diverse food city in the world — Korean BBQ, Mexican tacos, Japanese ramen, Ethiopian, Armenian. The best food costs almost nothing.
The most interesting neighbourhood in LA — the anti-Hollywood. Griffith Observatory above.
West-side beach culture — Venice boardwalk, Abbot Kinney boutiques and the Pacific.
Revitalised downtown — Grand Central Market, the Broad museum (free) and the Arts District.
A car or rideshare budget is essential — LA is too spread out without one. Rent a car for Joshua Tree and PCH
The Getty Centre is free entry (reserve online) — one of America's greatest museums at no cost
Street taco stands throughout East LA and Koreatown serve better food than any tourist restaurant — look for a queue
Uber and Lyft are reliable but expensive for longer distances — the Metro works for the central areas
The Pacific Coast Highway at dawn heading north from Santa Monica is one of the great American drives
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Curated activities worth booking in advance — via GetYourGuide.
Alien desert landscape 2 hours from LA — boulders, Joshua trees and extraordinary photography.
Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive and the celebrity hills.
Morning hike to the observatory with the complete LA panorama.
The best food hall in LA and the Arts District's restaurant scene.
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