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Here’s your best way to explore LA.
Discover LA’s hidden streets, architectural masterpieces, Hollywood romance, lost canyons, and diverse culture. In this expanded and updated edition of the award-winning guide, LA insiders Erin Mahoney Harris and Zach Behrens lead you on 38 unique walking tours through LA’s colorful history and natural beauty. Each self-guided tour includes a detailed map, original photograph, and public transportation information. Plus, route summaries make each walk easy to follow, and a “Points of Interest” section summarizes the walk’s highlights. On every urban trek, you’ll soak up the LA vibe, from quirky art to world-class museums to of-the-moment shops and restaurants. And brand-new trips to Palos Verdes Peninsula, Manhattan Beach, Highland Park, Mar Vista, and Downtown's Art District lead to amazing sights and experiences that even lifelong Angelenos probably never knew existed. So whether you’re looking for a 2-hour stroll along a gorgeous waterfront in an iconic beach community or a full day’s experience through historic neighborhoods with secret stairways and homes of Golden Age movie stars, put shoe to sidewalk and walk Los Angeles!
Erin Mahoney Harris is also the author of Visit California Farms and has written for LA Parent Magazine. She lives with her family in Santa Monica, CA. Zach Behrens currently works as a Senior Communications Fellow for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Acknowledgments
Authors’ Note
Introduction
- Castellammare in Pacific Palisades
- Northwest Santa Monica
- Northeast Santa Monica and Brentwood
- Venice Beach
- Mar Vista
- Manhattan Beach
- NoHo Arts District
- Studio City’s Woodbridge Park
- UCLA Campus in Westwood
- Central Culver City
- Culver City’s Baldwin Hills Stairs and Hayden Tract
- West Hollywood Design District
- Miracle Mile
- Carthay Circle and South Carthay
- Hollywood’s High Tower and Whitley Heights
- Lower Beachwood Canyon
- Upper Beachwood Canyon and Hollywoodland
- Larchmont Village and Windsor Square
- Koreatown and Wilshire Center
- Los Feliz
- Franklin Hills
- Atwater Village
- Glendale’s Brand Park and Kenneth Village
- West Silver Lake
- East Silver Lak
- Echo Park and Angelino Heights
- Elysian Heights
- Frogtown (Elysian Valley)
- El Pueblo de Los Angeles and Chinatown
- Downtown Civic Center
- Downtown Financial and Jewelry Districts
- Little Tokyo
- Downtown Arts District
- USC and Exposition Park
- Mount Washington
- Historic Highland Park
- South Pasadena
- San Pedro Waterfront
Appendix 1: Walks by Theme
Appendix 2: Points of Interest
Index
Photo Credits
About the Authors