10:00 AMThe Getty
Activities4.8
Free entry, pay for parking. The tram, the gardens and the view are as good as the art.
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Est. budget ~$430 / person1
Day 1 · Fri, Sep 25
6 stops16.6 km9h 45m planned~216 min walk~$105
10:00 AM
1:30 PMGjusta
Food & Drink4.3$$
Bakery-deli behind an unmarked door. Order at the counter, fight for a patio seat.
2:30 PMAbbot Kinney Boulevard
Activities4.7
The shopping street that made Venice expensive. Good for an hour of browsing.
3:45 PMVenice Beach Boardwalk
Activities4.5
Skate park, Muscle Beach, absolute chaos. Walk it once, north to south.
5:15 PMSanta Monica Pier
Activities4.6
Ferris wheel, the end of Route 66, and the best sunset angle on the Westside.
7:30 PMRustic Canyon
Food & Drink4.4$$$
Market-driven, changes weekly, never misses. Book two weeks out.
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Day 2 · Sat, Sep 26
6 stops15 km8h planned~195 min walk~$155
9:00 AMRépublique
Food & Drink4.5$$
Breakfast in a 1920s Chaplin building. Kouign-amann and the shakshuka.
10:15 AMThe Grove
Activities4.6
The outdoor mall with the trolley, attached to the century-old Original Farmers Market. Eat at the market, walk the Grove.
12:15 PMHollywood Walk of Fame
Activities4.0
Underwhelming by design — see it, photograph it, leave. One hour is plenty.
1:30 PMIn-N-Out Burger
Food & Drink4.5
Double-Double Animal Style. The Sunset Boulevard location, ten minutes from the Walk of Fame — the right first In-N-Out.
5:00 PMGriffith Observatory
Activities4.7
Free, and the best Hollywood Sign view in the city. Come for sunset and stay until the grid lights up. Closed Mondays.
7:30 PMMusso & Frank Grill
Food & Drink4.6$$$$
Oldest restaurant in Hollywood, red jackets and martinis. Sit at the bar.
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Day 3 · Sun, Sep 27
6 stops4.5 km8h 45m planned~59 min walk~$135
9:30 AMGrand Central Market
Food & Drink4.5$
Century-old food hall. Eggslut for the queue, Villa Moreliana for the actual best thing.
11:00 AMThe Broad
Activities4.7
Free, but reserve. The Infinity Mirror Room is a separate line — join it first thing.
12:45 PMWalt Disney Concert Hall
Activities4.7
Across the street from the Broad. Walk the free rooftop garden most visitors never find.
2:00 PMOlvera Street
Activities4.6
The city's oldest street — puestos, mariachi, taquitos at Cielito Lindo, and the birthplace of LA across the plaza.
4:00 PMAngel City Brewery
Other4.3
Big warehouse taproom in the Arts District. Good base for wandering the murals.
7:00 PMBestia
Food & Drink4.5$$$$
Still the hardest table downtown. Reserve at 30 days, or eat at the bar.
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Day 4 · Mon, Sep 28
6 stops9.6 km7h 50m planned~125 min walk~$35
9:00 AMUrth Caffé
Food & Drink4.4
Green-tea lattes and Beverly Hills people-watching on the patio. Fuel before Rodeo, five minutes away.
10:00 AMRodeo Drive
Activities4.7
Three blocks of window shopping and the Via Rodeo staircase photo. You're here for the scene, not the receipts.
12:00 PMLos Angeles County Museum of Art
Activities4.6
Urban Light out front is free and always busy. Inside is quieter than it should be.
2:00 PMLa Brea Tar Pits
Activities4.7
Ice-age fossils still bubbling up in the middle of the city, next door to LACMA. The mammoths in the lake are the photo.
3:15 PMCanter's Deli
Food & Drink4.3
24-hour Fairfax institution — pastrami and a black-and-white cookie under the stained-glass ceiling. Late lunch, light dinner after.
6:30 PMNight + Market Weho
Food & Drink4.3$$
Loud, spicy northern Thai. Order the crispy rice salad and the fried chicken.