The Hundred Most Important Places in Los Angeles

Ian Grant
Ian Grant
Sep 7, 2018 · 2 min read

100. The Farmer’s Market

99. Hollenbeck Park

98. Sunset Boulevard, btwn Doheny & Coldwater

97. Glendale Galleria

96. Rose Bowl Flea Market

95. Abbott Kinney

94. Santa Monica Pier

93. Erewhon

92. Beverly Hills Hotel

91. Grand Park

90. Al & Bea’s

89. Norton Simon

88. Sapp Coffee Shop

87. Franklin Avenue, btwn Gower & Wilton

86. Pho Cafe

85. Bestia

84. Exposition Park

83. Burbank IKEA

82. Tommy’s

81. Natural History Museum

80. Sawtelle

79. California Donuts

78. The Broad

77. Sqirl

76. Melrose Avenue, btwn Fairfax & Highland

75. Echo Park Lake

74. Hollywood Boulevard, btwn Western & Vermont

73. Dino’s Chicken

72. MOCA

71. Olvera Street

70. Porto’s

69. Santa Monica Boulevard, btwn Doheny & La Cienega

68. Hancock Park

67. Wilshire Grand

66. Silverlake Resevoir

65. Angel’s Flight

64. Little Ethiopia

63. Langer’s

62. The Arts District

61. Barnsdall Park

60. Beverly Boulevard, btwn La Cienega & La Brea

59. The Apple Pan

58. Biltmore Hotel

57. Memorial Coliseum

56. Bottega Louie

55. USC

54. Griffith Observatory

53. La Brea Tar Pits

52. Third Street Promenade

51. The Getty Center

50. Valley Boulevard, btwn Atlantic & Del Mar

49. Chinatown

48. Grand Central Market

47. Beverly Soon Tofu

46. Staples Center

45. The Smell

44. UCLA

43. Venice Boardwalk

42. HMS Bounty

41. City Hall

40. The Valley

39. Amoeba Music

38. Egyptian Theater

37. El Coyote

36. Seventh Street, btwn Main & Grand

35. The Beverly Center

34. Disney Hall

33. Du-Par’s

32. Fairfax Avenue, btwn Melrose & Beverly

31. PYT

30. Szechuan Impression

29. Huntington Gardens

28. New Beverly Cinema

27. Echoplex

26. Wi Spa

25. Sunset Boulevard, btwn Fountain & Alvarado

24. Pershing Square

23. Hollywood Bowl

22. Bonaventure Hotel

21. Greenblatt’s Delicatessen

20. Watts Towers

19. Central Library

18. Arclight Cinemas (Sunset Blvd)

17. Larchmont

16. El Flamin Taco

15. Hollywood Blvd, btwn Orange & Vine

14. Los Angeles River

13. Macarthur Park

12. Urth Caffé

11. Wilshire Boulevard, btwn Western & Vermont

10. Baroo

9. Vermont Avenue, btwn Hollywood & Olympic

8. The Grove

7. Union Station

6. LACMA

5. Broadway, btwn First & Olympic

4. Griffith Park

3. Musso & Frank’s

2. Dodger Stadium

1. The Beach

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