Downtown Los Angeles: How to visit for a day or ...

Downtown Los Angeles is full of more things to see and do than you think. In fact, my last visit, he took over a weekend, just to see everything. You can downtown Los Angeles over the weekend plan using the following resources.

Scenes from Downtown LA

Enjoy some of our best shots in downtown Los Angeles Photo Tour

Why should I go? You will love the downtown Los Angeles?

Be many visitors to Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles, but offers the best in art, department stores, restaurants and an overview of the history of Los Angeles.

The best time to go in downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles can be hot in summer, but each time, otherwise fun.

Do not miss

There are so many films and other productions running in the center of the town these days, is hard to miss, so keep your eyes peeled for closed sidewalks, police escorts and lines of white trucks parked on the roadside, all sure signs that open there; s trip over.

To do five more great activities in downtown Los Angeles

• Take our tour on your own feet: you will get an overview of the history of over 200 years in the city have.
• Art: Win tickets to the symphony, the Center Theatre Group and other entertainment centers. If you plan ahead, you can get a discount.
• Take a walk through history: Los Angeles Conservancy hikes are a great way to learn more about the city.
• To buy Promotions: The Garment District Los Angeles is full. So this is the neighborhood of toys, and the District of jewelry.
• Sports and Concert: The Staples Center is the home of basketball, hockey and soccer teams, and if none of this happens, it is sometimes transformed into a concert hall. The Nokia Theatre LA Live is also home to some great artists. Dodger Stadium is also close to the town center.

Annual events you should know

The Los Angeles Marathon ends in the middle of what. A series of road closures It takes place in early March.

Tips for visiting the center of Los Angeles

• It's bigger than it looks. On my last visit, we followed the tour in downtown Los Angeles in a loop from the Grand Central Market, but without El Pueblo and Chinatown. In my Fitbit, which was almost 9 kilometers.


• Some parts of the city are always dirty, run down and some streets are home to a large population of homeless. If you turn around and walk in an area that is not comfortable and go. On the positive side, you will see the members of the "Purple Patrol" on the streets. Your job is to keep the city clean and safe. They are also as a janitor roaming, ready to answer questions and directions to popular destinations.


• Leave your car parked and moving with the bus or the subway to the DASH.

Best Bites

Long time favorites are downtown Los Angeles Philippe the Original (French Dipped sandwiches) and the Grand Central Market, which is becoming a destination for food even more fun.

There are a lot of restore points at LA Live. You will find many reviews on Yelp.com and restaurants during Restaurant Week, guests can enjoy some of the best places in the region at discounted prices.

On my last visit we were surprised and delighted by the variety of places near Old Bank near Main and 4th Street Baco eat merkat found to 23:00 clock completely filled, but innovative, excellent dishes we shared was glad that the patio chairs for us.

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The city center is oddly short on choice of hotel. It's pretty easy to get a list of them on other web pages, so instead he provided guidance for the selection of a hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

Getting to downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles 120 miles north of San Diego, 270 miles west of Las Vegas, 220 miles from Fresno and 380 miles south of San Francisco. Many streets in the city of Los Angeles will get you there, including the United States 101, I-110, I-10 and I-fifth

If you fly, the obvious choice, LAX, but Burbank (BUR) is closer and less crowded.

By train, the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner line from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles.