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Get to know LA, one neighborhood at a time

Photos show you a landmark or an apartment. They don't show you the block, the hills, the traffic or what a place looks like at sunset. Our drives do. Each guide pairs full 4K drives with a short history, what the area is like today, what to see and what it costs to live there.

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Where to stay, getting around with or without a car, tours worth booking and what to know before you fly, with a drive for each part of town.

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Rent, home values and population for every guide in one table you can sort, then watch the streets before you sign a lease.

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Or just browse: every neighborhood we've driven is below, with its top three sights. A ▶ name plays that spot in one of our drives.

Eastside

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Angelino HeightsOne of LA's oldest neighborhoods, next to Echo Park, known for the Victorian houses on Carroll Avenue.In the Echo Park guide · 1 driveEast HollywoodA dense, busy neighborhood between Hollywood and Silver Lake.In the Hollywood guide · 2 drives

Hollywood and the hills

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Laurel CanyonA winding canyon road lined with hillside homes, connecting Hollywood with Studio City.In the Hollywood Hills guide · 3 drives

Central LA

Downtown LA

The city's high-rise core: office towers, Broadway's historic theaters and Walt Disney Concert Hall.

  1. Walt Disney Concert Hall
  2. The Broad
  3. Grand Central Market and Angels Flight
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ChinatownA neighborhood on the northern edge of Downtown, a short walk from Union Station.1 driveKoreatownOne of LA's densest neighborhoods, centered on Wilshire Boulevard west of Downtown.2 drivesHancock ParkA residential neighborhood of large historic homes and wide, tree-lined streets between Hollywood and Koreatown.1 driveLarchmontA small, village-style shopping street on Larchmont Boulevard, next to Hancock Park.1 driveSouth LAA large, mostly residential part of the city south of Downtown.1 drive

Westside and the coast

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Century CityA business district of office towers on the Westside, next to Beverly Hills.1 driveBrentwoodA Westside neighborhood of leafy residential streets along Sunset Boulevard.1 drivePacific PalisadesA coastal neighborhood on the hills where Sunset Boulevard meets the ocean.1 drive

The Valley

Burbank

A separate city in the Valley, home to several major film and TV studios.

  1. Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood
  2. Downtown Burbank
  3. Bob's Big Boy on Riverside Drive
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Studio CityA Valley neighborhood at the bottom of Laurel Canyon, with Ventura Boulevard as its main street.2 drivesToluca LakeA quiet Valley neighborhood between Burbank and Studio City.1 drive

Northeast LA and beyond

Eagle Rock

A Northeast LA neighborhood next to Highland Park, named for a large rock formation, with Colorado Boulevard as its main street.

  1. Eagle Rock
  2. Colorado Boulevard
  3. Occidental College
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