4 Free Things to Do in Los Angeles

4 landmarks with verified facts and stories

Griffith Park & LA Zoo
~3 min

Griffith Park & LA Zoo

4730 Crystal Springs Dr, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, 90027, United States

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Griffith Park is the largest municipal park with an urban wilderness area in the United States — 4,310 acres of chaparral-covered hills, oak woodlands, and hiking trails that are home to mountain lions, coyotes, mule deer, and the P-22 legend (a mountain lion that lived in the park from 2012 to 2022, crossed two freeways to get there, and became the most famous wild animal in LA history).

Hollywood Sign & Griffith Observatory
~3 min

Hollywood Sign & Griffith Observatory

2800 E Observatory Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90027

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The Griffith Observatory is the most visited public observatory in the world and the best place to see the Hollywood Sign — a white Art Deco building perched on the south slope of Mount Hollywood that provides free telescopic views of the night sky, planetarium shows, and a panoramic view of Los Angeles that stretches from downtown's glass towers to the Pacific Ocean.

Hollywood Walk of Fame
~2 min

Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hollywood, Los Angeles, 90028, United States

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The Hollywood Walk of Fame is the most famous sidewalk in the world — 2,700+ five-pointed terrazzo-and-brass stars embedded in the pavement along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street, each bearing the name of a celebrity from the entertainment industry.

Runyon Canyon
~2 min

Runyon Canyon

2000 N Fuller Ave, Runyon Canyon, Los Angeles, 90046, United States

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Runyon Canyon is LA's most popular urban hike — a 160-acre park in the Hollywood Hills that provides a moderately challenging trail with views of the Hollywood Sign, downtown, the Griffith Observatory, and on clear days the Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island.

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