Los Angeles

Los Angeles

US
Population3,898,747
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits as of 2024, it is the second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents.

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Mariachi Plaza

Mariachi Plaza

Mariachi Plaza, also known in Spanish as Plaza del Mariachi, is a plaza located in the Boyle Heights district of …

Hollyhock House

Hollyhock House

Hollyhock House is a house museum at Barnsdall Art Park in the East Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United …

Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a landmark which consists of 2,817 five-pointed terrazzo-and-brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along …

Avila Adobe

Avila Adobe

The Ávila Adobe, built in 1818 by Francisco Ávila, is the oldest standing residence in the city of Los Angeles, …

Lummis Home

Lummis Home

Lummis House, also known as El Alisal, is a Rustic American Craftsman stone house built by Charles Fletcher Lummis in …

African American Firefighter Museum

African American Firefighter Museum

Fire Station No. 30, Engine Company No. 30 is a historic fire station and engine company in the South Los …

Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial

Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial

The Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial is located at Old Engine Co. No. 27, also known as Fire …

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery

The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery is located in the Barnsdall Art Park in Los Angeles, California. It focuses on …

Neutra Studio and Residences (VDL Research House)

Neutra Studio and Residences (VDL Research House)

Neutra VDL Studio and Residences, the home of architect Richard Neutra, is located in Los Angeles, California. It is also …

California Science Center

California Science Center

The California Science Center (sometimes spelled California ScienCenter) is a state agency and science museum located in Exposition Park, Los …

California African American Museum

California African American Museum

The California African American Museum (CAAM) is a museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, next to the California Science …

SKETCH Foundation Gallery Air and Space Exhibits

SKETCH Foundation Gallery Air and Space Exhibits

Angels Flight

Angels Flight

Angels Flight is a historic 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge funicular railway in the Bunker Hill district of …

Perry Mansion

Perry Mansion

Mount Pleasant House is a residence built in 1875-76 for William Hayes Perry in Boyle Heights. It was designed by …

Heritage Square

Heritage Square

Heritage Square Museum is a living history and open-air architecture museum located beside the Arroyo Seco Parkway in the Montecito …

Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum

Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum

Velveteria: The Museum of Velvet Art

Velveteria: The Museum of Velvet Art

Velveteria: The Museum of Velvet Art was a museum dedicated to paintings on velvet.established in 2005 in Portland Oregon and …

Thien Hau Temple

Thien Hau Temple

The Thien Hau Temple is a Chinese temple located in Los Angeles's Chinatown in California, dedicated to the ocean goddess …

Hollywood and Vine

Hollywood and Vine

Hollywood and Vine, the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, became known in the 1920s for …

1100 Wilshire

1100 Wilshire

1100 Wilshire is a 37-story, 151.18 m (496.0 ft) residential and commercial skyscraper completed in 1987 in the Central City …

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