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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Los Angeles State Historic Park

Los Angeles State Historic Park

Los Angeles State Historic Park, also known as LA Historic Park and the Cornfield, is a California State Park located …

La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

La Brea Tar Pits comprise an active paleontological research site in urban Los Angeles. Hancock Park was formed around a …

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Walt Disney Concert Hall

The Walt Disney Concert Hall at 111 South Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, California, is the fourth hall of …

Runyon Canyon Park

Runyon Canyon Park

Runyon Canyon Park is a 160-acre (65 ha) park in Los Angeles, California, at the eastern end of the Santa …

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is the largest natural and historical museum in the Western United States. …

The Broad Museum

The Broad Museum

The Broad () is a contemporary art museum on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. The museum is named for …

Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood is a film studio and theme park located in Universal City, California, near Hollywood, Los Angeles. It …

Walk of Fame

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 …

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum, commonly referred to as the Getty, is an art museum in Los Angeles, California, United …

Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory is an observatory in Los Angeles, California, on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park. It …

Venice Beach

Venice Beach

Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica Pier

The Santa Monica Pier is a large pier at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California, United States. …

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