Los Angeles Downtown Walking Tour Experience

LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN WALKING TOUR (less than 2 mls)
Downtown LA is a captivating mix of modern high-rises, architectural landmarks, and ethnic neighborhoods that make this part of Los Angeles a true gem to discover. We will meet at Union Station, a classic art deco landmark. Then we'll stroll two blocks to the birthplace of LA, the vivid Olvera Street, with the oldest standing house and a bronze plaque with the names of the city's 44 founders. We'll pass City Hall, once the tallest building in LA before the construction of skyscrapers, and continue up to the Music Center and Disney Concert Hall, the masterpieces of architect Frank Geary. Walking along Grant Avenue, we'll see other important landmarks like the MOCA and the Broad Art Museum, until we reach the Angel Flight Railway, the Bradbury Building and then the vibrant LA Central Market where the the tour will end and where you may want to stop for lunch.

Meeting Point

Los Angeles Union Station

800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA

We meet at the main entrance of Union Station

What's included:

• Walking tour of Downtown LA
• Guide

Not included:

• Tip

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

Union Station

800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, 90012-2177, California

Union Station, a classic art deco landmark where many movies and documentaries have been shot.

15 minutes

Calle Olvera

Los Angeles, 90012, California

We'll stroll two blocks to the birthplace of LA, the vivid Olvera Street, with the oldest standing house and a bronze plaque with the names of the city's 44 founders, including the statue of Felipe de Neve, the Spanish Conquistador that named the city “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles".

20 minutes

City Hall

200 N. Spring St. between First and Temple, , Los Angeles, 90012-4801, California

We'll pass the City Hall, once the tallest building in Los Angeles before the construction of skyscrapers, and the center Los Angeles' famous political activism

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Music Center

135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, 90012-3013, California

We will continue up to the Music Center which includes three world class theatres: The LA Opera, Mark Taper and Ahmanson. Then we will cross the street and stop at the Disney Concert Hall, the masterpieces of architect Frank Geary.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Walt Disney Concert Hall

111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, 90012-3034, California

Walt Disney Concert Hall is home to the LA Phil – one of the world's preeminent orchestras – and an unrivalled venue for classical music, contemporary music, world music and jazz. It is one of the best masterpiece of the Architect Frank Geary.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Broad

221 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, 90012-3020, California

The Broad, newest Art Museum in LA. It houses a nearly 2,000-piece collection of contemporary art featuring 200 artists, including works by Cindy Sherman, Jeff Koons, Ed Ruscha, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, including a 1963 "Single Elvis" by the latter.

5 minutes

The Museum of Contemporary Art

250 S Grand Ave, Downtown, Los Angeles, 90012-3007, California

Founded in 1979, MOCA is the only museum in Los Angeles devoted exclusively to contemporary art. It is committed to the collection, presentation, and interpretation of work produced since 1940 in all media, and to preserving that work for future generations. In a remarkably short time, MOCA has developed one of the nation's most renowned permanent collections. Now numbering over 6,800 works and steadily growing, this invaluable cultural resource provides extensive opportunities for education and enjoyment to thousands of national and international visitors. Today the museum is housed in three unique facilities: MOCA Grand Avenue, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, and MOCA Pacific Design Center.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Angels Flight Railway

351 S. Hill St, , Los Angeles, 90013-1003, California

The 118-year-old funicular takes passengers on a short ride between Hill Street and Grand Avenue on Bunker Hill. Originally opened in 1901, Angels Flight® — the world’s shortest railway — has given more than 100 million rides on its hillside track.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Bradbury Building

304 S Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, 90013-1224, California

The Bradbury Building is the oldest commercial building remaining in the central city and one of Los Angeles’ unique treasures.
Behind its modest, mildly Romanesque exterior lies a magical light-filled Victorian court that rises almost fifty feet with open cage elevators, marble stairs, and ornate iron railings. The identity of the building’s final architect is a subject of debate. Lewis Bradbury, a mining and real estate millionaire, commissioned Sumner Hunt to create a spectacular office building. Hunt turned in completed designs but was replaced soon after by George H. Wyman, who supervised construction. (If possible we may go inside)

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Grand Central Market

317 South Broadway, , Los Angeles, 90013-1222, California

The vibrant LA Central Market, an emporium of food vendors and flower-sellers, a downtown landmark since 1917, brings together the cuisines and cultures of Los Angeles through terrific vendors and events. For a century, Grand Central Market has played home to butchers, fishmongers, spice sellers, and standalone miniature restaurants, each with their own unique history. A push to modernize the market around 2012 brought newcomers such as Sticky Rice, Eggslut, and Texas barbecue mavens Horse Thief.

20 minutes