This tiny, rustic spot, the oldest bar in Culver City, draws a Bohemian crowd to its nightly shows. You'll find a high percentage of fine local acts, such as singer-songwriters...

This hipster-friendly space offers an indulgent dinner and a movie every Friday and Saturday, with faintly arty recent releases or more straightforward romcoms. The bon chic...

Developing comedians get a chance to hone their skills in front of a live audience at this low-key, always-free theatre run by the Comedy Central TV network. The result is...

Built at the turn of the century by adventurous jack-of-all-trades Charles Fletcher Lummis, this eye-catchingly strange but admirable building is now open for low-key tours at...

Los Angeles's acropolis occupies the top of a hill on land once destined to be the site of a co-operative housing development. The complex was conceived as a home for the...

In 1974, oil magnate J Paul Getty opened a museum of his holdings in a faux villa in Malibu, based on the remains of the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum. Derision from critics...

'If every person could look through that telescope,' declared Griffith J Griffith, 'it would revolutionise the world.' More than 70 years after this iconic building opened, the...

The owners of Hollywood Forever have come in for criticism for promoting the place as a tourist attraction, but any place that houses the remains of such celluloid luminaries...

Joint has a chaotic booking policy, encompassing everything from hip hop DJs to folk singers and local wannabe bands. Check out the club's jam sessions, where you might catch...

High up in the San Gabriel Mountains, the Mount Wilson Observatory affords terrific views of the surrounding region. If you're travelling with a group, you can book an...

The collection of eccentric cosmetics heirs and philanthropists Dorothy and JB Nethercutt makes for a striking pair of museums. The San Sylmar site is home to a collection of...

Designed by Bertram Goodhue, completed in 1926 and renamed after the city's former mayor in 2001, LA's main library is worth a look even if you've no interest in borrowing...

Just inland from the Pacific Coast Highway and easy to miss when you're rushing to catch the sunset, the mystical, mysterious Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine is run by...