Century City

Worth seeing in and around Century City

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of California, Los Angeles

   The University of California, Los Angeles is a public land-grant research university in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as the southern branch of the California State Normal School, which is now San José State University.

   3 km · public university in Los Angeles, California, USA · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

   Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary is a cemetery and mortuary located in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, California, United States. It includes a crematory for cremation services.

   2.3 km · cemetery in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles, California, United States · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Hammer Museum

   The Hammer Museum is an art museum and cultural center known for its artist-centric and progressive array of exhibitions and public programs. It is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles.

   2.5 km · museum in Los Angeles, California · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Fox Plaza

   2121 Avenue of the Stars, formerly known as Fox Plaza, is a 34-story, 493-foot skyscraper in Century City, Los Angeles, California. It is owned by the Orange County–based Irvine Company.

   400 m · skyscraper in Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Museum of Tolerance

   The Museum of Tolerance, also known as Beit HaShoah, is a multimedia museum in Los Angeles, California, United States, designed to examine racism and prejudice around the world with a strong focus on the history of the Holocaust. The museum was established in 1993, as the educational arm of human rights organization, the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

   1.4 km · holocaust memorials, racism and prejudice museum in California, United States · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Los Angeles California Temple

   The Los Angeles California Temple, the tenth operating and the second-largest temple operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is on Santa Monica Boulevard in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, California, United States. When it was dedicated in 1956, it was the largest of the church's temples, though it has since been surpassed by the Salt Lake Temple due to later expansions.

   1.6 km · temple of the LDS church · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Troubadour

   The Troubadour is a nightclub located in West Hollywood, California, United States, at 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard just east of Doheny Drive and the border of Beverly Hills. Inspired by a visit to the newly opened Troubadour café in London, it was opened in the 1950s by Doug Weston in a 65-seat coffee house on La Cienega Boulevard, in 1957 it moved to its current location which seats 300.

   3.9 km · nightclub located in West Hollywood, California, United States · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Pauley Pavilion

   The Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located in the Westwood Village district of Los Angeles, California, on the campus of UCLA. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams. The men's and women's volleyball and women's gymnastics teams also compete here.

   3.2 km · sporting arena on the University of California, Los Angeles campus · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Los Angeles Tennis Center

   The Los Angeles Tennis Center is a tennis facility located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. The center opened May 20, 1984, and hosted the demonstration tennis event of the 1984 Summer Olympics.

   3.3 km · tennis facility on the University of California, Los Angeles campus · Wikipedia
10. 10
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

    The UCLA School of Medicine is the accredited medical school of the University of California, Los Angeles. Founded in 1951, it is the second medical school in the University of California system after the UCSF School of Medicine.

    2.7 km · school of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Fox Plaza
2. 02
   Hammer Museum

   10899 Wilshire Blvd (in the Occidental Petroleum Building on the corner of Westwood Blvd),.

3. 03
   Museum of Tolerance

   Focusing on the history of the Holocaust, this museum contains many interactive exhibits designed to challenge visitors to assess their own levels of tolerance.

4. 04
   Skirball Cultural Center

   In the hills above Sepulveda Pass is this expansive contemporary facility devoted to Jewish heritage.

5. 05
   Westwood Village Memorial Park

   See the final resting places of some of Hollywood's most famous celebrities, including Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon, and Don Knotts, in a compact 2 acre cemetery.

6. 06
   Getty Center

   1200 Getty Center Dr (off of I-405; drive or take Metro Bus 734 (weekdays) or 234 (weekends), then ride the tram from the parking garage),.

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Things to do

1. 01
   Geffen Playhouse

   A UCLA-owned theater company that is noted for their original productions hosted in an intimate space in a historic Westwood building.

2. 02
   Regency Bruin Theater

   Like its big brother, the Fox Theater across the street, this is a fully modern cinema that still has the ambiance and style of an earlier era.

3. 03
   Regency Village Theater

   The art-deco Fox Village Theater (now operated by Regency) is a throwback to "Old Hollywood" that has survived into the multi-plex era, and is often the site of red-carpet premiers.

4. 04
   Rancho Park Golf Course

   Rancho Park Golf Course is a municipal course with discounts for LA residents, but is open to the public.

From Wikivoyage: Century City, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

West LA has a wide variety of food types and pricing. Westwood Boulevard features numerous restaurants of Iranian, Indian, and Pakistani cuisine, while Sawtelle Boulevard features many Japanese restaurants. There are a number of Indian and Pakistani restaurants along Venice Boulevard in Palms, mostly offering North Indian cuisine.

1. 01
   Apple Pan

   10801 W Pico Blvd (east of Westwood Blvd).

2. 02
   India's Oven

   11645 Wilshire Blvd (2nd Floor),.

3. 03
   Marty's Hamburger Stand

   10558 W Pico Blvd (on the corner of Prosser and Pico Blvd),.

4. 04
   Saffron and Rose Ice Cream

   Persian-style ice cream (similar in consistency and flavour to Italian gelato) in unusual flavours, such as date, rosewater, redcurrant, pistachio and cucumber(!).

5. 05
   Versailles

   10319 Venice Blvd,.

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Getting to Century City

Airports

Los Angeles (LAX), 13 km · Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR), 17 km · Long Beach (LGB), 36 km

Stations

Wilshire/La Cienega, 3.9 km · Century City Station, 500 m · Wilshire/Rodeo station, 2.1 km

• Santa Ana → Century City

  3660 km · quickest by air, 13h 12m · $790–1,190
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• Ontario → Century City

  71 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · $6–9
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• San Bernardino → Century City

  104 km · quickest by road, 2h 11m · $9–13
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