Van Nuys

Worth seeing in and around Van Nuys

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
   Proto-Cathedral of St. Mary

   The Proto-Cathedral of St. Mary or Proto-Cathedral of St.

   3.6 km · church in California, United States of America · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Valley Beth Shalom

   Valley Beth Shalom is a Conservative synagogue at 15739 Ventura Boulevard in Encino, Los Angeles, California, in the United States. With approximately 1,500 member families, it is one of the largest synagogues in Los Angeles and one of the largest Conservative synagogues in the United States.

   5.1 km · conservative synagogue in Los Angeles, California, United States · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Leo Magnus Cricket Complex

   The Leo Magnus Cricket Complex or Sepulveda Basin Cricket Fields, aka Woodley Park, is a group of five cricket grounds located in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. The facility is also called Woodley Cricket Field or Woodley Cricket Complex due to its location in Woodley Park.

   4 km · Cricket ground in Los Angeles, California · Wikipedia
4. 04
   The Japanese Garden

   The Japanese Garden is a 6.5-acre public Japanese garden in Los Angeles, located in the Lake Balboa district in the central San Fernando Valley, adjacent to the Van Nuys and Encino neighborhoods. It is specifically on the grounds of the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant adjacent to Woodley Park, in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area.

   4.4 km · Japanese garden located on the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys, California, USA · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Grace Community Church

   Grace Community Church is a non-denominational, evangelical megachurch founded in 1956 and located in Sun Valley, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. The church is led by Senior Pastor Nathan Busenitz, who succeeded John MacArthur on August 20, 2025 as Staff Pastor, and was made permanent on August 23, 2026.

   4.3 km · Christian church in Los Angeles, California · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Los Angeles Valley College

   Los Angeles Valley College is a public community college in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District, and serves Valley Glen and its surrounding neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley.

   1.4 km · community college in Los Angeles, California, United States · Wikipedia
7. 07
   The Master's Seminary

   The Master's Seminary is the graduate seminary division of The Master's University and Seminary and is located on the campus of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. It is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission.

   4.3 km · division of The Master's University · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Woodley Park

   Woodley Park is a recreation area managed by the City of Los Angeles and located along Woodley Avenue between Victory and Burbank Boulevards in the Lake Balboa neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The area is located within the large Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area in the central San Fernando Valley.

   4 km · park in Sepulveda Basin, Los Angeles, California, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Sherman Oaks Galleria

   Sherman Oaks Galleria is an open-air shopping mall and business center located in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States, at the corner of Ventura and Sepulveda Boulevards in the San Fernando Valley. The teenage mall culture which formed around it and nearby malls formed the basis of the 1982 satirical song "Valley Girl" by Frank Zappa and daughter Moon Zappa, which mentions the Galleria by name, though it misattributes its location as Encino, which it abuts.

   4.5 km · Shopping mall in Los Angeles, California, United States · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Westfield Fashion Square

    Westfield Fashion Square is a shopping mall in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles, California. It is owned by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.

    3 km · Shopping mall in Los Angeles, California, United States · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   The Japanese Garden

From Wikivoyage: Van Nuys, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Van Nuys Golf Course

   This small park boasts an 18-hole, par 3 course for beginners as well as a driving range.

2. 02
   Sky Zone Trampoline Park
3. 03
   Iceland Ice Skating Center

   This indoor ice skating rink offers bumper cars, "easy skaters" (or, walkers for new skaters), and three party rooms.

4. 04
   Woodley Lakes Golf Course

   Woodley Lakes has tournament-like greens with flat, wide, and forgiving holes that are great for beginners.

From Wikivoyage: Van Nuys, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   El Katracho

   14838 Burbank Blvd,.

2. 02
   Kyushu Ramen

   15355 Sherman Way Ste N,.

3. 03
   Lido Pizza

   15232 Victory Blvd,.

4. 04
   Little Ocha of the Valley

   Los Tres Hermanos, 6269 Van Nuys Blvd (corner of Van Nuys and Sylvan),.

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Getting to Van Nuys

Airports

Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR), 7 km · Los Angeles (LAX), 27 km · Long Beach (LGB), 48 km

Stations

Van Nuys Airport, 6 km · Van Nuys station, 3.4 km · Laurel Canyon, 3.8 km · Woodley, 4.7 km

• Long Beach → Van Nuys

  52 km · quickest by road, 1h 15m · $5–7
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• Santa Ana → Van Nuys

  3670 km · quickest by air, 13h 52m · $830–1,250
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• Ontario → Van Nuys

  75 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · $7–10
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