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Century City
Neighborhood of Los Angeles in California, United States

Century City

Century City is a 176-acre (71.2 ha) neighborhood and business district in central Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Located on the Westside to the south of Santa Monica Boulevard around 10 miles (16 km) west of downtown Los Angeles, Century City is one of the most prominent employment centers in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and its skyscrapers form a distinctive skyline along the city's westside.

Get in

Getting to Century City

Interstate 405 passes through West Los Angeles just south of the Sepulveda Pass. The area is noted for high levels of congestion, especially during rush hour. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX IATA) is about 20-30 minutes away, and has a very large number of flights to and from the airport. On the west side, local transit is provided by three main carriers.

See

Worth seeing

  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),.

Do

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.

Eat

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,.

How locals move

Getting around Century City the local way

  • Get aroundIf you choose to drive, be aware that there is a law against oversized pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles weighing more than .

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