Must-see attractions in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

  • Getty Center, exterior.

    Getty Center

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    In its billion-dollar, in-the-clouds perch, high above the city grit and grime, the Getty Center presents triple delights: a stellar art collection …

  • Museum of Tolerance

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    Run by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, this powerful, deeply moving museum uses interactive technology to engage visitors in discussion and contemplation…

  • Frederick R Weisman Art Foundation

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    The late entrepreneur and philanthropist Frederick R Weisman had an insatiable passion for art, a fact confirmed when touring his former Holmby Hills home…

  • University of California, Los Angeles

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    Founded in 1919, the alma mater of Jim Morrison, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Jackie Robinson ranks among the nation’s top universities. The campus is vast:…

  • In the grounds of the 20th century Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills.

    Greystone Mansion & Park

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    Known for inducing bouts of real-estate envy, this Tudor Revival mansion dates back to 1927. Hoover Dam architect Gordon Bernie Kaufmann designed the…

  • Rodeo Drive

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    It might be pricey and unapologetically pretentious, but no trip to LA would be complete without a saunter along Rodeo Dr, the famous three-block ribbon…

  • Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    You'll be spending quiet time with entertainment heavyweights at this compact cemetery, hidden behind Wilshire Blvd's wall of high-rise towers. The…

  • Skirball Cultural Center

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    Although it is, technically speaking, the country’s largest Jewish museum and cultural center, the Skirball has something for all. The preschool set can…

  • Hammer Museum

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    Originally a vanity project of the late oil tycoon Armand Hammer, this UCLA-affiliated museum has become a widely respected art space. The museum really…

  • Beverly Hills Hotel

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    Affectionately known as the ‘Pink Palace,’ the Beverly Hills Hotel has served as unofficial hobnobbing headquarters for the industry elite since 1912. In…

  • Fowler Museum at UCLA

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    Near the Film and Television Archive in UCLA, this museum presents oft-intriguing ethno-exhibits. Previous multimedia shows have explored everything from…

  • Beverly Canon Gardens

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    Radiating a Spanish Colonial vibe, this soothing courtyard garden connects Beverly Dr with Canon. It was built by the developers of the Montage to create…

  • Beverly Hills High School

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    Alumni of the only major public school in Beverly Hills include rockers Slash and Lenny Kravitz, and actors Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Cage, Richard…

  • Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    Located northeast of Royce Quad at the sprawling UCLA campus is this verdant sculpture garden, considered one of the most comprehensive in the country…

  • Paley Center for Media

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    The main lure of the Paley Center, located in a crisp white building by Getty Center architect Richard Meier, is its mind-boggling archive of TV and radio…

  • UCLA Film & TV Archive

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    The Powell Library offers access to the UCLA Film and TV Archive, the country’s second-largest after the Library of Congress, with more than 350,000…

  • Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    In the southeastern corner of the UCLA campus, the seven-acre Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden harbors more than 3000 native and exotic plants and…

  • O’Neill House

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    Just north of Santa Monica Blvd is the rather eclectic O'Neill House, built in 1988. While it doesn’t have a famous architect, its free-form, art nouveau…

  • Powell Library

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    The Powell Library offers access to the UCLA Film and TV Archive, the country’s second-largest after the Library of Congress, with more than 350,000…

  • Via Rodeo

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    One of the most popular corners of Rodeo Dr is this kitschy, cobbled outdoor mall, lined with mock-European facades and home to a small but exclusive…

  • Anderton Court

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    Rodeo Dr is home to Frank Lloyd Wright's 1953 commercial-residential creation Anderton Court. The complex features an angular ramp leading up and around a…

  • Broad Art Center

    Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood

    Designed by Richard Meier, the Broad Art Center houses the UCLA visual-arts programs and an MFA student gallery.