Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

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Built in 1923, this grand stadium hosted the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games, the 1959 baseball World Series and two Super Bowls, and it's the home of University of Southern California Trojans (American) football team. Informative guided tours dish the history and take you inside locker rooms, the press box, field and more (blackout dates apply). Self-guided tours are also available but don't allow you inside the bowl.

From 2016 until the opening of SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, the Coliseum was also the temporary home stadium of the Los Angeles Rams.

The adjacent indoor Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena dates from 1959 and is still used for the rare rock concert.

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