Want to spend some quality time outdoors in Los Angeles and visit some of its most popular attractions? Then head over to the Griffith Park area of the city, just under an hour’s drive northeast of UCLA! There, you can enjoy nearby attractions like the famous Griffith Observatory.

West Hollywood is a Los Angeles tourism hotspot and cultural icon, located just a few miles from the UCLA campus. Known for its LGBTQ community, its fine dining and shopping establishments, and its entertainment, West Hollywood attracts tourists from around the world.

Beaches in L.A. are mostly about tanning, swimming, surfing and boogie-boarding. However, there’s one coastal city in particular, where boating is the sport of choice. These include small sailboats and even larger, luxury yachts, all lined along the world’s largest man-made small boat harbor in the world.

Each New Year’s Day, crowds from all over the world come to Pasadena for the annual Tournament of Roses Rose Parade, as well as to attend the Rose Bowl college football game. However, there are lots of other attractions Pasadena has to offer.

Whether you want to treat yourself to an afternoon of shopping, tour one of the most popular art museums in the United States, or see dinosaur fossils, head to Beverly Hills and adjacent Mid-Wilshire in West Los Angeles.