Los Angeles Trip Overview
Discover Downtown Los Angeles, an area often forgotten by touristic tours, with a focus on the cultural, historical and architectural heart of the city. Get to know DTLA, starting with the museums, Grand Central Market, the Arts District, and end in the oldest part of the city, El Pueblo.
This tour was designed in the spirit of slow travel with a local guide who knows the city like no one else. It supports and provides exposure to local businesses and local nonprofits. During your tour, the guide will highlight different shops and stores that have a positive impact on the community.
Customize the tour with a dinner prepared by locals in their home. We’ll take you for a special evening with a L.A. resident who will prepare and host a dinner and make you feel at home for an evening. An incredible way to finish the day and to contribute to supporting a local L.A. resident.
Additional Info
Duration: 6 to 9 hours
Starts: Los Angeles, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Los Angeles, California, United States
Discover Downtown Los Angeles, an area often forgotten by touristic tours, with a focus on the cultural, historical and architectural heart of the city. Get to know DTLA, starting with the museums, Grand Central Market, the Arts District, and end in the oldest part of the city, El Pueblo.
This tour was designed in the spirit of slow travel with a local guide who knows the city like no one else. It supports and provides exposure to local businesses and local nonprofits. During your tour, the guide will highlight different shops and stores that have a positive impact on the community.
Customize the tour with a dinner prepared by locals in their home. We’ll take you for a special evening with a L.A. resident who will prepare and host a dinner and make you feel at home for an evening. An incredible way to finish the day and to contribute to supporting a local L.A. resident.
Stop At: Downtown, Downtown, Los Angeles, California
On this tour, you’ll discover the cultural, historical and architectural heart of the city, Downtown Los Angeles. You will learn about its revival as a cultural and architectural destination. Your guide will show you some of the notable historic architecture of Downtown LA, and you will see modern epic murals and historic places you may have spotted in films.
Duration: 3 hours
Pass By: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012-2707
Meet your guide in front of the Cathedral at 10 am
Stop At: Angels Flight Railway, 356 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90013-1003
Step into the Angel’s Flight Railway, a funicular which will bring you down into the Historic Core.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Bradbury Building, 304 S Broadway Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90013-1224
You’ll visit the Bradbury Building, featured in the film Blade Runner and many more.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Grand Central Market, 317 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013-1222
Enjoy the Grand Central Market and its selection of California’s best ingredients, chefs, and entrepreneurs. Walk along the dozens of rows of local vendors of produce, spices, and delicious prepared food. You could try fresh oysters at the Oyster Gourmet stand, pupusas made from special family recipes at Sarita’s Pupuseria, or vegan ramen at Ramen Hood. (Food is not included)
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Art District, Los Angeles, CA
Your tour continues through the Arts District, where you’ll see giant murals and small, whimsical bits of street art. Get a glimpse of underground L.A when you see the tunnels illicit bargoers secretly used during Prohibition
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: El Pueblo de Los Angeles, Macy, Alameda, Spring and Arcadia streets, Los Angeles, CA 90012-2932
Your tour will end in the oldest part of the city, El Pueblo. Step back in time and get to know the history of Los Angeles in El Pueblo, the location of storied Olvera Street, and Union Station, location of the 2021 Oscars.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Optional: An Angeleno will welcome you for dinner at their home. End your day like you’ve always belonged in LA.
Duration: 3 hours
