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Los Angeles City Guide

Los Angeles is alive with non-stop excitement, culture, diversity, art and of course, entertainment. The Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza puts you near everything - including the Staples Center and the Los Angeles Convention Center.  From museums and theme parks to the rich and famous, L.A. has a culture all its own. Cheer on one of several professional sports teams or tour Universal Studios Hollywood to get a behind-the-scenes look at how movies are made.

Discover the charm of downtown’s neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Olvera Street and Koreatown. Rub elbows with the stars on Rodeo Drive, go celebrity watching at a trendy Hollywood restaurant or compare your handprints to theirs  outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. With so much to choose from, the City of Angels is a can’t-miss destination - and the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza is your perfect L.A. home.

Arts & Culture
Museum of Contemporary Art – adjacent
Los Angeles Music Center – 1 block
Los Angeles Opera – 1 block
Mark Taper Forum – 1 block
Ahmanson Theater – 1 block
Walt Disney Concert Hall – 1 block
Central Library – 2 blocks
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Symphony – 2 blocks
Cathedral of Our Lady of Angeles – 2 blocks
California Science Center – short drive
Natural History Museum – short drive
California African-American Museum – short drive
Griffith Park Observatory and Planetarium – 7 miles
Travel Town, an outdoor transportation museum – 7 miles
Gene Autry Museum – 9 miles
Getty Center – 16 miles
Skirball Cultural Center – 19 miles

Attractions
Los Angeles Civic Center, Los Angeles City Hall and the court houses – 3 blocks
Beverly Hills – 20 minutes
Federal Court House – 1 mile
Chinatown – 1 mile
Little Tokyo – 1 mile
Olvera Street – 1 mile
La Brea Tar Pits – 6.51 miles
Mann’s Chinese Theatre – 7 miles
Pantages Theatre – 7 miles
Hollywood – 7 miles
Universal Studios Hollywood/City Walk – 9 miles
Knott’s Berry Farm – 23 miles
Long Beach Convention Center – 25 miles
Disneyland theme parks and Downtown Disney – 28 miles
Six Flags Magic Mountain – 35 miles
Santa Monica – 35 miles

Shopping
Jewelry District, featuring more than 200 jewelry shops – 6 blocks
Fashion District, a multitude of fashion shops and designer showrooms – 6 blocks
7th Street Market – 1 mile
Garment District – 1.5 miles
Melrose Avenue – 7 miles
Beverly Center – 9 miles
Glendale Galleria – 9 miles
Century City Shopping Center – 11 miles
Sherman Oaks Fashion Square – 15 miles

Outdoor Recreation
Griffith Park, an assortment of recreational and entertainment options include tennis courts, picnic areas, horseback riding and hiking trails – 7 miles
Los Angeles Zoo – 9 miles
Washington Golf Course – 12 miles
Venice Beach – 15 miles
Santa Monica beaches – 18 miles
Marina Del Rey beaches – 20 miles
Manhattan Beach – 25 miles
Hermosa Beach – 25 miles
Malibu State Beach – 28 miles
Catalina Islands via boat – 45 miles
Big Bear snow skiing – 98 miles

Sports
Staples Center, home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers as well as the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings – 1.5 miles
Dodger Stadium, home of MLB’s Los Angeles Dodgers – 2.5 miles
Rose Bowl, home of UCLA Bruins football and the famous New Year’s Day bowl game – 12 miles

Universities
University of Southern California – 4.5 miles
University of California Los Angeles – 15 miles

Transportation
Union Station – 5 minutes away

Dining & Entertainment
Tesoro Trattoria (fine dining) – 1 block W
Grand Avenue Sports Bar (sports bar) – 2 blocks SW
Nick & Steff’s (casual dining) – 2 blocks N
Ciudad (fine dining) – 0.5 mile
Patina (fine dining) – 2 blocks
Water Grill (fine dining) – 0.5 mile
Arnie Morton’s (fine dining) – 1 mile

Nearby Businesses & Corporations
Bank of America – adjacent
Bank of the West – adjacent
Deutsche Bank – adjacent
J.P. Morgan Chase – adjacent
NASD – adjacent
Skadden ARPS – adjacent
BP/Amoco – 0.5 block W
Crosby, Heafey Roach & May – 0.5 block SW
Deloitte & Touche – 0.5 block SW
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher – 0.5 block SW
KPMG – 0.5 block SW
Munger, Tolles & Olson – 0.5 block SW
Pricewaterhouse Coopers – 0.5 SW
The Capital Group – 0.5 block
Wells Fargo – 0.5 block SW
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter – 1 block W
O’Melveny & Myers – 2 blocks W
LA Times – 4 blocks
Good Samaritan Hospital – 0.5 miles
California Market Center – 1 mile
Metropolitan Water District – 1 mile
Reuters News Service – 1 mile
House Ear Clinic – 1.5 miles
Guess Inc. – 2 miles
USC LA County Hospital – 4 miles
Pasadena Convention Center – 10 miles

For more information, visit the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau, Experience LA or Los Angeles Convention Center.

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