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1 Los Angeles

Sitting in a broad, flat basin, surrounded
by beaches, mountains, and deserts,
the 468-sq-mile (1,200-sq-km) city of Los PACIFICPACIFIC
Angeles has a population of 3.8 million. OCEANOCEAN
The city’s celluloid self-image, with its
palm trees, shopping malls, and opulent
lifestyles, has been idealized as the
ultimate “American Dream.” While known
for its museums and galleries, it is still Waterskiing, a popular activity along the
the fantasy worlds of Hollywood and south Los Angeles coastline
Disneyland® that draw most people to
Los Angeles.
F R E E W
F R E E W
Sights at a Glance V E N T U R A U R A F R E E W A Y A Y V E N T U R A U R A F R E E W A Y A Y
V E N T
V E N T
Los Angeles River
101 101
1 The Getty Center Los Angeles River
2 Santa Monica BARHAM BLVD BARHAM BLVD GRIFFITHGRIFFITH G O L D E N G O L D E N SAN COLORADO STREETCOLORADO STREET
SAN
3 Venice CANYON AVE CANYON AVE CAHUENG A 5 5 2
EAGLE ROCK BOULEVARD
4 Museum of Tolerance MULHOLL A N D UniversalUniversal P ARKP ARK S TAT E S TAT E FERNANDO FREEWAY 2
CAHUENG A
MULHOLL A N D
COLDWATER
5 Westwood & UCLA DRIVE DRIVE City City FREEWAY
COLDWATER
FERNANDO
6 The Golden Triangle BOULEVARD 170 170 F R E E W AY F R E E W AY EAGLE ROCK BOULEVARD
GLEND A L E
7 Sunset Boulevard pp652–3 B E VERLY B E VERLY LAUREL CANYON BO ULEVARD HollywoodHollywood ROAD ROAD GLEND A L E
BOULEVARD
LOS FELIZ BOULEVARD
8 Mulholland Drive N SEPULVEDA BLVD S A N D I E G O F R E E W A Y N SEPULVEDA BLVD S A N D I E G O F R E E W A Y StoneStone DRIVE DRIVE Studio MuseumStudio Museum LOS FELIZ BOULEVARD
FR EEWAY
CanyonCanyon
9 Hollywood Boulevard ResevoirResevoir HOLLYWOODHOLLYWOOD S TREET S TREET FR EEWAY
0 Hollywood Bowl G LE N G LE N CANYON CANYON Hollywood/Hollywood/ HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD Vermont/Vermont/ FIGUEROA FIGUEROA
LAUREL CANYON BO ULEVARD
HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
SunsetSunset
q Farmers Market WESTWEST SUNSETSUNSET BLVDBLVD GLENDALE BLVD GLENDALE BLVD PASADENA PASADENA
HighlandHighland
w Miracle Mile BOULEVARD H O L LY W O O D F R E E W A Y WEST WEST NORTH NORTH
e Exposition Park & University of COLDWATER COLDWATER SANTASANTA MONICAMONICA BLVDBLVD ALVARADO ST ALVARADO ST
BOULEVARD
Southern California NORTH SEPUL V EDA BLVD BOULEVARD NORTH NORTH MELROSEMELROSE AVENUEAVENUE SUNSET
BOULEVARD
SUNSET
DodgerDodger
H O L LY W O O D F R E E W A Y
r Los Angeles Central Library SUNSET BEVERLY LV D AVENUE AVENUE PARK LAPARK LA BOULEVARD StadiumStadium
BEVERLY LV D
SUNSET

BOULEVARD
t Los Angeles City Hall WEST WEST HILLS B Civic Civic BREABREA CHINACHINA
HILLS B
y Music Center Center Center LA LA FAIRFAX FAIRFAX WESTWEST 3RD3RD STREETSTREET A V E N U E A V E N U E TOWNTOWN
S A N TA M O N I C A
NORTH SEPUL V EDA BLVD
u Grand Central Market B L V D B L V D LACMALACMA BOULEVARDBOULEVARD Wilshire/Wilshire/
VermontVermont

WILSHIREWILSHIRE
i Little Tokyo W I L S H I R E S A N TA M O N I C A CIENEGA CIENEGA FREEWAY FREEWAY SANTA ANA FREEWAY
UnionUnion
W I L S H I R E
StationStation
o Museum of Contemporary Art BLVD BLVD AVENUE AVENUE
SANTA ANA FREEWAY
BOULEVARD
p El Pueblo BOULEVARD W E S T S T SOUTH LA BREA AVE SOUTH LA BREA AVE P I C O P I C O B O U L E V A R D B O U L E V A R D V E R M O N T V E R M O N T HARBOR HARBOR E E
W E
a Lummis Home and Garden Country ClubCountry Club CRENSHAW CRENSHAW 7th Street7th Street E E 3RD STRE E T E E T
Brentwood Brentwood
3RD STR
SANTA MONICA BLVD
s The Autry PICO PICO BLVD BLVD S MAIN ST S MAIN ST 7TH 7TH
BOULEVARD
S A N TA M O N I C A F R E E
STREET
d Griffith Park BOULEVARD S A N TA M O N I C A F R E E W AY W AY 10 10 STREET
DOWNDOWN
f Hollywood Sign SANTA MONICA BLVD WEST WEST 10 10 WESTERN WESTERN TOWNTOWN
WILSHIRE
SM
g Universal Studios WILSHIRE 10 10 R O 110 110
R
CULVER BLVD
B O U L E V
Greater Los Angeles 405 405 R O D E O D E O R O A D O A D E X P O S I T I O N I O N B O U L E V A R D A R D
E X P O S I T
SANTASANTA
(see inset map) MONICAMONICA 23RD ST SAN DIEGO FREEWAY CULVER BLVD
h Malibu WALGROVE AVE E BLVD
23RD ST
ROSE AVE
ROSE AVE
WASHINGTON STREET
WASHINGTON STREET
j Pasadena LINC OLN BLVD WALGROVE AVE
SAN DIEGO FREEWAY
k Watts Towers VENICE BLVD
SOUTH CENTINELA AVENUE
LINC OLN BLVD
SOUTH CENTINELA AVENUE
l Long Beach VENIC SHORT AVE
SHORT AVE
z Knott’s Berry Farm® PACIFIC AVENUE ALLA ALLA
x Mission San Juan Capistrano RD RD
PACIFIC AVENUE
c Newport Beach VIA VIA
v Disneyland® Resort pp662–3 MARINA MARINA
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