Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Los Angeles, United States

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 1.8 km
Ascend 51 m
Descend 44 m

Experience Los Angeles in United States in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Los Angeles

Sight 1: USPO Terminal Annex

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The United States Post Office – Los Angeles Terminal Annex, also known simply as Terminal Annex, located at 900 North Alameda Street in Los Angeles, California, was the central mail processing facility for Los Angeles, from 1940 to 1989.

Wikipedia: U.S. Post Office-Los Angeles Terminal Annex (EN)

303 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Avila Adobe

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The Ávila Adobe, built in 1818 by Francisco Ávila, is the oldest standing residence in the city of Los Angeles, California. Avila Adobe is located in the paseo of historic Olvera Street, a part of the Los Angeles Plaza Historic District, a California State Historic Park. The building itself is registered as California Historical Landmark #145, while the entire historic district is listed both on the National Register of Historic Places and as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.

Wikipedia: Ávila Adobe (EN)

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Olvera Street

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Olvera Street, commonly known by its Spanish name Calle Olvera, is a historic pedestrian street in El Pueblo de Los Ángeles, the historic center of Los Angeles. The street is located off of the Plaza de Los Ángeles, the oldest plaza in California, which served as the center of the city life through the Spanish and Mexican eras into the early American era, following the Conquest of California.

Wikipedia: Olvera Street (EN)

247 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: LA Plaza De Culturas Y Artes

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LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, also called LA Plaza, is a Mexican-American museum and cultural center in Los Angeles, California, USA that opened in April 2011. Housed in two historic buildings in downtown Los Angeles it includes a museum, a 30,000-square-foot outdoor space with a performance stage, an edible garden, and LA Cocina de Gloria Molina, a teaching kitchen and flexible event space.

Wikipedia: LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (EN), Website

313 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Bracero Monument

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295 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Velveteria: The Museum of Velvet Art

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Velveteria: The Museum of Velvet Art was a museum dedicated to paintings on velvet.established in 2005 in Portland Oregon and relocated in 2013 to Los Angeles, California. In Los Angeles it was formally known as Velveteria Epicenter of Art Fighting Cultural Deprivation. The establishment housed hundreds of paintings from founders Caren Anderson and Carl Baldwin's personal collection of over 2,000 pieces, and was reportedly the only one of its kind. The Velveteria closed in Portland in January 2010 due to financial difficulties and the couple's relocation to Southern California. It was reopened in Chinatown, Los Angeles in 2013. It was permanently closed c. 2020-2021 during the COVID pandemic.

Wikipedia: Velveteria (EN), Website

500 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Thien Hau Temple

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Thien Hau TempleVahe Martirosyan from Glendale, CA, USA / CC BY 2.0

The Thien Hau Temple is a Chinese temple located in Los Angeles's Chinatown in California, dedicated to the ocean goddess Mazu. It is one of the more popular areas for worship and tourism among Asian residents in the Los Angeles area. In addition to Mazu, the temple also venerates the martial deity of justice, Guan Sheng Di Jun (關聖帝君) and the wealth deity Fu De Zheng Shen (福德正神).

Wikipedia: Thien Hau Temple (Los Angeles) (EN)

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