Fun Places to Go

Canals at Venice Beach

Links are organized in order of distance from the hotel.

For those who are not planning to rent a car, a subway station is just down the road from the hotel, a few minutes' walk away.

For even more information about things to do and places to go, check out the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau website!

At Universal City

• Universal CityWalk - CityWalk is right next to the Universal Hilton, only ten minutes' walk away, and entry is free!

  

  Universal Citywalk (original photo © mrccos)

  Restaurants at CityWalk - including the Hard Rock Cafe, Gladstone's Universal, the Wolfgang Puck Cafe, Tony Roma's and more!

  Shopping at CityWalk

  The Gibson Amphitheatre at CityWalk

• Universal Studios Hollywood - The theme park is right next to the Universal Hilton, only ten minutes' walk away. Tickets can be bought online. Click here for an aerial shot of the Universal Studios complex!

In the Surrounding Areas

• Los Angeles Zoo - 3 miles away

• The Griffith Observatory - 3 miles away



Griffith Observatory

• The Museum of the American West - 3 miles away

• Hollywood - most of the following attractions are within 5 miles or less of the Hilton Universal Hotel. Many can be reached by subway.

  Hollywood Walk of Fame

  

  Hollywood Walk of Fame - Kermit the Frog has a star too!

  Grauman's Chinese Theatre

  

  Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard

  Hollywood and Highland Center - incorporating the Kodak Theatre where the Academy Awards are hosted

  

  The Hollywood and Highland Center

  Hollywood Entertainment Museum - Click here for driving directions and a map.

  The Hollywood Bowl - For tickets and information, call (323) 850-2000, or click here for schedules, and click here to buy tickets online. (Alicia Keys will be performing there on Saturday May 21st)

  The Hollywood Sign - Here's a tip : It is actually illegal to get too close to the Sign! But you can click here for information about how to go about viewing the sign from nearby vantage points.

  

  The Hollywood Sign

  The Hollywood Wax Museum - Click here for map and driving directions.

• Pasadena and its Attractions - 15 miles. Click here for driving directions and map.
  Historic Old Town Pasadena

• Magic Mountain - 20 miles away

• Downtown Santa Monica and 3rd Street Promenade - 20 miles away



The 3rd Street Promenade at Santa Monica

• Venice Beach - 23 miles away. Click here for driving directions and map, and click here for the Venice Beachcam!

• Disneyland - 36 miles away. Click here for driving directions and map.