Garcia House, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

#55 among attractions in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Modernist architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Garcia House is a private home in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, designed by architect John Lautner. Located on Mulholland Drive, it sits on stilts 60 feet above the canyon below. Also known as the "Rainbow House" for its parabolic roof over stained glass windows and a curved ceiling that rises to 30 feet in height, it has been described as "one of the 10 most important residences from the midcentury period in Los Angeles." ()

Coordinates: 34°7'21"N, 118°21'32"W

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Central Los Angeles (Hollywood Hills West)Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area United States

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Day trips

Garcia House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Universal Studios Hollywood, The Baked Potato, Universal CityWalk, Hollywood Bowl.

1.2 miN
Big movie-themed amusement park
Universal Studios Hollywood, Los Angeles
30 min walk • Universal Studios Hollywood, nestled in the bustling city of Los Angeles, is a legendary amusement park that brings the magic of the movies to life. This iconic destination, known for immersing visitors in the worlds of their favorite films and TV shows, is a...
1 miN
Nightlife, Dancing
The Baked Potato, Burbank
26 min walk • The Baked Potato is a prominent jazz club on Cahuenga Boulevard in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, opened by Don Randi in 1970. Randi formed his own group, Don Randi and Quest, as the house band. Over the years it has hosted many live recordings from jazz fusion artists. Larry Carlton recorded Last Nite there in 1986.
1 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Universal CityWalk, Los Angeles
26 min walk • Universal CityWalk, nestled in the heart of Los Angeles, is a vibrant hub of entertainment, dining, and shopping that caters to both locals and tourists alike. This open-air complex serves as the gateway to the adjacent Universal Studios Hollywood and is known for its...
1.3 miSE
Legendary outdoor venue for live music
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
34 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Los Angeles, the Hollywood Bowl stands as an iconic outdoor music venue, revered for its stellar acoustics and storied history. Since its inception in 1922, this cultural amphitheater has welcomed a plethora of musical legends, making it a...
0.9 miSE
Park
Runyon Canyon Park, Los Angeles
22 min walk • Runyon Canyon Park is a 160-acre park in Los Angeles, California, at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains, managed by the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks.
1.1 miN
Park, Theme park
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Los Angeles
29 min walk • The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area at Universal Studios Hollywood theme park near Los Angeles. The area is themed to the Harry Potter media franchise, adapting elements from the film series and novels by J.K. Rowling.
1.2 miN
Museum, History museum, Spanish colonial revival architecture
Campo de Cahuenga, Los Angeles
31 min walk • The Campo de Cahuenga, near the historic Cahuenga Pass in present-day Studio City, California, was an adobe ranch house on the Rancho Cahuenga where the Treaty of Cahuenga was signed between Lieutenant Colonel John C.
0.7 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Hill
Chemosphere, Los Angeles
18 min walk • The Chemosphere is a modernist house in Los Angeles, California, designed by John Lautner in 1960. The building, which the Encyclopædia Britannica once called "the most modern home built in the world", is admired both for the ingenuity of its solution to the problem of the site and for its unique octagonal design.
1.1 miN
Tower
10 Universal City Plaza, Burbank
28 min walk • 10 Universal City Plaza is a 35-story, 154.23 m rhombic skyscraper in Universal City, California near Los Angeles. The tower was completed in 1984 by Hathaway Dinwiddie, and was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and contains 820,000 sq ft of office space.
1.1 miS
Park
Wattles Mansion, Los Angeles
27 min walk • The Wattles Estate, originally known as Jualita, is a historic house and park in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, United States. It was built in 1907 by wealthy Omaha, Nebraska, banker Gurdon Wattles as a winter home.
1.7 miSE
Church
Hollywood United Methodist Church, Los Angeles
43 min walk • Hollywood United Methodist Church is a United Methodist church located at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Highland Avenue in the Hollywood Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Garcia House?

Nearby attractions include Shulman House, Burbank (13 min walk), Nichols Canyon, Burbank (15 min walk), Chemosphere, Los Angeles (18 min walk), Hollywood Hills West, Burbank (20 min walk).

How to get to Garcia House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Garcia House:

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Universal City (30 min walk)