Bel Air, Los Angeles

Name: Bel Air
Address: Los Angeles, United States

#909 among attractions in Los Angeles

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Bel Air is a residential neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles, California, in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains. Founded in 1923, it is the home of The Hannah Carter Japanese Garden and the American Jewish University. ()

Alternative names: Area: 6.37 mi²Coordinates: 34°4'58"N, 118°26'53"W

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West Los Angeles (Bel Air)Los Angeles United States

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Bel Air – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fowler Museum at UCLA, Playboy Mansion, Royce Hall, De Neve Square Park.

0.7 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Auditorium
Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles
19 min walk • The Fowler Museum at UCLA, commonly known as The Fowler, and formerly Museum of Cultural History and Fowler Museum of Cultural History, is a museum on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles which explores art and material culture primarily from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, past and present.
1.1 miE
Entertainment
Playboy Mansion, Los Angeles
29 min walk • The Playboy Mansion, also known as the Playboy Mansion West, is the former home of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner who lived there from 1974 until his death in 2017.
0.8 miSE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Royce Hall, Los Angeles
20 min walk • Royce Hall is a building on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles. Designed by the Los Angeles firm of Allison & Allison and completed in 1929, it is one of the four original buildings on UCLA's Westwood campus and has come to be the defining image of the university.
0.8 miE
Park
De Neve Square Park, Los Angeles
20 min walk • De Neve Square Park is a quaint urban pocket park located in the neighborhood of Holmby Hills in West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
0.6 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Vernacular architecture
Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, Los Angeles
17 min walk • The Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden is one of the most comprehensive sculpture gardens in the United States. The garden is located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles and is run by the Hammer Museum.
0.9 miSE
Library
UCLA Library, Los Angeles
24 min walk • The library system of the University of California, Los Angeles, is one of the largest academic research libraries in North America, with a collection of over twelve million books and 100,000 serials.
0.8 miS
Universities and schools, Shopping, Tennis court
UCLA Store, Los Angeles
21 min walk • The University of California, Los Angeles is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA’s academic roots were established in 1882 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California State Normal School.
0.7 miSE
Library, Modernist architecture
Charles E. Young Research Library, Los Angeles
17 min walk • The Charles E. Young Research Library is one of the largest libraries on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. It initially opened in 1964, and a second phase of construction was completed in 1970. Interior renovations took place in 2009 and 2011.
1.1 miNE
Modernist architecture
Sheats–Goldstein Residence, Los Angeles
28 min walk • The Sheats–Goldstein Residence is a home designed and built between 1961 and 1963 by American architect John Lautner in the Beverly Crest neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, a short distance from the Beverly Hills city limit.
1.2 miE
34°4'58"N • 118°25'37"W
Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles
31 min walk • Museum, Art museum
~1040 ftE
Park
Hannah Carter Japanese Garden, Los Angeles
6 min walk • The Hannah Carter Japanese Garden is a private Japanese garden located in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California. Known as Shikyo-en when completed in 1961, it emphasizes water, stones, and evergreen plants.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bel Air?

Nearby attractions include Hannah Carter Japanese Garden, Los Angeles (6 min walk), Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, Los Angeles (17 min walk), Charles E. Young Research Library, Los Angeles (17 min walk), Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles (19 min walk).

How to get to Bel Air by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bel Air:

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Hilgard & Sunset • Lines: 2 (16 min walk)
UCLA Macgowan Hall • Lines: 17 (18 min walk)