Transiting Los Angeles
Your guide to exploring Los Angeles by transit
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Expo Park
Just across from the USC campus, Expo Park is home to some of the city’s most popular museums and sports venues. Check out our guide to everything the park has to offer.
The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #8: Freeway’s Closed
We discuss the sudden closure of the 10 freeway in downtown and what it has meant for transportation in Los Angeles.
Riding the Rails to San Juan Capistrano
A train ride to San Juan Capistrano is one of the best day trips you can do from Los Angeles. Find out how to get there and what you can see when you arrive.
About us
Welcome to Transiting Los Angeles! We are a local travel site that highlights interesting places in the Los Angeles area that you can visit by using public transit. Each of our guides are extensively researched, complete with pictures and maps, so that you can use them to explore and learn more about the many fascinating places the city has to offer. You can read more about us on our About page, and see a full list of our guides by browsing our Archive.
Where we’ve been
If you’ve never ridden transit in L.A., read our How to Ride Transit guide for information and useful tips. Below, you can find links to all our guides to unique and wonderful places around Los Angeles!
Central L.A.
- Walk through Ferndell, Griffith Park’s lush garden and year-round stream
- Elsewhere in Griffith Park, explore the eerie abandoned zoo
- Or hike up to Griffith Park’s hidden hilltop gardens
- Take a stairway walk to the High Tower, hidden above Hollywood
- Explore the Glendale Narrows, a section of the L.A. River home to trees and wildlife
Downtown L.A.
- Take a tour of historic Union Station, the hub of L.A.’s transit network
- Enjoy the serenity of Los Angeles State Historic Park
- Take a walking tour of L.A.’s historic Chinatown neighborhood
- Check out Downtown’s strange, eclectic, and sometimes just bad public art
- Explore a relic of futuristic city planning unrealized: the Pedway
- Visit the many sights around the new Regional Connector stations
East Side
- Learn about the history and sights of vibrant East L.A.
- Explore the many wonderful places of Boyle Heights
Northeast L.A. and Pasadena
- Visit the Southwest Museum, L.A.’s oldest museum and a ghost of its former self
- Afterwards, see the eclectic house of the Southwest Museum’s founder, El Alisal
- In Pasadena, hike down beneath the Colorado Street Bridge to the Lower Arroyo
- Explore delightful South Pasadena, with its Halloween charm
- Take a stairway walk through tranquil Mount Washington
- Hike to the top of Debs Park
- Enjoy a round of mini-golf and spot horses along the Arroyo Seco
- Take a walking tour of the Caltech campus
- When the New Year comes, enjoy the Rose Parade
San Fernando Valley
South L.A. and Long Beach
- Check out the many interesting things to do along the Blue Line
- Explore beautiful Coastal San Pedro, with its many sights and rich history
- Visit the popular museums and famous landmarks of Expo Park
West Side
- Take a walk through charming Northeast Santa Monica
- Hike across the Baldwin Hills, with its gorgeous parks and spectacular views
- Take a walking tour of the UCLA campus
- Explore the dazzling sights and obscura of the Museum of Jurassic Technology
Outside L.A.
- Take a walk through the charming college town of Claremont
- Take the train to San Juan Capistrano, Orange County’s most charming town
Artist highlights
- Read our essay on S.C. Mero, the creative street artist who brings whimsy to Downtown’s streets
- Admire the photographs of Leslie Frank, who captures the beauty of everyday life
- Explore the nostalgic beauty of L.A. through the eyes of Brenda Escobar
- Check out our interview with Elizabeth Ito, the creator of the fantastic children’s show City of Ghosts, and read our guide to the locations featured in the show
- Hear from Ashley Marie Garcia, publisher of the travel magazine Brown Girl Travels, of her experiences traveling and growing up in L.A.
The Transiting Los Angeles Podcast – #8: Freeway’s Closed – Transiting Los Angeles
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Transiting L.A. in the Media
- Where I Go: Transiting Los Angeles, Zocalo Public Square, April 7, 2021
- 13 amazing places in L.A. that you can get to using public transit, Julia Carmel, Los Angeles Times, August 26, 2022
- The Regional Connector: How to Use Metro’s New Rail Opening, L.A. Taco, June 12, 2023
- The Forgotten Pedways: How LA’s Plan For Futuristic Walkways Went Unfinished, Caitlin Hernández, LAist, December 7, 2023
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