The Getty Center
Perched on a travertine-clad hill above the 405, the Getty Center is Los Angeles's most spectacular free day out — a Richard Meier-designed campus where Van Gogh, Rembrandt and Monet share space with jaw-dropping city panoramas. Plan for at least three hours; art lovers could happily lose an entire day here.
World-Class Art on a Hilltop Acropolis
The Getty Center houses pre-20th-century European paintings, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, decorative arts, and photographs from the 1830s to the present — all under one stunning campus designed by architect Richard Meier and opened in 1997.
Arrival itself is an event: a cable-pulled tram whisks you from the parking structure at the base of the hill up to the museum plaza, revealing sweeping views of the Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean on the way up.
Robert Irwin's Central Garden & Dining
Beyond the galleries, Robert Irwin's Central Garden is a living artwork — seasonally changing plants, a stream walk threading through a grove of trees, and an expansive lawn perfect for a picnic or a quiet afternoon nap in the California sun.
Fuel up at the Garden Terrace Cafe overlooking the garden, or book ahead on OpenTable for a table at the Restaurant at the Getty Center, whose wall of windows frames the Santa Monica Mountains and the distant Pacific.
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