The coolest places in Central LA, Los Angeles

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

The Academy’s vast film archive fills a three-level Stories of Cinema exhibition inside a restored 1939 landmark and Renzo Piano sphere.

Egyptian Theatre

Restored 1922 movie palace where Hollywood’s first premiere took place, now hosting Netflix screenings, filmmaker Q&As and 35mm/70mm classics.

Ennis House

Frank Lloyd Wright’s largest textile-block house, with 27,000 hand-cast patterned blocks and a cinematic Mayan-Revival façade.

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Outdoor Cinespia films and a major Día de los Muertos festival unfold among Hollywood legends’ graves at this historic cemetery.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Peter Zumthor’s new David Geffen Galleries reframe LACMA’s 155,000-object collection, from Urban Light to 6,000 years of art.

Schindler House

Walk through Schindler’s 1922 living-laboratory: original home, studio, MAK exhibitions, audio tours and modernist architecture in use.

Vista Theatre

Quentin Tarantino’s restored 1923 single-screen movie palace shows every film on physical 35mm or 70mm prints.