Location: Pacific Palisades
Top Things to do in Pacific Palisades
What to do and see in Pacific Palisades, California (CA): The Best Things to do
Hollywood beckons to tourists who long for a brush with Tinseltown glamor. Tour movie studios, slip your hands into the famous prints at the TCL Chinese Theatre, or indulge in a celeb sighting at one of LA’s white-hot nightspots. Spot your favorite star while shopping at The Grove, or forget all about the famous eye candy as you take in the iconic artwork at The Getty Center. For a different type of star-gazing, peek through the telescopes at the Griffith Observatory.
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1. Lake Shrine Temple and Retreat
2. Self Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine Temple
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5.0 based on 162 reviews
Reviewed By tammyb469 - Houston, United States
This was one of my favorite discoveries in the Pacific Palisades. The garden there is breathtaking and so peaceful. There are beautiful quotes and statues for you. Small seats to stop, relax, pray or meditate. You leave there feeling stress free and calm. Love it and will definitely go back every visit to LA.
3. Goorus
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
4. Santa Ynez Falls Trail
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
5. Will Rogers State Historic Park
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4.5 based on 149 reviews
State historic park in the Santa Monica mountains includes hiking and equestrian trails, picnic grounds, guided tours of the Will Rogers historic ranch house and weekend polo matches.
Reviewed By Dreamer772006
This is an easy and beautiful hike to do, up to Inspiration Point. The lookout offers an incredible view out over the city and along the hike you can also see some pretty magnificent celebrity homes--including Spielberg's.
6. The Riviera Country Club
7. Palisades Park and Recreation Center
8. Will Rogers State Beach
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4.5 based on 65 reviews
Reviewed By mesatraveler - Mesa, United States
This is one of the less crowded beaches between Venice and Malibu and certainly one of the best. It's the Pacific as you imagined it, with level white sand and clear views to the horizon. Parking seems to be the issue with many visitors, but ignore them. Parking is nine bucks - this is California - but it puts you right on the beach, steps from the sand, while others are looking for free on-street parking and end up carrying tons of gear for several city blocks. Too much waster time and effort!
9. Temescal Gateway Park
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4.5 based on 46 reviews
Reviewed By shanellesua - Santa Monica, United States
Casual single track hike with ocean views. This is a family friendly hike and right off the PCH. We took a loop by heading up from Temescal Ridge Trail and came down the Temescal Canyon Trail. The trail is mostly exposed so be sure to wear sunblock and bring enough water! There is some shade, but not a ton. The views are really pretty, as you can see the vast expanse of blue ocean as well as the skylines of Century City and DTLA. There is a small “waterfall” that’s more like a brook, but there were some families eating lunch there. There are signs saying that dogs aren’t allowed but we saw people flouting that. It’s open during covid and I’m glad to see that most people wore masks. It’s $12 to park and you can pay via credit card. Otherwise, you can try to find street parking on Temescal Canyon Rd (but be sure to read the street signs! Parking tickets in Malibu are not cheap). The park is also a good spot to throw a frisbee or take a leisurely walk.
10. Eames House
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4.5 based on 59 reviews
Reviewed By 262nigelb - Greater London, United Kingdom
We booked the personal tour and indeed it was worth it. This is a unique location (and the last of the original seven sites) which deserve to be preserved for future generations. It’s not perfect - work is ongoing - and you can see the wrinkles and warts but the overall ambience preserved and knowledge of the guides make it something to do. We are interested in post war architecture and this gave us a step change relating to it. You can only read so many books and visit so many sterile museums - to see where the Eames family lived and experimented was the key. You can see many of the items (some really random and weird) which they collected on their travels but which triggered their creative ideas. You can see the place they sat to watch their movies and our guide really brought the scenes to life. It was also great to see some of their experiments which eventually turned into the classics we know today.
