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Los Angeles Conservancy, 523 W. 6th Street, Suite 826, Los Angeles, CA  90014
tel: 213-623-2489, fax: 213-623-3909
info@laconservancy.org

Walking Tours

Tour Home  • Audio & Self-Guided Tours • Tour Partners • Group Tours • Docent Program
 

EXPLORE HISTORIC LOS ANGELES
Photo by LAC staff.

Los Angeles is like no other city. The Los Angeles Conservancy's Walking Tour Program explores the history and heart of our amazing city through interpretation of L.A.'s unique architectural resources.

Our regularly scheduled walking tours, led by knowledgeable docents, focus on the architecture of Los Angeles' historic downtown.

NEW! Self-guided tour of German Los Angeles in the twentieth century. Explore the Conservancy's Google map of historic sites associated with Germans in Los Angeles as part of a partnership with The Ring Festival Los Angeles.

Tour Descriptions and Reservation Information
General Schedule, Prices, and Policies
Walk-In Tours (No reservations needed)
Group Tours (Group of 8 or more? Click here)
Youth and Family Tours (by arrangement)
Audio and Self-Guided Tours
Tour Partners
(Want to explore other parts of L.A. County? Click here for a list of docent-led tours of historic sites offered by partners of the Conservancy)
Become a Docent

Walking Tour Gift Certificates

TOUR DESCRIPTIONS AND RESERVATION INFORMATION

We have eight regularly scheduled walking tours, listed below. Please click on the tour name or photo for details, availability, and reservations.


Special Downtown at Sunset walking tours on Wednesday evenings, July 21 - August 25.

Angelino Heights
First Saturday, 10 a.m.

Biltmore Hotel
Every Sunday, 2 p.m.

Art Deco
Every
Saturday, 10 a.m.

Historic Core
Every
Saturday,
10 a.m.



Broadway: Historic Theatre & Commercial District
Every Saturday, 10 a.m.

Downtown's Modern Skyline
First & Third Saturdays,
10 a.m.


Downtown Renaissance:
Spring & Main

Second & Fourth Saturdays, 10 a.m.




 

Union Station
Third Saturday,
10 a.m.






Highland Park
This tour is now being offered by Highland Park Heritage Trust.

Youth and Family Tours (by arrangement)
The city and its history come alive for kids and aults alike through special abridged versions of the Historic Core and Union Station tours, created for youth and multigenerational groups. For information, contact Anne Laskey at (213) 430-4209 or alaskey@laconservancy.org.

Major funding for the Los Angeles Conservancy's educational programs is provided by the Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation.

GENERAL SCHEDULE, PRICES, AND POLICIES

The Conservancy's docent-led tours take place on Saturday mornings (except for the Biltmore Hotel tour, which is on Sunday afternoons). Most
tours begin at 10 a.m. and last approximately 2-1/2 hours.

Tours cost $5 for Los Angeles Conservancy members and children twelve and under; $10 for the general public.

Please, no strollers or pets.

For groups of eight or more people, please see our information about group tours.

WALK-IN TOURS

Reservations are suggested for all tours, but are required on:

Don't want to make a reservation? We allow walk-ins on the six tours below. Please note that tourgoers with reservations receive priority if a tour fills up. Click on each tour for meeting time and location.

LA Conservancy
photo

Bradbury Building
304 S. Broadway, Downtown

One of Los Angeles' oldest commercial buildings, the 1893 Bradbury Building has one of Los Angeles' most beautiful and significant interior spaces. The interior has a five-story skylit open court, with marvelous wrought iron banisters and two exposed cage elevators.

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 6; Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Photo by Julius Shulman. Copyright J. Paul Getty Trust/Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at The Getty Research Institute.


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