Sophomore Year L.A Travel Bucket List

I have a goal for myself: I need to explore L.A. more. It’s hard for me to fit in time to explore the city in between studying and doing other projects, but if I graduate and leave L.A. before seeing all of the things that I can see, I will regret it to death.

So I’m going to put my bucket list up here to hold myself accountable (lol). I’ll cross out the places that I’ve visited and upload a couple photos on here.

This should be a fun journey!

  • Mandatory hike to the Hollywood Sign (I’ve actually done this before, but it was so foggy that we didn’t get a photo with the sign – it was actually covered by the fog…)

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(Do you see the Hollywood Sign at the back? Yeah, me neither.)

  • Melrose Avenue  – Paul Smith pink wall: THE MANDATORY PHOTO TO HAVE WHEN YOU LIVE IN L.A. I DON’T CARE HOW BASIC THIS IS
  • Melrose Avenue – LA Wings (Another mandatory shot)
  • Melrose Avenue – “Made in LA” Wall
  • Museum of Broken Relationship
  • LACMA (I’ve also been here before, but it was 3:00 AM in the morning, solely to take photos with the lamp posts. I want to go inside next time)

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  • Carizzo Plains
  • Runyon Canyon Hike
  • Pink’s Hot Dogs
  • Six Flags Amusement Park (because apparently the roller coasters are awesome)
  • Joshua Tree National Park
  • Big Bear Lake
  • Catalina Island
  • Venice Canals
  • The Grove
  • Griffith Park Hike Trail
  • Hammer Museum (it’s literally so close – but I never go there for some reason)

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Finally went to the Hammer Museum to take photos with a friend – honestly it was such a short and simple trip (super fun though), and I don’t know why I haven’t done it sooner.

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  • Mikawaya – Japanese Village Plaza (I don’t know why this is in my bucket list, but I guess I’ll go there)
  • Saffron and Roses at Westwood (another place that’s literally really close but somehow I never went)
  • The Fashion District – Downtown L.A.
  • The Art District – Downtown L.A. (gotta get those photos with the street art)
  • Olvera Street
  • Vista Hermosa Park
  • Polka Dot Wall (?) – The Springs, Art District
  • Mondrian Wall at Artist & Craftsman Supply (especially after taking that Art History course in Winter Quarter)
  • Culver City – the Love Wall (also I want to get some Indo food)
  • China Town
  • Salvation Mountain

Will I be able to visit all of these places in a year? Probably not. Let’s see how many I can check off this list though!

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