Downtown Los Angeles: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
- 2–2.5 hours
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
- Private tour
Highlights
Are you looking for a way to see Downtown Los Angeles without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable walking tour. • Find out about the rise, fall and revitalisation of LA’s Historic Core through La La Land’s juicest stories • Hear from producer Phil Biedron, an actor and tour guide whose passion for storytelling lead him to create this VoiceMap tour • Do it all in two hours or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.
Inclusions
What's included
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
What's not
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
- Food and Drink
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transportation
Itinerary
The tour begins at the oldest park in the city, Pershing Square. You'll hear a bit about the history of Downtown LA and how to take the tour using the VoiceMap app.
The tour passes by the original home of the Oscars, the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. You'll hear about the hotel’s connection to the Beatles and Al Capone.
The tour passes by the Standard Downtown. You'll hear a bit about the building's history while you walk.
The tour passes by the Los Angeles Central Library. You'll hear the story behind the Los Angeles Central Library’s fiery fate while you walk.
On this tour, you'll walk up Bunker Hill Steps, modeled after the famous Spanish Steps in Rome.
The tour passes by the world’s shortest railway, Angels Flight. You'll hear about the railway while you walk.
The tour passes by the Museum of Contemporary Art. You'll hear a bit about MOCA while you walk.
The tour passes by The Broad. While you walk, you'll hear about the bold design of contemporary art museum.
The tour passes by the Walk Disney Concert Hall. You'll see the steely complexion of Frank Gehry’s design.
The tour guides you through parts of Grand Park. There'll you'll get the perfect view of City Hall.
The tour passes by the second largest Catholic church in the States, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
The tour passes by the Bradbury building. You'll hear a bit about the buildings history while you walk.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 6 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- VoiceMap Audio Tours
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Los Angeles
- Its from-price is 94% below the median of the 240 city tours we list in Los Angeles.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 100 of 240.
About Los Angeles
Sunshine, beaches, film studios and canyons fill sprawling Los Angeles, where Hollywood glamour meets diverse neighbourhoods and great food.
Hollywood is the starting point for many visitors, with the Walk of Fame, the historic Chinese Theatre and its handprints in cement, and views of the Hollywood Sign from Griffith Observatory. Studio lots in Burbank and Universal City offer a behind-the-scenes look at film and television.
Top-ranked sights in Los Angeles: Hollywood Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive, Hollywood Sign.
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