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1. Hammer Museum
- UCLA's Artistic Center
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- Art Museums/Galleries
- Beverly Hills/Westside
- 0.6 miles
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2. Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden
- Acres of art
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- Picnics, Parks & Gardens
- Beverly Hills/Westside
- 0.6 miles
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3. Fowler Museum at UCLA
- More than 750,000 artifacts
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- Museums
- Beverly Hills/Westside
- 0.6 miles
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4. UCLA, Hannah Carter Japanese Garden
- Kyoto-style garden
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- Picnics, Parks & Gardens
- Beverly Hills/Westside
- 0.9 miles
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5. Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- For stars who have faded away
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- Landmarks
- Beverly Hills/Westside
- 0.6 miles
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6. UCLA Film and Television Archive
- 220,000 films & programs
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- Educational
- Beverly Hills/Westside
- 0.2 miles
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7. Westfield Century City
Since Westfield acquired this open-air shopping center in 2002, it's undergone a massive $150-million...
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- Shopping
- Beverly Hills/Westside
- 1.5 miles
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8. Franklin Canyon Site
- Island of open space, surrounded by city
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- Nature & Wildlife
- 3.6 miles
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9. UCLA, Campus Tours Office
- Walking tours and maps
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- Hiking
- Beverly Hills/Westside
- 0.3 miles
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10. Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
- Eight shaded acres of vegetation
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- Picnics, Parks & Gardens
- Beverly Hills/Westside
- 0.4 miles
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UCLA is located in the Westwood neighborhood on the wealthy Westside, near Beverly Hills, Bel Air, and Brentwood, as well as all sorts of cultural hot spots.
Located on the ground floor of the Occidental Petroleum Building just blocks from UCLA is the Hammer Museum. This facility was built to house the art collection of the former chairman of Occidental, Armand Hammer, following his falling out with LACMA. In addition to the permanent collection, The Hammer usually is hosting a solid visiting feature exhibit of contemporary art.
Nearby is an even grander example of oil fortune turned into in a cultural institution: The Getty is really something to behold and even a relatively cheap destination (you just pay for parking).
There are number of gardens affiliated with the UCLA. . . . in addition to the the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture (on campus) and Hannah Carter Japanese Garden (a mile north in Bel Air) there is also the Mildred E. Mathias Garden (on campus).
You know you are close to Hollywood here too! The are 2 great public media centers/archives nearby: the UCLA Film and Television Archive AND the Paley Center for Media. There are also a lot of auspicious celebrity graves (Marylin Monroe!) in the nearby (and surprisingly compact) Pierce Brothers Westwood cemetery.
If shopping is more your style, nearby is the Westfield Century City mall, as well as the Westside Pavilion and Rodeo Drive of Beverly Hills.
