The Purpose of My Bucket List

Here I’ve compiled a  list of things I would like to do in LA and a couple things I have already done. This list includes: places in LA and the surrounding area that I would like to explore, activities I would like to do, museums I would like to go to, and places I would like to hike. As I complete these activities, I’ll cross them off the list and hopefully link to a relevant blog post about it. As I discover more things in LA, I’ll add to my bucket list as well, so please feel free to come back in the future and see what’s new!

Explore

• As many Farmer’s Markets as possible
• Catalina Island
• Laguna Beach
• San Diego
• Malibu
• Pasadena
• Santa Barbara
• Huntington Beach
• Manhattan Beach
• Long Beach
• Silver Lake
• Little Tokyo
• Venice
• Smorgasburg
• Griffith Park
• Kings Canyon National Park
• Sequoia National Park
  • I’ve been for a day before we moved here. I would like to go back.

Activities

• Eat. See Hear. Movies in the Park
• Whale Watching
• Disneyland
• Universal Studios Hollywood
• Santa Monica Pier
• Try Surfing!
• First Fridays in Venice
• Eating at Grand Central Market
• The Rose Bowl Flea Market
• A Dodgers Game
• See a movie at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
• Seeing a Concert at The Hollywood Bowl
• See the Bradbury Building
• Eating KBBQ in K-Town
• Ethiopian food in Little Ethiopia
• Ramen in Sawtelle
• FYF Fest
• Coachella
• Snowboarding at Big Bear
• Explore the Bergamot Station Arts Center in Santa Monica

Museums

• The Broad
• The Getty
• The Getty Villa
• LACMA
• The Los Angeles Zoo
• The Hammer Museum
• The Natural History Museum
• Griffith Observatory

Hike

• Los Lionnes
• Temescal Canyon
• To the Hollywood Sign
• Eagle Rock
• Runyon Canyon
• Culver City Steps
• Santa Monica Stairs
• Bronson Canyon
• Part of the John Muir Trail

Please feel free to comment below and let me know what else I should add to the list!

Looking to create your own list? WeLikeLA has a great, comprehensive list of upcoming events in LA great for newbies and Angelenos alike. I recommend browsing there for some ideas outside of the more well-known activities.