Los Angeles Art and Shopping From Free Galleries to Vinyl

4.4 (2,575)

Tue – Wed, Fri, 11:00 – 17:00; Thu, 11:00 – 20:00; Sat – Sun, 11:00 – 18:00

250 S Grand Ave

Experimental and abstract works lead this downtown museum's look at post-1940 art, housed in an Arata Isozaki-designed space on Grand Avenue. Galleries stay calm, general admission is free, and Thursday hours run until 8:00 PM, with Tuesday through Sunday openings at 11:00 AM.

4.7 (2,018)

Mon – Sun, 11:00 – 20:00

6201 Hollywood Blvd #100

Fandom shopping in Hollywood gets a 40,000-square-foot stage here, with life-sized interactive sets from Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and Rick and Morty. A custom figure station makes personalized collectibles, shelves carry store exclusives, and walking around the floor costs nothing.

4.8 (10,846)

Mon – Thu, 11:00 – 20:00; Fri – Sun, 11:00 – 21:00

6200 Hollywood Blvd

Rows of vinyl records and CDs span new releases and well-worn secondhand finds at this independent Hollywood record store, with clothes and posters on the shelves too. Free all-ages in-store concerts and vinyl signings fill the stage, and doors stay open until 9:00 PM Friday through Sunday.

4.2 (121)

Mon – Sun, 08:00 – 20:00

5059 Melrose Ave

Part market, part cafe, this Melrose Hill shop pairs local organic produce with artisanal meats, cheeses, pastas and biodynamic wines. The kitchen side handles coffee, rotisserie dishes, deli items by the pound and counter meals through breakfast, daily from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM.