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Ticket and booking rules for Los Angeles: timed entries, closing days and official links, checked September 2026.
Checked September 2026 against official sources
Los Angeles
Bookings and opening rules
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Tickets and opening days
- The Broad's general admission is free. It is closed on Mondays and open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 11:00–17:00, Thursday 11:00–20:00 and Saturday and Sunday 10:00–18:00; advance tickets are released monthly and a standby line runs on the day.Source: The Broad · checked Sep 2026
- Griffith Observatory is free. It is open Tuesday to Friday 12:00–22:00 and Saturday and Sunday 10:00–22:00, and closed on Mondays.Source: Griffith Observatory · checked Sep 2026
- The Getty Center is free but needs a timed-entry reservation. It is open Tuesday to Friday and Sunday 10:00–17:30 and Saturday 10:00–20:00, closed Mondays; parking costs $25 per car, less later in the day.Source: Getty · checked Sep 2026
- Hollyhock House can be visited self-guided Thursday to Saturday 11:00–16:00 (last entry 15:30); on Sundays there are one-hour guided tours only. Adults pay $12 and advance tickets are recommended.Source: Hollyhock House · checked Sep 2026
- Free self-guided audio tours of Walt Disney Concert Hall run on most days; they last about an hour and begin in the Grand Avenue lobby.Source: LA Phil · checked Sep 2026
- Santa Monica Pier is open daily 6:00–22:00; Pacific Park's rides generally start around 11:00.Source: Santa Monica Pier · checked Sep 2026
On the day
What to watch at each stop
The Broad
- Free general admission; closed Mondays; book a timed ticket
Hollyhock House
- Self-guided visits Thursday to Saturday; guided tours on Sundays; book ahead
Getty Center
- Free with a timed reservation; closed Mondays; parking is charged
Questions
Quick answers
Which days should I plan around?
The Broad, the Getty Center and Griffith Observatory are closed on Mondays, and Hollyhock House is open Thursday to Sunday only, so the plan works best when day one is not a Monday and day two falls between Thursday and Sunday.
The days these rules belong to
3 days in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is a collection of cities joined by freeways, so the trick is to stay in one area each day: day one walks Downtown from Union Station and Olvera Street to Grand Central Market, The Broad and Walt Disney Concert Hall; day two takes the Metro to Hollywood Boulevard, visits Hollyhock House and ends with sunset over the city at Griffith Observatory; day three goes west to the Getty Center, Santa Monica Pier and Venice Beach. The Broad, the Getty and Griffith Observatory are all closed on Mondays, and Hollyhock House opens only Thursday to Sunday, so plan the middle day around it.
