Self-Guided Tours

Take historic tours on your own time!

Below are a collection of resources providing information about LA.’s historic architecture and neighborhoods, presented in tour formats.ÌýMany includeÌýinformation fromÌýpast Conservancy tours (downloadable in PDF format).* We’ll continue adding to this list over time. Enjoy!

Tours of Historic Architecture


Explore the nooks and crannies of Griffith Park at your own pace!

Paul Revere Was Here: On the Trail of L.A.’s Legendary Architect Paul R. Williams
Visit sites associated with Paul R. Williams up close on your own schedule and hear audio commentaries of SoCal NOMA members discussing their favorite Paul R. Williams sites.


Take a self-guided tour through Paul R. Williams’ collection of residences inÌýLa Cañada Flintridge.


Buckle up! You’re in the driver’s seat on this fun driving tour through ’70s Los Angeles.

LRS Unseated
These five free self-guided tours of filming locations throughout Los Angeles were created in the spirit of Last Remaining Seats, by the Conservancy’s LRS Volunteer Committee!


Explore the history and architecture of View Park, a National Register Historic District, using ourÌý. You can alsoÌýview historic images of View ParkÌýfrom the opening presentation of the November 2016 tour.


This booklet from our 2007 tour features five different sites with unique mosaics.


91Ö±²¥ about the history, architecture, and monumental restoration of this Los Angeles icon.


Visit innovative modern structuresÌýby architectural greats Frank Gehry,ÌýFrederick Fisher, Steven Ehrlich, Frank Israel, and many others.


Did you know 91Ö±²¥has one of the largest collections of garden apartments in the nation? 91Ö±²¥ about the history and preservation efforts of four of these sites.

Tours of Historic Neighborhoods

Irangeles: A Driving Tour
Explore five neighborhoods significant for their connection to Iranian communities.


If you didn’t make it to our one-time-only tour in November 2013, use the tour booklet to explore the neighborhood on your own.


91Ö±²¥ about the multi-cultural history of L.A.’s Chinatown. Produced for our one-day-only tour in April 2016, you can explore Chinatown using thisÌý, or on theÌý, available in the iTunes store and Google Play store.


Explore the layers of history of Koreatown. This PDF booklet was produced for our November 2017 weekend of special events in Koreatown.


Use this bilingual map and guide to explore of one of L.A.’s most architecturally diverse and distinctive communities.


Visit one of downtown’s most dynamicÌýcorridors with this map and guide to lead you.


This printable map highlights over 30 historic locations in downtown Los Angeles.

*These guides were created as part of past 91Ö±²¥Conservancy events. As such, the information presented in these guides may be out of date.

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Help Preserve Historic Places in Los Angeles

Major funding for the Los Angeles Conservancy’s programs is provided by the LaFetra Foundation and the Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation.