Boyle Heights works well as a base: 10 minutes from Los Angeles, 15km from Hollywood Sign.
Boyle Heights is in California, United States, with about 93,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Los Angeles, about 4 km away.
Boyle Heights is a neighborhood in the Eastside of Los Angeles, California, United States, located east of the Los Angeles River. It is one of the city's most notable and historic Chicano/Mexican American communities, and is home to cultural landmarks like Mariachi Plaza and events like the annual Día de los MuertosRead more celebrations.
Within an hour or so of Boyle Heights: Philippe the Original (4 km), Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet (4 km), The Original Pantry Cafe (5 km), Hollywood Sign (15 km).
Are there any good drives near Boyle Heights?
The nearest famous roads are Mulholland Drive and Route 66 - Santa Monica End.
Where is Boyle Heights?
Boyle Heights is in California, United States, about 4 km from Los Angeles.
Road trip
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Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
Serving French dip sandwiches since 1908 on sawdust-covered floors with communal tables and long wooden counters. One of Los Angeles's oldest restaurants and a claimant to inventing the French dip.
4 km · about 10 min drive
restaurant
Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet
Open since 1908 in the old Pacific Electric building, with a penny-tile floor, original mahogany bar and a rival claim to the French dip. A hidden speakeasy bar sits behind an unmarked door.
4 km · about 10 min drive
cafe
The Original Pantry Cafe
A downtown Los Angeles counter-and-booth diner that has served 24 hours a day since 1924 and famously has no lock on the front door. Cash-only, enormous portions, sourdough on every table.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Hollywood Sign
Iconic 14-metre-tall white lettering on Mount Lee in the Santa Monica Mountains, the universal symbol of the entertainment industry.
15 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Petersen Automotive Museum
LA's premier car museum with a striking stainless-steel facade, showcasing the artistry and cultural impact of the automobile.
15 km · about 30 min drive
cafe
Tail o' the Pup
A 17-foot hot dog stand shaped like a hot dog in a bun, built in 1946, dismantled in 2005 and painstakingly restored to a new West Hollywood site in 2022. A landmark of Californian programmatic architecture.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Universal Studios Hollywood
The original Universal theme park and working film studio offering studio tours and movie-based attractions.
18 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
Deus Ex Machina Los Angeles
The Venice Beach location of Deus combining California motorcycle culture with specialty coffee and custom builds.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Boyle Heights
24 kmMulholland DriveWinding road through the Santa Monica Mountains with LA city views
27 kmRoute 66 - Santa Monica EndThe 'End of the Trail' sign on Santa Monica Pier marks Route 66's symbolic Pacific terminus, 2,448 miles from Chicago, beside the pier's vintage carousel and Ferris wheel.