California, United States · North America
El Monte works well as a base: 5 minutes from North El Monte, 24km from Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.
El Monte is in California, United States, with about 120,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is North El Monte, about 4 km away.
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Within an hour or so of El Monte: Philippe the Original (19 km), Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet (21 km), The Original Pantry Cafe (22 km), Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum (24 km).
The nearest famous roads are Mulholland Drive and Route 66 - Santa Monica End.
El Monte is in California, United States, about 4 km from North El Monte.
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
Full driving guide for United States8 notable places within an hour's drive.
restaurant
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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
restaurant
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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Drag racing's shrine at the Pomona Fairplex, steps from the historic strip where the NHRA season starts and ends, packed with top fuel dragsters, hot rods and land-speed cars.
24 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
The oldest continuously operating drag strip in the world, opened 1951 on the Los Angeles County Fairplex, and the traditional season opener and finale of the NHRA calendar.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
America's first theme park in Buena Park, California, known for its Old West Ghost Town and thrilling coasters.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Iconic 14-metre-tall white lettering on Mount Lee in the Santa Monica Mountains, the universal symbol of the entertainment industry.
28 km · about 30 min drive
cafe
A historic mountain lodge on the Angeles Crest Highway that has served as a meeting point for motorcyclists and drivers tackling LA's best mountain road since 1939.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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