California, United States · North America
Temple City works well as a base: 5 minutes from East San Gabriel, 24km from Hollywood Sign.
Temple City is in California, United States, with about 36,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is East San Gabriel, about 4 km away.
Temple City is a city in Los Angeles County located northeast of downtown Los Angeles and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. Temple City is part of a cluster of cities, along with Pasadena, Arcadia, Alhambra, San Marino, and San Gabriel, in the west San Gabriel Valley.
As of the 2020 census, Temple City had aRead more
population of 36,494.
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Within an hour or so of Temple City: Philippe the Original (17 km), Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet (19 km), The Original Pantry Cafe (20 km), Hollywood Sign (24 km).
The nearest famous roads are Mulholland Drive and Route 66 - Santa Monica End.
Temple City is in California, United States, about 4 km from East San Gabriel.
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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.
17 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.
19 km · about 20 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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Iconic 14-metre-tall white lettering on Mount Lee in the Santa Monica Mountains, the universal symbol of the entertainment industry.
24 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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
The original Universal theme park and working film studio offering studio tours and movie-based attractions.
27 km · about 30 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.
27 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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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