Life in LA

The UCLA Internal Medicine Residency Program is located in one of the most diverse and exciting cities in the world! Los Angeles really does have something for everyone. Sports fans, hikers, surfers, film buffs, music fans, art aficionados, beer/wine snobs, and "foodies" all find their niche in Los Angeles. Here are a few of our favorite spots.

For the Active Resident 

1. Local hiking, camping, and mountain biking: Griffith Park (hike to the Hollywood sign!), Temescal Canyon, Los Leones, Will Rogers State Park, Santa Monica and Malibu Mountains, San Gabriel Mountains, Mount Baldy, Joshua Tree National Park
2. The beaches (Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach): surfing, skateboarding, rollerblading, running, beach volleyball, kayaking, picnicking, or just chillin’!
3. Catalina Island: camping, hiking, snorkeling, exploring
4. Big Bear ski resorts (only 2.5 hours from the beach!!)
5. Local classes: spinning, yoga, aerial silks, interval training, boot camp… you name it, we’ve got it
6. UCLA Recreation: access UCLA’s modern gyms and pool facilities and visit UCLA Rec for gear rental, classes, and organized trips
7. Join a local intramural or rec league team for dodgeball, kickball, soccer, softball, and more!

For the Sports Enthusiast

1. Basketball: LA Lakers, LA Clippers, LA Sparks
2. Hockey: LA Kings
3. Soccer: LA Galaxy, Los Angeles Football Club, LA Bobcats
4. Football: LA Rams, LA Chargers
5. Baseball: LA Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
6. UCLA Collegiate Sports
7. Santa Anita Horse Race Track

For the Entertainment Guru

1. Independent films: Egyptian Theater, Arrow Theater, Nuart Theater, Echo Park Film Center, Downtown Independent
2. Theater: Geffen Playhouse, Ahmanson Theater, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theater
3. Broadway musicals: Pantages Theater
4. Outdoor movie screenings at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Street Food Cinema, Rooftop Cinema Club
5. LA Film Festival
6. Movie premieres all over town

For the Music Lover

1. Coachella Valley Music Festival
2. Twilight Concert Series at Santa Monica Pier
3. Outdoor Concerts at the Hollywood Bowl
4. Los Angeles Philharmonic
5. Staples Center
6. Nokia Theater
7. Walt Disney Concert Hall (classical music)
8. GRAMMY Museum
9. Countless smaller venues: The Echo, The Troubadour, The Teragram Ballroom, The Mayan, The Satellite, The Regent….

For the Kid at Heart

1. Disneyland
2. Universal Studios Hollywood
3. Six Flags Magic Mountain
4. Knott’s Berry Farm
5. La Brea Tar Pits
6. Santa Monica Pier

For the Culturally Inclined

1. The Getty Center
2. Griffith Observatory
3. Museum of Tolerance
4. Huntington Gardens
5. LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
6. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
7. Downtown LA Art Walk
8. First Fridays in Abbot Kinney
9. MOCA

For the Foodies

1. Dine LA Restaurant Week
2. American Food and Wine Festival
3. Wine Tasting in Malibu
4. Food Trucks
5. Burger Tour! (Father’s office vs Umami vs Hole in the Wall, you decide)
6. Tacos everywhere

Worth the Drive

1. Mammoth Ski Resort
2. Las Vegas
3. Palm Springs
4. Santa Barbara
5. San Diego
6. Santa Ynez Wine Country (Home of the movie, “Sideways”)
7. Yosemite
8. Mexico!