Westwood Los Angeles

Notable places in the UCLA college town

Westwood Los Angeles is the neighborhood that includes the UCLA campus and Westwood Village, a college town with plenty of coffeehouses, shops, movie theaters and restaurants to explore. To learn more about Westwood Los Angeles and the broader Los Angeles area, click the link below.

Many UCLA students live in apartments in Westwood Los Angeles, from University Apartments and University Cooperative Housing to the many unaffiliated apartment complexes. To explore Westwood apartments, visit alumni-operated listing website BruinShack through the button below. 

Aside from local student housing, there are several notable landmarks in Westwood Los Angeles, including the Regency Village Theatre, the Hammer Museum and the Geffen Playhouse. A brief description of each location is available below:

Regency Village Theatre (also known as the Fox Village Theatre)

According to the Daily Bruin, the historic Regency Village Theater first opened in 1931. The movie theater brings a taste of Hollywood to Westwood village; not only was the Regency Village Theatre featured in the 2019 Quentin Tarantino film, “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” it also hosts movie premieres, complete with red carpets and celebrity attendees.

To browse movie showings at the Regency Village Theatre, visit the theater’s website, linked in the button below.

Hammer Museum

The Hammer Museum is a contemporary art museum in Westwood Los Angeles. According to the museum’s website, the Hammer opened in 1990 and has since built a strong reputation through the internationally acclaimed Hammer Projects, a series of over 100 exhibitions and installations featuring emerging artists.

Admission to the Hammer Museum is free to all. To plan a visit to the Hammer Museum or learn more, visit the museum website, linked through the button below.

Geffen Playhouse

According to its website, the Geffen Playhouse opened its doors in 1995 and has produced plays and organized education and community engagement programs since. The Geffen Playhouse provides an intimate live theater experience and prides itself on the selection of shows in its production history.

To plan a visit to the Geffen Playhouse or read more about the theater, visit its website, linked through the button below.