Walking Tours

Rediscover Los Angeles’ history through its architecture.

Experience L.A. architecture, art, and history with the Conservancy’s award-winning walking tours—only $18 for members and $25 for the general public! Private group tours are available upon request.

The Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, recognizing, and revitalizing cultural and architecturally significant historic places in Los Angeles County. Through our tours, we bring people closer to the places important to the history of Los Angeles. Your purchase today directly supports the Conservancy’s mission. Thank you for your support!

Seasonal Tours

  • Lawrence Halprin: Reconnecting the Heart of Los Angeles

    Saturdays, March 8 and 16 | 10:00 a.m.

    Spring is the perfect time to learn about Lawrence Halprin’s Los Angeles Open Space Network. Discover how this iconic landscape architect envisioned an open urban design to foster art, community and a connection with nature.

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  • A Woman's Place: Union Station and Chinatown

    Thursdays, March 6 and 13 | 5:30 p.m.

    Celebrate Women’s Heritage Month this March with our exciting tour, “A Woman’s Place: Union Station and Chinatown.” You’ll explore L.A.’s iconic Union Station and historic Chinatown through the inspiring stories of influential women.

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Group Tours

  • Group Tours (Virtual/In-Person)

    Rates start at $240 for 12 people

    Arrange a private in-person or virtual walking tour for your group.

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  • Student Walking Tour Field Trips

    Rates start at $10 per student/One chaperone free per 10 students

    Conservancy student field trips are great choices for students, Scouts, youth groups, homeschoolers, and more!

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Walking Tours FAQs

Learn more about our Walking Tour Program, including important policies and information.

How do I redeem a promotional Walking Tour voucher?

Walking Tour vouchers are valid only for the Conservancy’s recurring weekend tours (Angelino Heights, Art Deco, Broadway Historic Theatre District, Historic Downtown, Modern Skyline, Past Meets Present, and Union Station). The voucher does not apply to Featured Tours. Please select your tour option and email us at info@laconservancy.org to schedule it.

Who gives the Walking Tours?

Los Angeles Conservancy-trained volunteer tour guides primarily lead tours.

Who are the Los Angeles Conservancy Tour Guides?

Los Angeles Conservancy tour guides are highly trained individuals, passionate about sharing their love of  Los Angeles, history, architecture, and preservation with others. They come to the Conservancy with unique backgrounds and experiences, but they all have the same goal—to share the story of Los Angeles’ places with others and to inspire a love for its historic buildings.

Tour Guide Training

All tour guides are volunteers who dedicate their time, energy, and knowledge to serve as the face of the Los Angeles Conservancy’s Walking Tour Program. Each guide undergoes a rigorous six-week training course that consists of in-class and on-the-street training. They learn about architectural styles, the history of downtown and its diverse communities, and about preservation and the work of the Los Angeles Conservancy. They learn one to two different walking tours using scripts created by Conservancy staff and train under fellow Conservancy tour guides. Educational and safety workshops are held throughout the year that enable guides to continue their training and meet Conservancy walking tours’ high standards.

Please visit our volunteers page for information about becoming a Los Angeles Conservancy volunteer tour guide.

Reservations Required

Advanced registration is required for walking tours. At this time, we are not accepting walk-ups.

Prices and Policies

Tours cost $18 for Los Angeles Conservancy members and youth seventeen and under; $25 for the general public.

Conservancy members can make four adult reservations at the member rate per tour.

All sales are final — no refunds. You may change your reservation date if you contact us at least 24 hours before the tour date on your original reservation.

Please, no pets. Strollers are not recommended.

Please see our information about group tours for groups of twelve or more people.

Registration typically closes 2 hours before the tour.

Responsibility and Release

All participants in the Los Angeles Conservancy-sponsored Walking Tours knowingly and freely accept and assume all risks, both known and unknownincluding contracting and/or transmitting COVID-19 and any other communicable diseases, and AGREE TO RELEASE, DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, NOT SUE, AND HOLD HARMLESS the Los Angeles Conservancy, its principals, officers, employees, volunteers, sponsors, agents and other participants from any and all claims, damages (including medical expenses and attorneys’ fees), injuries and expenses arising out of, or resulting from your voluntary attendance/participation in Walking Tours, including contracting and/or transmitting COVID-19 and any other communicable diseases and any and all other injury, illness, disability, death, or loss or damage to person or property. All participants expressly waive the benefits of California Civil Code 1542, which provides that: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.”

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We are grateful for the kind support of our walking tours sponsor!

Major funding for the Los Angeles Conservancy’s educational programs is provided by the LaFetra Foundation and the Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation.