Walking Los Angeles. Erin Mahoney Harris
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Turn right on Tujunga Avenue, returning to your starting point in Tujunga Village.
9 UCLA Campus in Westwood
Iconic Royce Hall is UCLA’s performing-arts venue.
BOUNDARIES: Sunset Blvd., Hilgard Ave., Le Conte Ave., Gayley Ave.
DISTANCE: About 1.75 miles
DIFFICULTY: Moderate (includes stairways)
PARKING: Limited street parking is available on Hilgard Ave. south of Sunset Blvd. Paid parking is available on campus.
UCLA is one of the best-known campuses in the famed University of California system. Renowned for its challenging academic programs as well as its gorgeous, ideally situated campus, UCLA represents the mythical undergraduate experience that many of us wish we’d had.
This route explores the most scenic spots on the large campus, taking in innovative artwork, classically beautiful architecture, and a lovely botanical garden that has evolved over several decades.
Walk Description
Begin on Hilgard Avenue, south of Sunset Boulevard and near the intersection with Charles E. Young Drive, which splits off from the west side of Hilgard. Follow Young Drive south into the UCLA campus.
Turn right at the semicircular driveway to head into the
As you head south along the sidewalk, on your right you’ll come to
When you reach Dodd Hall, turn right to follow the diagonal path through the sunken lawn of Dickson Court, which is shaded by mature sycamore and Moreton Bay fig trees.
After crossing Portola Plaza, the street that borders Dickson Court, you’ll find yourself in the university’s historic quad. This wide-open grassy area runs between the four original buildings of the Westwood campus, all of which were built in 1929 in the Italian Romanesque style. You’ll pass Haines Hall on your right and Kinsey Hall on your left before coming to the campus’s two best-known landmarks. On your right is the iconic
Continue west through the quad, and you’ll come to the semicircular Shapiro Fountain on Janss Terrace. Descend the Janss Steps, which served as the original entrance to the university, leading up from the former Westwood Boulevard. Admire the expansive view of the intramural fields stretched out in the distance. To your right is the
Turn left at the bottom of the stairs, and follow the pathway heading south. Kerckhoff Hall lies straight ahead. Tree-shaded lawns roll gently alongside the sidewalk, providing yet another idyllic place for scholars to engage in or rest from their academic pursuits.
At the end of the sidewalk, turn right to follow the Bruin Walk into Bruin Plaza, home of the Bruin Bear, a 2-ton bronze statue of a ferocious-looking grizzly. At the southeast corner of the plaza is the
Head back the way you came on Bruin Walk, past Ackerman Union, and return toward Kerckhoff Hall. Built in 1931, this is the only building on campus in the Collegiate Gothic architectural style. Continue straight ahead up the steps, and then turn right. Cross through the outdoor dining patio between Kerckhoff Hall and Moore Hall, which is on your left.
Turn left on Portola Plaza; the Mathematical Sciences Building is on your right. You are now entering the more technical side of campus, which is not nearly as picturesque as the humanities section in terms of architecture.
Continue straight on Portola Plaza, passing Kinsey Pavilion on your left. This building houses several lecture halls and is notable for the pretty mosaics in muted colors that adorn the top of its facade. Past Kinsey, you’ll come to an open plaza with a beautiful inverted fountain in the center. A fairly new complex, the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center, is located on the east side of the fountain.
Continue past the Ostin Music Center and then cut down the path on your right, which passes between a toddler play area and Franz Hall and takes you down to Charles E. Young Drive.
Turn right on Young Drive. As you approach the intersection with Manning Drive, you’ll pass a pleasant, drought-tolerant rock garden on your right and see the large redbrick-and-glass Terasaki Life Sciences Building up ahead on your left.
Just before reaching Tiverton Drive, you’ll see a ramp leading into the