Film · 2016 · Musical · Romance
Where was La La Land filmed?
An aspiring actress and a jazz pianist fall in and out of step as they chase their dreams across Los Angeles. The film floats through real city landmarks, a planetarium ceiling and a tiny historic funicular among them, that you can still seek out between takes.
2 locations across 1 destinations
At a glance
- Format
- Film
- Period
- 2016
- Filming spots
- 2
- Destinations
- 1
- Countries
- United States
On screen
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Official trailer via YouTube, see the real locations as they appear on screen.
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Filming La La Land: locations and how to visit
This modern musical turned Los Angeles itself into a love letter, and that romance is what sends fans out hunting for its locations. Between dreamers chasing big breaks and a sun-washed city that seems to swoon along with them, the film makes ordinary LA corners feel like a stage worth stepping onto.
The most magical of those corners are real and easy to name. The Art Deco Griffith Observatory, with its famous planetarium, is where the central romance lifts off into a swirling night-time dance, while the tiny orange funicular known as Angels Flight, climbing Bunker Hill, turns up in the couple's downtown wanderings. Both sit squarely in Los Angeles, United States.
The smart way to visit is to split the day by elevation: catch the city views from the observatory up in Griffith Park, then head downtown to ride the little funicular and explore the surrounding blocks on foot. It is an easy, photogenic pairing that captures the film's dawn-to-dusk sweep across LA.
Los Angeles, United States
2 spotsGriffith Observatory
The Art Deco observatory and its planetarium are where Mia and Sebastian's romance takes flight, literally, in a swirling night-time dance.
Angels Flight
The tiny orange funicular climbing Bunker Hill features in the couple's downtown wanderings.
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Good to know
- Where was La La Land filmed?
- La La Land was filmed in Los Angeles.
- Can you visit the La La Land filming locations?
- Yes, these are real, visitable places. Each location below comes with the scene, an exact point on the map, and how to get there.
- How many filming locations does La La Land have?
- We map 2 real filming locations for {name}, across 1 destinations: Los Angeles.
- Which countries was La La Land filmed in?
- {name} was filmed in United States.