Many recommend taking a guided tour. You'll find the Getty Villa about 6 miles north of Santa Monica in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood; it's best reached by car. The Getty Villa welcomes ...

burning more than 1,000 structures and displacing tens of thousands of people from Santa Monica and Brentwood to Topanga, Malibu and beyond. “The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades remains safe ...

My itinerary was the Getty Center and Villa, Griffith Observatory, Santa Monica Beach and Pier, and Downtown LA. I skipped ...