Getty Villa
The Getty Villa is an educational center and an art museum located at the easterly end of the Malibu coast in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. In 2016 it counted 454K visits. Our list goes on with SoFi Stadium, 15 mi away.
A museum inside Los Angeles
Places to stay about a mile away
Villa Tramonto is 0.5 miles away; Channel Road Inn, A Four Sisters Inn (2.9 mi) is close too. 7 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓
One of the most looked-up attractions in the U.S.
About 67K people a year read its Wikipedia article, more than for 95% of the 7,799 attractions we track.
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 67–80°. When to go ↓
An airport 11 miles away
Los Angeles (LAX) has airline service, about 11 miles from Getty Villa.
Established in 1954
Getty Villa dates from 1954. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
The year’s weather
Each month’s highs and lows around Getty Villa are below.
Getty Villa
The Getty Villa is an educational center and an art museum located at the easterly end of the Malibu coast in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. One of two campuses of the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Villa is dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. The collection has 44,000 Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities dating from 6,500 BC to 400 AD, including the Lansdowne Heracles and the Victorious Youth. The UCLA/Getty Master's Program in Archaeological and Ethnographic Conservation is housed on this campus.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1954
- Opened
- 1974
- Elevation
- 164 ft
- Wikipedia readers
- 67K a year
The closest rooms to Getty Villa
Lodging within 4 miles comes to 7 places: 3 hotels, 2 inns & B&Bs, a campground and a RV park. The closest is Villa Tramonto, 0.5 miles away.
Places to stay within 4 miles
- 1Villa Tramontohotel · 0.5 mi southeastDirections
- 2Channel Road Inn, A Four Sisters Inninn or B&B · 2.9 mi eastDirections
- 3Camp Wildwood TopangaRV park · 3.2 mi northwestDirections
- 4Camp Josephocampground · 3.6 mi northeastDirections
- 5Oceana Santa Monicahotel · 3.7 mi southeastDirections
- 6Spiral Staircaseinn or B&B · 3.9 mi northwestDirections
- 7Palihouse Santa Monicahotel · 4.0 mi southeastDirections
Places to eat nearby
29 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles
Compare 8 towns to stay in
| Town | From Getty Villa | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | in town | — | 841 554 hotels · 169 motels · 39 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 36 hostels · 17 campgrounds · 9 RV parks | 3,869,089 | $921K | D |
| Santa Monica | 5 mi southeast | 5 min | 57 46 hotels · 6 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel · 3 campgrounds | 90,082 | $1,756K | D− |
| Beverly Hills | 10 mi east | 15 min | 33 32 hotels · 1 campground | 30,764 | $2,000K | D |
| Inglewood | 14 mi southeast | 20 min | 49 31 hotels · 13 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 hostels · 1 RV park | 101,662 | $793K | D |
| West Hollywood | 12 mi east | 15 min | 31 29 hotels · 2 motels | 34,231 | $925K | D− |
| Culver City | 10 mi east | 15 min | 17 9 hotels · 7 motels · 1 inn or B&B | 39,452 | $1,143K | D− |
| Marina del Rey | 8 mi southeast | 10 min | 10 9 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 9,176 | $459K | — |
| Burbank | 17 mi northeast | 25 min | 29 24 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 102,988 | $1,089K | D |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Pair Getty Villa with these
These well-known sights sit within 41 miles.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaSoFi Stadium
Big draw13 mi LandmarkHollywood Walk of Fame10.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi MuseumLucas Museum of Narrative Art
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Big draw12 mi MuseumLa Brea Tar Pits
Big draw15 mi LandmarkHollywood Sign
Big draw40 mi Theme parkDisneyland17.3M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Hollywood8.7M visitors a yearPhoto credits
SoFi Stadium: Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0 · Hollywood Walk of Fame: BenSherman, Public domain · Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Kriddl, CC0 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: CanonStarGal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · La Brea Tar Pits: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Hollywood Sign: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Disneyland: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Universal Studios Hollywood: 林振宇, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Getty Villa in questions
Is Getty Villa in Los Angeles?
Yes. It’s inside Los Angeles, CA.
When is the best time to visit Getty Villa?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December, with highs of 67–80°.
How many people visit Getty Villa each year?
453,902 in 2016, according to Wikidata.
How far is Getty Villa from Santa Ana?
About 45 miles southeast of Santa Ana, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Getty Villa?
Los Angeles (LAX), about 11 miles away.
What hotels are near Getty Villa?
Villa Tramonto (0.5 mi), Channel Road Inn, A Four Sisters Inn (2.9 mi) and Camp Wildwood Topanga (3.2 mi). 7 places to stay are within 4 miles.
Notes from people in Los Angeles
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