If you’ve overlooked Echo Park while searching for the best places to be in Los Angeles, you’re definitely missing out. This fascinating and diverse neighborhood was the home of many noteworthy people, and it has a wonderful variety of things to explore. Oh, and here’s a fun fact: Leonardo DiCaprio get up here!

Gaze at the vibrant local art that runs across neighborhood walls in the form of murals, and if you peek into the alley behind the Bob Baker Marionette Theatre, you will find animals running across its walls! While you can settle for the mundane stroll and picnic, what’s a trip here without trying out the pedal boat on the lake? There’s plenty of bookstores of interest for bibliophiles, along with a café that has the ideal vibes for settling down and writing away. If you need a getaway from the city, then Echo Park’s Elysian Park offers plenty of greenery and bountiful hiking trails. From here, you can catch sights of the Dodger Stadium. There’s so much to see and do, so what are you waiting for?