Mid-century baseball stadium opened in 1962, terraced into the Elysian Park hills with views over Downtown LA. Third-oldest Major League ballpark still in use. Go for a game if you like baseball, go for the architecture and the setting if you do not.
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Attend a Dodgers game — the stadium experience is the reason to visit. Arrive early to watch batting practice and to see the stadium fill as the sun sets over the San Gabriel Mountains. The terrace levels create sightlines where even the cheap seats feel close to the action. Dodger Dogs are the traditional food, but the stadium has upgraded to include better options in recent renovations. The view from the top deck looking over Downtown LA is excellent.
Evening games for sunset over the city. Weeknight games are less crowded than weekends. The baseball season runs April through September, with playoffs in October. Parking is notoriously difficult — the stadium was designed for car access and has vast parking lots, but they fill quickly. Consider rideshare or arrive 90 minutes early.
Opened in 1962 as the first stadium built specifically for a Major League team since Yankee Stadium in 1923. Designed by architect Emil Praeger with Captain Childs, using a modernist terrace design that follows the hillside contours. The stadium replaced Chavez Ravine, a Mexican-American neighborhood that was controversially demolished via eminent domain in the 1950s — the history is complicated and worth understanding. Capacity is 56,000, making it the largest MLB stadium. Renovated multiple times, most recently in the 2010s. If you attend a game, stay for the seventh-inning stretch when the organist plays and the crowd sings along. Baseball culture in LA is real, even if the stereotype is that fans arrive late and leave early.