Filming locations · Musical / Romance
La La Land (2016)
An aspiring actress and a jazz pianist fall in love in Los Angeles.
- Released
- 2016
- Director
- Damien Chazelle
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Shot in
- Los Angeles
Where was La La Land filmed?
Damien Chazelle’s musical is a tour of Los Angeles, shot in wide CinemaScope at magic hour.
The film won six Academy Awards, including Best Director.
The film on a map
3 locations, in the order they appear on screen.
Scene by scene
“City of Stars”
Hermosa Beach Pier
Sebastian sings on the Hermosa Beach Pier at dusk.
Public space33.8615° N / 118.4012° WAngels Flight
Angels Flight
Mia and Sebastian ride the funicular on their date.
Ticket or tour required34.0512° N / 118.2503° WThe planetarium
Griffith Observatory
Mia and Sebastian dance among the stars at Griffith Observatory.
Public space34.1184° N / 118.3004° W
Trivia for the obsessed
The opening number was filmed on a closed freeway ramp.
Angels Flight reopened in 2017, after the film came out.
Griffith Observatory also appears in Rebel Without a Cause.