• Angels Flight Railway - Located just across the street from our meeting point, this 1901 funicular marks the beginning and end of the Historic Core and More Tour. The journey starts at the base and concludes at the top, with your guide detailing the history and how to experience this DTLA icon.
• Grand Central Market - Serving as our home base, this is DTLA’s most popular spot, featuring over 40 food and beverage vendors. It’s an ideal location to enjoy breakfast or lunch before or after the tour.
• Bradbury Building - Constructed in 1893, this stunning Victorian Era building is renowned for its appearances in films like The Artist, 500 Days of Summer, and Bladerunner. We park the bikes and explore inside to admire the ironwork and birdcage elevator, an experience not available on a bus tour.
• Staples Center - We’ll visit Crypto Arena, home to the LA Lakers, Sparks, and LA Kings. Situated next to the LA Live Sports and Entertainment Complex, it’s where LA gathers for professional sports and is also home to the Grammy Museum. Star Plaza features impressive bronze statues of stars like Kobe, Magic, and Shaq, among others. Nearby, LA’s Graffiti Towers at Ocean Wide Plaza are visible for the near future.
• City Hall - The seat of city government and a popular filming location, you’ll recognize it from TV and film. It’s also adjacent to the courthouse where OJ Simpson’s trial of the century took place, among others.
• The Last Bookstore - As California’s largest bookstore, featuring book sculptures inside, it anchors the Historic Core neighborhood. Once home to the West Coast’s banking industry, these stately former banks are now being transformed into unique lofts.
• Olvera Street - The founding site of Los Angeles, with many buildings dating back to the early 1800s. We pause here for a chance to pick up souvenirs in the marketplace or enjoy Aguas Frescas.
• Union Station - Walk through this beautifully restored, 1939 classic train station. Catch the Pacific Surfliner for a day trip to Santa Barbara or San Diego, or local lines to Hollywood and Pasadena, plus the bus plaza. Your guide will explain it all.
• Walt Disney Concert Hall - Frank Gehry’s masterpiece concert hall, where your guide will describe the building’s quirks, secrets, and current uses of this magnificent performing arts venue.
• Gloria Molina Grand Park - LA’s green space and event destination, we ride the length of the park while narrating park events and surrounding municipal buildings.
• Los Angeles Theatre - One of several vintage theaters on Broadway, where stars like Charlie Chaplin premiered films during Hollywood’s heyday. Now they’re used for filming, special events, or being converted into retail spaces.
• The Broad - Discover who Eli Broad is and why there’s always a line outside. One of two free art museums on Grand Avenue, the center for LA’s arts and culture icons.
• Cecil Hotel - Learn about the eerie history of LA’s haunted hotel, which has inspired not one, but two Netflix true crime documentaries.
• Spring Street Federal Courthouse - Part of the Civic Center neighborhood, we’ll ride by film and history icons like City Hall, LAPD Headquarters, and the criminal courthouse.
• Handlebar Bike Tours - Our home base is the perfect spot for a pre or post-ride meal, and our guides will provide tips and tricks to navigate the bustling Grand Central Market.

• Expert local guide
• All inclusive pricing (taxes, fees, and handling charges)
• Bicycle provided
• Helmet included

• Food and drinks (available for purchase)
• Gratuities
• Hotel pickup and drop-off

Your bike tour begins at the iconic Grand Central Market and features the highlights of Downtown Los Angeles. We narrate the different eras of Los Angeles as we ride through Grand Park, to Broadway’s classic theaters, The Broad and MOCA Art Museums, Bradbury Building, Music Center, Disney Concert Hall, Union Station, and City Hall. We break at Olvera Street, with time to wander L.A.’s oldest neighborhood and marketplace. This tour visits the top 10 tourist destinations, and hidden gems, of DTLA. Our guides focus on history and cultural narration, with a little true crime and movie industry lore on an easy, 2.5 hour bike ride. We return to Grand Central Market in time for lunch. Taking our bike tour is the best way to see the many attractions of downtown, in a short period of time, without the hassle of parking and traffic. The bike ride is designed for casual bike riders, with much of the tour in bike lanes. If you want to see and learn a lot in a few hours this is the tour for you.

• Minimum age is 12 years
• Dress code is smart casual/flexible garments
• A maximum of 8 people per booking

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.