California, United States · North America
El Monte works well as a base: 5 minutes from North El Monte, 24km from Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.
El Monte is a city located in California, United States. With a population of 116,732, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, El Monte sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Los Angeles time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add El Monte to your route.
Gay's Lion Farm was a public selective breeding facility and tourist attraction just west of the south-east junction of Peck Road and Valley Boulevard in El Monte, California. It operated from 1925 through 1942, when it was closed temporarily due to wartime meat shortages. It never reopened.
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El Monte is located in California, United States, North America. The coordinates are 34.0686 latitude, -118.0276 longitude.
El Monte has a population of approximately 116,732 people, making it a city in United States.
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Serving French dip sandwiches since 1908 on sawdust-covered floors with communal tables and long wooden counters. One of Los Angeles's oldest restaurants and a claimant to inventing the French dip.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Open since 1908 in the old Pacific Electric building, with a penny-tile floor, original mahogany bar and a rival claim to the French dip. A hidden speakeasy bar sits behind an unmarked door.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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A downtown Los Angeles counter-and-booth diner that has served 24 hours a day since 1924 and famously has no lock on the front door. Cash-only, enormous portions, sourdough on every table.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Drag racing's shrine at the Pomona Fairplex, steps from the historic strip where the NHRA season starts and ends, packed with top fuel dragsters, hot rods and land-speed cars.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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The oldest continuously operating drag strip in the world, opened 1951 on the Los Angeles County Fairplex, and the traditional season opener and finale of the NHRA calendar.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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America's first theme park in Buena Park, California, known for its Old West Ghost Town and thrilling coasters.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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A historic mountain lodge on the Angeles Crest Highway that has served as a meeting point for motorcyclists and drivers tackling LA's best mountain road since 1939.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Iconic 14-metre-tall white lettering on Mount Lee in the Santa Monica Mountains, the universal symbol of the entertainment industry.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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