Angels Flight

Actually, Angels Flight is a tiny funicular that could: Over a century after it first began operating, the block-long railway has persevered through technical issues, prolonged closures, and relocation to continue carrying passengers up Bunker Hill. That is one of the best historic attractions in Los Angeles. The two-tiered vehicles that travel over its tracks provide an amusingly turbulent ride as well as a perspective of the Historic Core below. Either Hill Street or Olive Street can be used to board Angels Flight, however we advise choosing the former to avoid having to walk back up Fourth Street.

In the Bunker Hill neighborhood of Downtown Los Angeles, California, there is a famous and historic 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) small gauge funicular train known as Angels Flight. Its two funicular cars, Olivet and Sinai, travel in opposition to one another via a common cable. The rails travel 298 feet (91 meters) over a 96 foot vertical increase (29 m).

The funicular has used the same cars and station components while operating on two separate sites. The original Angels Flight facility, which had trackage running alongside Third Street Tunnel and tying Hill Street and Olive Street together, was in operation from 1901 until it was shut down in 1969 and demolished to make way for new construction.

Founded: August 2, 1901

Location: 351 S. Hill St., Los Angeles
Contact: angelsflight.org

Phone: 213-626-1901
Price: One-way fare $1, with TAP card 50¢
Opening hours: 6:45am-10pm