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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. Fly into LAX.

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What we know about Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Where visiting fans stay

Checked at the source
  • Downtown Los Angeles. 15 min. Metro E Line to Expo Park/USC. Most hotels, and the E Line reaches the Coliseum in about 15 minutes.
  • USC campus and Figueroa Street. Walk through Exposition Park. The USC Hotel on Figueroa Street, home of McKay's, is steps from campus.
  • Culver City. 15 min. Metro E Line east to Expo/Vermont. West side base with its own restaurants, about 15 minutes by train.

Around the stadium

Checked at the source
The USC campus and Figueroa Street, just north of the Coliseum, with The Lab and McKay's, plus the free Modelo Ultimate Tailgate on Christmas Tree Lane east of the stadium.

Getting in from the airport

From a specialist guide
LAX Los Angeles International.

Getting to the stadium

Checked at the source
Metro E Line, about 15 min. Expo Park/USC or Expo/Vermont, under a five-minute walk to the gates. Metro J Line. 37th St/USC station, then a few blocks up Flower Street. Metro buses 40, 81, 102, 204 to Exposition Park.

Tailgating

Checked at the source
All campus tailgating takes place on lawns, not in garages, and every group needs a USC tailgating permit. The Trojan Family Game Day Experience in Alumni Park, across from Tommy Trojan, is free and open to all with food and drink for sale. South Lawn West is open first come, first served for picnics only, with no open flames, and closes at kickoff. Free area on Christmas Tree Lane east of the Coliseum with games, music, TVs showing other games, food trucks and beer gardens. Tailgating in Exposition Park is limited to designated tailgating spaces, mostly in permit lots for Trojan Athletic Fund members. REVELxp sets up tents, tables, TVs and coolers near Christmas Tree Lane for a fee.

Getting in

Checked at the source
  • Bag policy: One clear bag up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches or a one-gallon clear bag, plus a clutch up to 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Expect metal detectors.
  • Cashless: The Coliseum is cashless: cards and mobile pay only.

Touring the stadium

Checked at the source
75-minute guided walking tours on Mondays and Tuesdays at 10 AM and 1 PM: the locker room, the players' tunnel onto the field, the 1923 Club rooftop deck and the Peristyle under the Olympic torch. Park in the Blue Structure and start at Gate 33A.

After the final whistle

Checked at the source
Leave by the north side through Gates 19 or 23 for the E Line. Metro runs extra trains for one to two hours after the game. Last trains leave Expo Park at 11:50 PM eastbound and 12:10 AM westbound.

One thing to avoid

From a specialist guide
Don't drive in late. Traffic builds in the two hours before kickoff and left turns into campus and Exposition Park lots are banned on game days. Take the E Line instead.

Bars near the stadium

Checked at the source

  • The Lab

    3500 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90007

    Casual gastropub with burgers, shareable bites, craft beer and cocktails, and a new video wall for games.

    Away fans: mixed crowd; USC's pick for watching the game on its video wall.

  • McKay's

    3540 South Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90007

    Restaurant named for coach John McKay, serving breakfast and a game day buffet among USC sports memorabilia.

    Away fans: trojans crowd, with USC sports memorabilia on the walls.

  • Level Up at The Fields LA

    BMO Stadium, 3939 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA

    Full-service bar with open seating and free-to-play arcade games on the second floor of The Fields LA inside BMO Stadium.

    Away fans: open to all fans; arcade games and a full bar.

Sidequests in Los Angeles

In the order they happen. Each one earns points.

  1. Outing50 points

    Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

    The largest natural and historical museum in the western US sits in Exposition Park. Its Dinosaur Hall is the draw.

    $$. The day before

  2. Outing75 points

    Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center

    This science center sits in Exposition Park, next to the Coliseum. It is home to the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

    $. The day before

  3. Outing40 points

    Exposition Park Rose Garden

    Seven acres, more than 20,000 rose bushes, free to walk. Steps from the Coliseum.

    Free. 5 hours before kickoff

  4. Landmark50 points

    Meet at Tommy Trojan

    The bronze Trojan Shrine sits at the center of campus. It is USC's best known meeting spot.

    Free. 4 hours before kickoff

  5. Tailgate65 points

    Trojan Family Game Day Experience

    This free, family-friendly tailgate fills Alumni Park across from Tommy Trojan. Outdoor TVs run and food is for sale.

    Free. 4 hours before kickoff

  6. Photo65 points

    The Peristyle and Olympic torch

    The Coliseum's Peristyle entrance holds two bronze Olympic statues. It is the shot every visitor wants.

    Free. 1 hour 15 minutes before kickoff

Seats and views

Where each part of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum sits, and what you see from it.

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100 level100 to 128200 level200 to 228300 level300 to 328Scholarship Club TowerC401 to C412Tap any part of the stadium to see its view.