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 StreetVisiting fans pick this
Walk through Exposition Park. The USC Hotel on Figueroa Street, home of McKay's, is steps from campus.
Marko Grbesa, Google Maps
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.
Map of the area
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Getting to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
From Los Angeles International
From a specialist guide
LAX Los Angeles International.
On game day
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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.
Parking and tailgating at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Tailgating
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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.
Game day at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Getting in
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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
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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
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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.
Food and drink at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Bars near the stadium
Checked at the source
The Lab Gastropub, Google Maps
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.
Pat Gamble, Google Maps
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.
Things to do around Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Listed in the order they happen on game day. Each one earns points.
Outing50 points
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
This is the largest natural and historical museum in the western US, with its Dinosaur Hall, sitting in Exposition Park.
$$. The day before
Outing75 points
Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center
This science center in Exposition Park, right next to the Coliseum, is home to the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
$. The day before
Outing40 points
Exposition Park Rose Garden
It's a seven-acre sunken garden with more than 20,000 rose bushes, free to walk, right by the Coliseum.
Free. 5 hours before kickoff
Landmark50 points
Meet at Tommy Trojan
This bronze Trojan Shrine at the center of campus is USC's best known meeting spot.
Free. 4 hours before kickoff
Tailgate65 points
Trojan Family Game Day Experience
This free, family-friendly tailgate sits in Alumni Park across from Tommy Trojan, with outdoor TVs and food for sale.
Free. 4 hours before kickoff
Photo65 points
The Peristyle and Olympic torch
The Coliseum's Peristyle entrance, with its two bronze Olympic statues, is the shot everyone wants.
Free. 1 hour 15 minutes before kickoff
Seats and views at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Where each part of the stadium sits, and what you see from it.
100 level100 to 128200 level200 to 228300 level300 to 328Scholarship Club TowerC401 to C412Tap any part of the stadium to see its view.
