If I have time to visit only one place near Los Angeles Airport for 5 hours, where would you recommend me to go?
Nowhere, because it’ll take you an hour to get anywhere and three hours to get back. Depends on the day of the week and time of day.
Sorry that's not a visit that's a layover.
Marina Del Rey. You can go to a restaurant in Marina. Take a walk. It is close to airport.
Or playa del rey
MDR or Santa Monica or Manhattan Beach.
Santa Monica - take pics by the pier then skedaddle. It take up to 1h to get to your terminal @ LAX because of traffic. TSA screening can take 30min.
5 hours is enough time to leave the airport, just plan to arrive back 2 hours later in case traffic gets bad. That gives you about three hours to explore. You can really get to any part of town to get a meal and wander for a bit as long as you're not taking an Uber during rush hour. If it's rush hour, stick to around the airport, there's a cool jazz bar nearby called Sam First and there's an in-n-out just up the road. Or visit one of the beaches just west of the airport.
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