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CALIFORNIA

A collective list of all the best places and landmarks of where to carspot around the world

WHERE TO CARSPOT

Rodeo Drive is most definitely the most well-known carspotting location in all of America. The street is literally known for having extreme supercars driving up and down it all of the time. Highlights of cars seen here include everything: Bugattis, Paganis, Lamborghinis, you name it! One famous supercar that is always parked on the street is the famous Bijan Bugatti parked outside of the Bijan clothing boutique. If the Bugatti isn't there, a Rolls Royce usually is. If you're an avid carspotter, Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills is a stop that cannot be missed under all circumstances. You're bound on any given day to find some exotic cars roaming the streets.

Rodeo Drive

Beverly Hills, California

Located directly at the end of and intersecting Rodeo Drive, the Beverly Wilshire Hotel sits on Wilshire Boulevard, another very famous streets in Los Angeles. Many exotic cars have been spotted at this iconic hotel including Bugattis, Paganis, Lamborghinis, Ferrari, and more! With twp separate parking areas, one in the front and one on the side, you are bound to find a lot of exotics parked and driving around here. Once again, this is a go-to spot for a carspotter. Be sure to check out the Barney's of New York Valet lot behind the store that happens to be next to the hotel- lots of other amazing cars tend to be there!  

Beverly Wilshire Hotel

Beverly Hills, California

The Montage Hotel is just around the corner from Rodeo Drive and the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Along with the others, it is also known for having some amazing cars. Highlights include a Pagani Huayra, Bugatti Veyrons, Hamann and Mansory tuned cars, and more! It's important to know to go and come back to this hotel frequently since the exotic cars parked in front change pretty often. This is another hotel that is a must see when in the area to find exotic supercars. Although it may not be quite as crazy as Rodeo Drive, you're still bound ot see some pretty awesome cars at this hotel. Check it out! 

Montage Hotel

Beverly Hills, California

A bit of a drive away from the heart of Beverly Hills, Sunset Boulevard tends to have some nice cars driving on it. Although you're not as likely to see as many supercars parked around here, you still may, and it's guaranteed that you'll also see many supercars driving up and down the street. To have the best luck, walking up and down the sidewalks will most likely get you to find some pretty awesome cars. Highlights here includes Ferraris, SLR Mclarens, Lamborghinis- you name it. With many restaurants and clubs along the street, it has a popular nightlife, and even a popular show during the day. It's defineitley worth the stop.

Sunset Boulevard

West Hollywood, California

El Paseo Drive is the Rodeo Drive of Plam Desert. Although it's not quite as well known for it's cars, El Paseo has some really awesome pieces of luxury on the streets. With beautiful, sunny weather 95% of the time, Palm Desert will not fail to impress. The same is true about the cars on this street. Many older aged residents live here, but that doesnt stop the need for sports and luxury in a car. Highlights of cars seen here include a Lexus LFA, Lamborghini Murcielagos and Gallardos, Ferraris, and much more. Aside from the streets parking, behind shopping butiques are many open parking lots. Chekc these out. If you're in the area, it's definitely worth going to El Paseo to see the cars! 

El Paseo Drive

Palm Desert, California

Los Gatos is a small, pretty, high end shopping area just outside of San Jose, California. With luxury dealerships including Lamborghini, Aston Martin and Bentley close by, Los Gatos is known to be a premier car area of Northern California. Although there is a large area of downtown Los Gatos, one street worth checking out is Santa Cruz Avenue. Other streets and fancy parking lots around it will have more cool cars in store. Highlights of cars spotted here include a Mclaren MP4-12C, a Ferrari California, Panoz Esperante, and a Ferrari 599 HGTE. Although the carspotting here is not insane, some cool cars a likely in the area from time to time. It's worht going to walk around and check out!

Los  Gatos Shops

Los Gatos, California

Santana Row is a beautiful shopping area of San Jose, California. Besides the shopping, many awesome cars are either parked or are driving around the streets and shops. Highlights include a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560, a Custom Nissan GTR, a rare Shelby Daytona, Audi R8s, a Ferrari Italia Spider and more! Towards the end of the streets is a Tesla store and behind it is a valet parking garage. It's worth going to this area to carspot for a few hours. At first, it may feel a bit slow, but it will pick up over time. The nightlife of the area is also great and is likely to bring in some more pretty awesome exotic cars to area, and even more on the weekends! 

Shops at Santana Row

San Jose, California

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