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Universal City, Los Angeles — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Universal Studios Hollywood fills Universal City, a district of Los Angeles built around the park and its Super Nintendo World.
About Universal City
Where to stay in Universal City
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Universal City is the district built around Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, reached mainly by visitors to the park. Few live here. Travellers come to be beside the studios and their attractions, among them Super Nintendo World and Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge.
About Universal City
What are the main landmarks in Universal City?
Universal City's landmarks are the rides and lands of its park. Universal Studios Hollywood draws the crowds, its gates opening onto themed streets and attractions that spread across this corner of Los Angeles. Super Nintendo World sits among its lands.
Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge runs within it.
What is the history of Universal City?
Universal City grew around Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles. The studios gave the district its name, and later additions such as Super Nintendo World and Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge extended the park over time. The area developed as Los Angeles expanded across California.
Growth followed the park.
Where is Universal City?
Universal City lies within Los Angeles, in California, one of the districts that make up this part of the United States.
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Updated July 2026