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Angels Flight Railway
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Map | The turn-of-the-20th-century funicular, dubbed "the shortest...
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Bradbury Building
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Map | Stunning wrought-iron railing, blond-wood and brick interior...
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Broadway
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Map | From the late 19th century to the 1950s -- before malls and freeways...
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Bunker Hill Steps
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Map | Threading a peaceful path through Downtown's urban towers, a...
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Carroll Avenue
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Map | Looking like a street lifted out of a tintype, the 1300 block...
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
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Map | Controversy surrounded Spanish architect José Rafael Moneo's...
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Chinatown
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Map | Smaller in size than San Francisco's Chinatown, this Downtown...
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Chinese American Museum
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Map | For a more personal look at the history of Chinatown residents...
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City Hall of Los Angeles
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Map | This gorgeous landmark 1928 building reopened in 2001 after four...
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Downtown L.A. Standard
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Map | Entering the Standard feels like wandering into an Austin Powers...
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Fashion District
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Map | For visiting fashionistas, the name "Fashion District" may seem...
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The Geffen Contemporary
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Map | Originally opened in 1982 as a temporary space while the Museum...
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Grand Central Market
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Map | Handmade white-corn tamales, warm olive bread, dried figs, Mexican...
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Japanese American National Museum
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Map | What was it like to grow up on a coffee plantation in Hawaii?...
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Koreatown
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Map | Although L.A.'s sizable Korean population is scattered throughout...
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Little Tokyo
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Map | Originally the neighborhood of Los Angeles's Japanese community...
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Millennium Biltmore Hotel
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Map | The "wow" factor hits you as soon as you walk in the door. Dripping...
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The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
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Map | The MOCA's permanent collection of American and European art...
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The Music Center
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Map | L.A.'s major performing arts venue since its opening in 1964...
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Olvera Street
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Map | This busy pedestrian block tantalizes with piñatas, mariachis...
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Pershing Square
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Map | The city's cultures come together in one of the oldest parks...
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Richard J. Riordan Central Library
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Map | Still known locally as the Central Library, this facility was...
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Staples Center
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Map | Home to the Lakers, the Clippers, the Sparks, and ice hockey...
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Union Station
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Map | Evoking an era when travel and style went hand in hand, Union...
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Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites
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Map | In 1976 John Portman designed these five shimmering cylinders...
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