Sights & Attractions in Los Angeles

Things to Do in Downtown Los Angeles

Name	Category	Location

Angels Flight Railway The turn-of-the-20th-century funicular, dubbed "the shortest railway...	Transportation Sites	Downtown Los Angeles

Avila Adobe This residence was built as an 18-room home in 1818; today only...	Houses / Mansions	Downtown Los Angeles

Bradbury Building Stunning wrought-iron railing, blond-wood and brick interior...	Architectural Sites	Downtown Los Angeles

Bunker Hill Steps Threading a peaceful path through Downtown's urban towers, a...	Squares	Downtown Los Angeles

California African American Museum Works by 20th-century African-American artists and contemporary...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Los Angeles


California Science Center You're bound to see excited kids running up to the dozens of...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Los Angeles

Carroll Avenue Looking like a street lifted out of another era, the 1300 block...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Downtown Los Angeles

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels A half block away from the giant rose-shaped steel grandeur of...	Religious Sites	Downtown Los Angeles

Chinese American Museum In the El Pueblo Plaza adjacent to Olvera Street, you might think...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Los Angeles

City Hall of Los Angeles An icon of the Los Angeles cityscape, this gorgeous 1928 landmark...	Government Buildings	Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown L.A. Standard Housed in the former Superior Oil Headquarters, the Standard's...	Hotels	Downtown Los Angeles

Exposition Park Originally developed in 1880 as an open-air farmers' market...	Parks	Downtown Los Angeles

The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Frank Gehry transformed what was a 40,000-square-foot former...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Los Angeles

Grand Central Market Handmade white-corn tamales, warm olive bread, dried figs, Mexican...	Markets / Bazaars	Downtown Los Angeles

Italian Hall Building This landmark isn't open to the public, but it's noteworthy because...	Parks	Downtown Los Angeles

The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center There's a lot offered here in terms of books as well as traditional...	Parks	Downtown Los Angeles

Japanese American National Museum What was it like to grow up on a sugar plantation in Hawaii?...	Parks	Downtown Los Angeles

L.A. Live / Nokia Theater Filling the void that was a no-man's-land except for the legendary...	Arts / Performance Venues	Downtown Los Angeles

Millennium Biltmore Hotel The "wow" factor hits you as soon as you walk in the door. Dripping...	Hotels	Downtown Los Angeles

The Music Center Serving as L.A.'s major performing arts venue since its opening...	Arts / Performance Venues	Downtown Los Angeles

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County The completed renovation of the museum's 1913 Beaux Arts building...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Los Angeles

Pershing Square The city's cultures come together in one of the oldest parks...	Squares	Downtown Los Angeles

Richard J. Riordan Central Library It's still known locally as the Central Library—but after...	Libraries	Downtown Los Angeles

Staples Center Home to the Lakers, the Clippers, the Sparks, and ice hockey...	Sports Venues	Downtown Los Angeles

Union Station Once the key entry point into Los Angeles prior to LAX, Union...	Transportation Sites	Downtown Los Angeles

University of Southern California (USC) There's more to this private university than mascot Tommy Trojan...	Educational Institutions	Downtown Los Angeles

Watts Towers The jewel of rough South L.A. is the legacy of Simon Rodia, a...	Memorials / Monuments	Downtown Los Angeles

Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites In 1976 John Portman designed these five shimmering cylinders...	Hotels	Downtown Los Angeles
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