Los Angeles - Downtown

At 858ft/262m, the Aon Tower in Los Angeles is one of the world's 100 tallest buildings. It was completed in 1974.

The Beverly Center is a mall with almost 160 shops including Ann Taylor. Department stores include two Macy's locations and Bloomingdale's. There are 13 cinemas on level 8.

The park honors the "grandmother of Los Angeles". The timeline wall by artist Sheila deBretteville and visual artist Beyte Saar's assemblage takes visitors back to the way it was on the original site in 1866 when pioneering philanthropist Biddy Mason, a former slave, ran the city's first child care center out of her home and founded the city's First African Methodist Episcopal Church on this very ground.

The Citadel in Los Angeles is a former rubber factory which has been converted in to a shopping center. It features interesting Neo-Babylonian style details.

The Grand Central Market in Los Angeles is the oldest concession market on the west coast. It was built in 1917 and was the first earthquake and fire proof building in Los Angeles. Visitors can buy a variety of ethnic foods. There are plenty of tasty places to eat.

The Korean American Museum of Art and Cultural Center honors early Koreans who immigrated to America and their struggle to assimilate in a sometimes hostile country. The museum features a collection of replicas of Korea's most important artifacts, a gallery for fine art exhibition, and a 13,000 volume library with materials about Korea. It presents subtitled Korean films each month as well as lectures and exhibitions concerning Korean culture.

Laemmle Theater presents foreign films and American independent films to the general public.

The Los Angeles Mormon Temple is the second largest temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and features a 257 foot tower.

The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery is located in Barnsdall Art Park and showcases displays of artists from the region.

The Museum of Neon Art in Los Angeles is a riot of colorful light with neon displays from movie theaters and animated signs.

The SITE Gallery (Seeking It Through Exhibitions) is no longer open to the public.

The Skirball Cultural Center and Museum in Los Angeles is a Jewish cultural institution with galleries, a resource center and an auditorium. The museum has changing exhibits while music, theater, comedy, film, and literary programs highlight Jewish heritage.

Staples Center is home to five professional sports teams - the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, and the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks. It has also been the site of major concerts.