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Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles is much more than major hotels, soaring office towers, and the LA Convention Center. Its historic districts, restaurants, clubs, and cultural institutions are all within an easy walk or short cab ride of the SIGGRAPH 2008 hotels.

Food & Beverages Guide & Map to 133 Establishments in or Near Downtown LA Art & History Angels Walk Self-guided walking tour of historic downtown LA. Chinese American Museum 425 North Los Angeles Street +1.213.485.8567 Esotouric Darkly humorous tours of what downtown meant, and means, to famed writers, architects, and criminals. Japanese American National Museum 369 East First Street +1.213.625.0414 LA Central Library 630 West Fifth Street +1.213.228.7000 The Museum of Contemporary Art 250 South Grand Avenue +1.213.626.6222 Convention Center LA Convention Center Staples Center Nokia Theatre Music Walt Disney Concert Hall Architectural wonder and home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Grand Ave. Nightclub Salsa and hip-hop 1024 South Grand Avenue +1.213.747.0999 Grand Star Jazz Club Jazz, soul, karaoke, and hip hop. 943 Sun Mun Way, adjacent to 943 North Broadway +1.213.626.2285 Club Mayan Salsa, Spanish rock, house and tropical music, hip-hop, and R&B 1038 South Hill Street +1.213.746.4287

Guides CalendarLive: The Los Angeles Times LA Weekly Los Angeles Downtown Arts District Los Angeles Magazine Near Downtown California African American Museum California Science Center Dodger Stadium Los Angeles County Museum of Art Universal Studios Hollywood Educational Institutions Art Center College of Design California Institute of the Arts California Institute of Technology California State University, Los Angeles Otis College of Art and Design University of California at Los Angeles University of Southern California The Entertainment Technology Center Institute for Creative Technologies Maps and Weather Map of Los Angeles Map of Downtown LA Metro System Map Rail Transporation to the Airport Directions to the LA Convention Center The current LA weather forecast For complete information on LA's tourist attractions, contact: LA INC. The Convention and Visitors Bureau 333 South Hope Street, 18th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 USA +1.213.689.8822