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Walk past ramen shops and izakaya
(gastropubs) over to the Japanese
American National Museum (%213-
625-0414; http://www.janm.org; 369 E 1st St; adult/
child $9/5; h11am-5pm Tue-Wed & Fri-Sun,
noon-8pm Thu). The exhibits deal with
WWII internment camps and life for
immigrant families. Around the corner,
the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
(%213-626-6222; http://www.moca.org; 152 N Central
Ave; adult/child $12/free; h11am-5pm Mon
& Fri, 11am-8pm Thu, 11am-6pm Sat & Sun)
houses experimental art installations.
The Walk » West of Central Ave, turn left to walk
through Japanese Village Plaza. Turn right onto E
2nd St, walk five blocks uphill to S Broadway, then
turn left and walk a block southwest to W 3rd St.
Bradbury Building
A favorite of movie location scouts
since Blade Runner was shot here,
the 1893 Bradbury Building (www.
laconservancy.org; 304 S Broadway; admission
free; husually 9am-5pm) is one of LA’s
architectural treasures. Its red-brick
facade conceals a glass-roofed atrium
with inky filigree grillwork, a rickety
birdcage elevator and brick walls that
look golden in the afternoon light.
The Walk » Opposite, walk through LA’s
Grand Central Market, with its multicultural food
stalls. Ride Angels Flight funicular (25¢) uphill to
California Plaza, veering northwest to Grand Ave.
Turn right and walk a block northeast.
Museum of
Contemporary Art
With collections from the 1940s to the
present day, including works by Mark
Rothko and Joseph Cornell, MOCA
(%213-626-6222; http://www.moca.org; 250 S Grand
Ave; adult/child $12/free; h11am-5pm Mon &
Fri, to 8pm Thu, to 6pm Sat & Sun) inhabits
a geometrically postmodern building
designed by Arata Isozaki.
The Walk » Continue northeast up Grand Ave,
passing the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Turn right on
Temple St and roll downhill past the Cathedral of
Our Lady of the Angels to City Hall, retracing your
steps north through El Pueblo de Los Angeles back
to Union Station.

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