After La Brea Tar Pits Museum, we drove around downtown a while to see some famous sites. This is the Peterson Auto Museum, across the street from the Los Angeles Museum of Art.Pink’s Hot Dogs is famous for the “best hot dogs in LA”, and usually is frequented by many celebrities. Not today!Lunch at Pink’s Hot Dogs.LA Live!Figueroa Street, one of the main streets in downtown.US Bank Tower. At 73 stories this is the tallest building in Los Angeles, and second tallest west of the Mississippi River.Angels Flight Railway, the world’s shortest railway. It goes one short block uphill, and the same downhill. Angels Flight has been featured in many TV shows and movies.The Broad, another art museum.Walt Disney Concert Hall, really cool architecture.Downtown LA traffic at noon on Thursday.This is the building where Perry Mason’s office was located in the old TV show in the 1950s and 1960s! His office was Suite 904! This is now a boutique hotel.This is the courthouse where Perry Mason defended most of his clients in the TV show.Hall of Justice entrance to the courthouse, featured in almost all episodes of Perry Mason!Los Angeles City Hall. This building has been (and continues to be) featured in many TV shows and movies.Chinatown GatewayThien Hau Temple. This is a Taoist temple near Chinatown in LA. The inside is open to go in and see, but no inside photography is allowed, which is unfortunate because it was very ornate and colorful and quite a sight to see!Thien Hau Temple front portico.
