Planning your tip to downtown Los Angeles

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles; (213) 763-3466, www.nhm.org.

Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles; (213) 228-7000, www.lapl.org/central.

Bottega Louie Restaurant & Gourmet Market, 700 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles; (213) 802-1470, www.bottegalouie.com. $$

Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles; (213) 741-1151, www.lacclink.com.

Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles; (213) 742-7326, www.staplescenter.com.

L.A. Live entertainment complex, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles; (213) 763-5483, www.lalive.com.

Rivera Restaurant, 1050 S. Flower St., Los Angeles; (213) 749-1460, www.riverarestaurant.com. $$$

Veranda Bar at Figueroa Hotel, 939 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles; (213) 627-8971, www.figueroahotel.com.

Los Angeles Athletic Club (hotel), 431 W. 7th St., Los Angeles; (213) 625-2211, www.laac.com. $$

Standard Hotel, 550 S. Flower St., Los Angeles; (213) 892-8080, www.standardhotels.com/los-angeles/. $$$

Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles; (213) 624-1011, www.millenniumhotels.com/millenniumlosangeles/index.html. $$

Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles; (213) 624-1000, www.thebonaventure.com. $$

The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles, 900 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles; (213) 743-8800, www.ritzcarlton.com/en/properties/losangeles. $$$$

WP24 restaurant, 24th floor, Ritz-Carlton, 900 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles; (213) 743-8824, www.wolfgangpuck.com/restaurants/fine-dining/57129. $$$

Grand Central Market, 317 S. Broadway, Los Angeles; (213) 624-2378, www.grandcentralsquare.com.

Angels Flight Railway, 351 S. Hill St., Los Angeles; (213) 626-1901, www.angelsflight.com.

Bradbury Building, 304 S. Broadway, Los Angeles.

Wing Hop Fung, 727 N. Broadway, No. 102, Los Angeles; (213) 626-7200, www.winghopfung.com.

Realm, 425 Gin Ling Way, Los Angeles; (213) 628-4663, www.realmhome.com.

Yang Chow, 819 N. Broadway, Los Angeles; (213) 625-0811, www.yangchow.com. $$

Phoenix Bakery, 969 N. Broadway, Los Angeles; (213) 628-4642, www.phoenixbakeryinc.com.

Hoan Kiem, 727 N. Broadway, No. 130, Los Angeles; (213) 617-3650, no website. $

Olvera Street, near 845 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles; (213) 628-1274, www.elpueblo.lacity.org.

La Golondrina, 17 Olvera St., Los Angeles; (213) 628-4349, no website. $$

Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles; (800) 872-7245 (AMTRAK), www.amtrak.com.

TRAXX, 800 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles; (213) 625-1999, www.traxxrestaurant.com. $$

Olverita’s Village, No. 24 Olvera St., Los Angeles; (213) 687-7937, www.olveritas.com.

Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles; (323) 850-2000, www.laphil.com.

Colburn School, 200 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles; (213) 621-2200, www.colburnschool.edu.

Music Center of L.A., 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles; (213) 972-7211, www.musiccenter.org.

Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles; (213) 626-6222, www.moca.org.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles; (213) 680-5200, www.olacathedral.org.

Grand Performances, California Plaza, 300-350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles; (213) 687-2159, www.grandperformances.org.

Hive Gallery & Studios, 729 S. Spring St., Los Angeles; (213) 955-9051, www.hivegallery.com.

Stay on Main, 636 S. Main St., Los Angeles; (213) 213-7829, www.stayonmain.com. $

The Smell, 247 S. Main St., Los Angeles; no public phone, www.thesmell.org.

Nickel Diner, 524 S. Main St., Los Angeles; (213) 623-8301, www.nickeldiner.com. $$

Southern California Institute of Architecture, 960 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles; (213) 613-2200, www.sciarc.edu.

R23 restaurant, 923 E. 2nd St., Los Angeles; (213) 687-7178, www.r23.com. $$

Wurstkuche, 800 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles; (213) 687-4444, www.wurstkuche.com. $

Koyasan Buddhist Temple, 342 E. 1st St., Los Angeles; (213) 624-1267, www.koyasanbetsuin.org.

Go for Broke Monument, 160 N. Central Ave., Los Angeles; no phone at monument, www.goforbroke.org.

Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. 1st St., Los Angeles; (213) 625-0414, www.janm.org.

Museum of Contemporary Art’s Geffen Contemporary, 152 N. Central Ave., Los Angeles; (213) 626-6222, www.moca.org.

Japanese Village Plaza, 335 E. 2nd St., Los Angeles; (213) 617-1900, www.japanesevillageplaza.net.

Little Tokyo Business Assn.; no phone listing, www.visitlittletokyo.com.

Weller Court shopping center, 123 Astronaut E.S. Onizuka St., Los Angeles; no public phone or website.

Sushi-Gen, 422 E. 2nd St., Los Angeles; (213) 617-0552, www.sushigenla.com. $$$

The Lazy Ox Canteen, 241 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles; (213) 626-5299, www.lazyoxcanteen.com. $$

Café Dulce, 134 Japanese Village Plaza, Building E., Los Angeles; (213) 346-9910, www.cafedulce.co. $

David Henry Hwang Theater and East West Players, 120 N. Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles; (213) 625-7000, www.eastwestplayers.org.

L.A. Derby Dolls, 1910 W. Temple St., Los Angeles; no public phone, www.derbydolls.com/la.

Price guide to hotel and restaurant listings:

The hotel price-range indicator shows approximate beginning rates for a room for two, before taxes.

$: Less than $150 a night

$$: $151-$250 a night

$$$: $251-$400 a night

$$$$: $401 a night

The restaurant price-range indicator is based on cost per person for a meal, before drinks, tax or tip.

$: Less than $10

$$: $11-$30

$$$: $31 and beyond