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Night after night, Club Spaceland hosts LA’s edgiest, most creative, and occasionally, most bizarre rock talent in front of a grungy crowd.

Compose a meal from a number of delicious tapas at this bustling boîte . No corkage fee if you buy the wine at the bodega next door.

This Streamline Moderne building, located in an industrial area, resembles an ocean liner, complete with porthole windows. Two giant Coke bottles guard the corners.

The graceful arches of this recently restored 1913 bridge straddle the Arroyo Seco (Spanish for “dry brook”), a natural ravine that comes down from the San Gabriel Mountains. The imposing 1903 Vista del Arroyo Hotel overlooking the bridge is presently home to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Legendary club launched the careers of Jim Carrey and Michael Keaton.

Backed by Jennifer Lopez and other celebrities, this club presents Latin and world music, with an emphasis on salsa, to a multicultural crowd. Free salsa lessons.

This evocative sculpture (1990) by Terry Allen and Philip Levine condemns the greed and erosion of moral responsibility in today’s corporate America.

This small museum is dedicated to showcasing handicrafts and folk art from around the world. The brainchild of folk art collector Edith Wyle, it was originally launched in 1965 as “The Egg and The Eye,” a gallery space and omelet restaurant. Apart from its changing exhibits, which reflect the multi-layered culture of Southern California, CAFAM is best known for its annual International Festival of Masks held in October.

The centerpiece of this unique architectural metaphor is a shiplike Art Deco building that “sails” into a courtyard flanked by cottages in styles ranging from Spanish Colonial to German gingerbread. A quiet office complex, it was built in 1936 by Robert Derrah, who designed downtown’s Coca-Cola Bottling Plant.