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Great French country cooking at pauper-friendly prices are the hallmark of this Fashion District favorite which serves great paté.

Founded by a popular preacher with a flair for theatrics, this 1923 domed building was once the headquarters of the Foursquare Gospel Church.

One of Hollywood’s biggest icons is not an actress, singer, or model. She’s Angelyne, the self-proclaimed “Love Goddess of Hollywood,” famous for showing off her gravity-defying physical attributes on giant billboards. Occasionally spotted driving around town in her pink Corvette, Angelyne enjoys a worldwide fan club and has been featured in movies and countless articles.

One of Long Beach’s flagship attractions, this high-tech zoo teems with 12,000 fish, birds, and mammals that make their home in the Pacific Ocean. A full-scale model of a blue whale greets visitors in the Great Hall. You’ll come face to face with exotic giant spider crabs, playful sea otters, and even get to pet a shark. For a look at what it takes to keep the aquarium afloat, take a Behind-the-Scenes-Tour.

The exquisite 14-screen ArcLight is the shiny new neighbor of the futuristic Cinerama Dome. ArcLight’s lobby, lorded over by a giant digital board, leads to a lively café-bar with terrace.

The prêt-a-porter line by Italian fashion mogul Giorgio Armani is aimed at the client who loves fashionable clothes. It reflects his hallmark simplicity and sophisticated style, but at more affordable prices.

An early 20th-century beauty, this inn backs up against a rose garden and has ten rooms with designs that are inspired by Van Gogh, Gauguin, and other artists or artistic periods.

This lovely stationery store stocks hundreds of artist-made greeting cards, pens, and guest books. They also create custom-made invitations.

A 1/10th scale model of the Challenger, this 1990 memorial by Isao Hirai honors the first Japanese-American astronaut.