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Top 10 Best of the Rest

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1. Wells Fargo History Museum

This little museum relives the days of the Wild West and houses an original stagecoach and a gold nugget from the Gold Rush.
2. Central Library

LA’s main library consists of the original 1926 building, an exotic Beaux-Arts design by Bertram Goodhue, and an art-filled atrium added in 1993.
3. Pershing Square

The city’s oldest public park, redesigned in the early 1990s, it is enlivened with public art and flanked by numerous historic buildings, most notably the grand Biltmore.
4. Jewelry District

Precious gems, watches, and all kinds of fine jewelry are sold in shops in what has long been the center of Los Angeles’s jewelry industry.
5. Fashion District

This 56-block district is the heart of LA’s clothing industry (the largest in the nation) and heaven on earth for bargain hunters (see Santee Alley).
6. Flower Market

This 1913 cut-flower market, the largest in the country, has it all from roses to orchids.
7. Museum of Neon Art (MONA)

The world’s only permanent museum of its kind, MONA attracts visitors to its changing exhibitions of electric and neon art.
8. Japanese American National Museum

Housed in a Buddhist temple, this museum chronicles the history of Japanese Americans.
9. MOCA Geffen Contemporary

This warehouse-sized former police garage hosts traveling shows and special exhibits (see Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)).
10. Downtown Arts District

As artists move into studios here, hip galleries, shops, and restaurants have opened.