ATTRACTIONS

Broadway. For information on the Orpheum Theatre, call 213/749-5171. Reservations are required to attend services at the former United Artists Theatre (800/338-3030). Grand Central Market ($; 317 S. Broadway; 213/624-2378) is a prime spot for a quick bite to eat.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Walk through the bronze doors and you enter a space of serene beauty. Call for hours. 555 W. Temple St.; www.olacathedral.org or 213/680-5200.

Chung King Road

Chinatown's Chung King Road. Galleries here are generally open Wednesday to Saturday. Galleries are concentrated in the 900 block of Chung King Rd.; www.chinatownla.com

Los Angeles Public Library's Central Library. Go see the historic murals in the second- floor rotunda. If you're coming from Grand Avenue, take the beautiful Bunker Hill Steps along Hope Street. 10–8 Mon–Thu, 10–6 Fri–Sat, 1–5 Sun. 630 W. Fifth St.; www.lapl.org or 213/228-7000.

Museum of Contemporary Art. A retrospective of L.A. artist Ed Ruscha begins October 17. Closed Tue– Wed; $8 (free every Thu). 250 S. Grand Ave.; www.moca.org or 213/626-6222.

Walt Disney Concert Hall Complex. Home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic and

David Zaitz
Rooftop at the Standard, Downtown L. A.

DINING

Cicada. Northern Italian cuisine in a 1920s haberdashery. $$$$; closed Sun. 617 S. Olive St.; 213/488-9488.

Patina. Located at Walt Disney Concert Hall, this is the showcase for Joachim Splichal's L.A. restaurant empire. $$$$. 141 S. Grand; 213/972-3331.

Traxx. In Union Station, it has a big-city feel and modern American cuisine. $$$; closed Sun. 800 N. Alameda St.; 213/625-1999.

LODGING

Hilton Checkers Los Angeles. This updated 1927 hotel has a great location. 188 rooms from $109. 535 S. Grand; www.checkershotel.com or 213/624-0000.

The Standard. Downtown L.A. Swank and stylish, if sometimes noisy. 207 rooms from $99. 550 S. Flower St.; www.standardhotel.com or 213/892-8080.