Art, Theaters and Museums

National Center of the Performing Arts Often called “The Giant Egg” and reminiscent of the mouse packaged with old Apple iMacs, the National Center… Read the rest

The new campus for the Parrish Art Museum was originally intended to be 30 modest buildings resembling artists’ studios, but the financial crisis of 2… Read the rest

Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, known under naming rights as TCL Chinese Theatre, is a movie palace on the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6925 Ho… Read the rest

Dolby Theatre Despite a name change after the theater’s main sponsor switched from Kodak to Dolby in 2012, this 3,400-seat center remains one… Read the rest

Hollyhock House is Frank Lloyd Wright’s first Los Angeles project. Built between 1919 and 1921, it represents his earliest efforts to develop a region… Read the rest

Olympic Sculpture Park is the winning design of an international competition.Grassy hills, gravel paths, giant scupltures and some of the most amazing… Read the rest

Dazu Rock Carvings The steep hillsides of the Dazu area contain an exceptional series of rock carvings dating from the 9th to the 13th century. They… Read the rest

Palm Springs has the Largest Concentration of Mid-Century Modern Architecture Since the 1920’s, visionary modernist architects have designed sleek,… Read the rest

The famous Albert Frey-designed Tramway Gas Station, now the the Palm Springs Visitors Center.

Designed by American architect Richard Neutra in 1955, the Staller House sits on a 1.1 acre gated lot in prime Bel Air, an affluent residential commun… Read the rest