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Tom Chatt: There's a hidden garden here. Welcome the chance to challenge your balance. The architects who designed this garden have created grassy slopes the kids love flinging themselves down.
120 South Los Angeles Street (at E 2nd St), Los Angeles, CA
Hotel · Little Tokyo · 38 tips and reviews
Tom Chatt: Secret rooftop garden has tranquil water areas, waterfalls, stepping-stones, bamboo and plantings to create a Zen-like atmosphere., based on 16th century samurai lord's garden in Tokyo.
Government Building · Elysian Park · 4 tips and reviews
Tom Chatt: There is a beautiful rock garden back in there, with waterfalls, tropical plantings, stone benches, and pathways. Sometimes rented out for a private event.
3616 Trousdale Pkwy (University of Southern California), Los Angeles, CA
College Arts Building · South LA · 1 tip
Tom Chatt: Said to be a secret museum in here, containing four grand rooms from original 1907 Hancock mansion with their ornate furnishings, inspired by the Medici Palace in Florence. By appointment only.