Downtown is LA's creative bulls-eye, where world-class architecture, cutting-edge restaurants, avant-guard art and of-the-moment nightlife come together as one. Here's a 24-hour itinerary of how visitors can thrill to Pritzker Prize-winning buildings (the Academy Awards of architecture), fabulous food and sizzling sports and entertainment:

8 - 9 a.m.
Have breakfast at the Daily Grill Downtown, where you'll join trendy locals and visitors enjoying a traditional American menu in a dark-wood-and-tile setting. 612 S. Flower St. www.dailygrill.com

9 a.m. - noon
Take a self-guided walking tour of Downtown's Pritzker Prize-winning architecture. You'll see the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall (offering free self-guided audio tours); the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels (the third largest cathedral in the world); the I.M. Pei-designed U.S. Bank Tower (the tallest building west of Chicago); and the Thom Mayne-designed Caltrans District 7 Headquarters (solar panels deliver five percent of the building's energy needs). www.discoverlosangeles.com

Noon - 2 p.m.
Have lunch at Warung Café, a stylish urban eatery frequented by young professionals who enjoy the menu of Asian Fusion cuisine and the décor of original art. Speaking of art, this café is in the Downtown Arts district, which hosts a very popular Downtown Art Walk the second Thursday of every month. 118 W. 4th St. www.warungcafela.com

2 - 2:20 p.m.
Take the F DASH bus from Figueroa Street to Exposition Park. www.ladottransit.com

2:20 - 5:40 p.m.
Visit Exposition Park and explore the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, where you'll see CSI experts in the Dinosaur Institute at work on a teenage T-Rex skeleton to solve the mystery of its life and premature death. www.nhm.org

Walk a few steps to the California Science Center and discover the mysteries under your own skin at Body Worlds 3, with more than 200 authentic human specimens. www.californiasciencecenter.org

Next door, view the permanent and rotating art exhibits at the California African-American Museum. www.caamuseum.org

Then, relax and smell the roses - thousands of them - in the Exposition Park Rose Garden. The gorgeous blooms, arbors, trellises and shady benches have brightened the park since 1928. You might even see a wedding or a movie being made - it's a popular film location. www.nhm.org

5:40 - 6 p.m.
If you're visiting on a Saturday during college football season, stay in Exposition Park for a USC Trojans game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (home to the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics). Or take the F DASH bus from Exposition Park to 7th Street/Metro Center Station. www.ladottransit.com

6 - 8 p.m.
Enjoy dinner at one of Downtown's many great restaurants. At Cardini Ristorante in the Wilshire Grand Hotel, you'll find the classic Italian menu is boldly delicious under the new chef, Antonio Chavez, and the setting is uptown sleek. 930 Wilshire Blvd. www.wilshiregrand.com

8 - 11 p.m.
Choose your favorite entertainment, it's all Downtown. See the LA Phil perform at the Walt Disney Concert Hall; attend a concert at the NOKIA Theatre; catch a baseball game at Dodgers Stadium; or watch the LA Lakers, LA Clippers, LA Kings (NHL), LA Sparks (WNBA) or LA Avengers (AFL) play at STAPLES Center.

11 p.m. - 4 a.m.
Hit the late-night hot spots. The first locale on the evening crawl is Elevate Lounge, a stylish space where the distinction between inside and outside is blissfully blurry. Be sure to take in the views from a 21st floor balcony. If you look northeast, you'll see The Standard Downtown - your next destination. At The Standard Downtown Rooftop Bar, you'll discover an intimate space with vibrating waterbed pods (think ultramodern plastic cabana), red Astroturf, some of LA's top DJs, a dance floor, spectacular high-rise city views -- and oh yeah, a swimming pool. If you're ready for a more low key experience, duck into Library Bar across the street for a setting that's playfully erudite. End the soiree at The Edison. Formerly a private power plant, the one-of-a-kind underground lounge has retained much of the building's industrial aesthetic.

4 - 8 a.m.
Treat yourself to a late night snack or early breakfast at The Original Pantry Café, a Downtown fixture since 1924 (open 24 hours). Or get some shut-eye in one of Downtown's many fine hotels, including the Millennium Biltmore, the Wilshire Grand, the Hilton Checkers, the Kyoto Grand, the Westin Bonaventure, the Los Angeles Marriott Downtown, Hotel Figueroa, Omni Hotel LA, The Standard Downtown, the Sheraton Downtown or the O Hotel.

8 a.m.
Do it all again -- but this time in one of LA's other eclectic regions.

For more information on what to see and do in Los Angeles  visit http://www.wordtravels.com/Cities/California/Los+Angeles or speak to one of Globetrotter Lifestyle's experienced travel consultants.

24 Hours in Downtown Los Angeles courtesy of  the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau.© 2008 LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau. All rights reserved.