Decades of immigration and reinvention have created America’s most diverse suburban landscape, interspersed with pockets of distinct metropolitan flair: Abbot Kinney Boulevard in the midst of Venice’s bohemian patchwork of wooden cottages, sophisticated West 3rd Street in the Fairfax District and übercool Sunset Junction in Silver Lake. And then there’s Downtown. The former heart of the city is morphing into a strangely urban incarnation of LA life: a diverse neighbourhood with metro stations at busy intersections and loft apartments in former bank buildings. We’ve jumped into the driver’s seat to unearth the most fascinating bits that this enthralling city has to offer, with photography and maps throughout.