Walt Disney Concert Hall rises from downtown Los Angeles' Bunker Hill like a stainless steel ship caught mid billow. Architect Frank Gehry drew the curving sails from his love of sailing, and the panels are not riveted but held by an adhesive strong enough to bond two train carriages.

Lillian Disney, Walt's widow, donated fifty million dollars toward the hall, meant originally for stone before steel proved cheaper. The reflective panels caused an unintended headache: sunlight bounced off them so fiercely that nearby buildings baked at temperatures nearing 140 degrees, so workers sanded them down. Behind the hall, the Blue Ribbon Garden hides Gehry's gift to Lillian: a porcelain rose fountain made from broken vases, a nod to her habit of collecting cheap porcelain knockoffs.

VoiceMap's self-guided audio tours trace Bunker Hill's revival through buildings like this one, setting Gehry's steel sails against the Broad's honeycomb walls next door.