Except downtown LA, and some other isolated spots, there isn't much architectural beauty. Most of the city just feels like roads, box-shaped buildings, and strip-malls with ugly signs. At night, when it lights up, it has a certain charm that you do not find during the day. However, I have seen very few urban landscapes as beautiful as when the sun sets behind a horizon cut by its palm tree silhouettes. It is a city one loves more for its vibe and endless possibilities, and for the nature that surrounds it, than for its architectural beauty.