Chinatown, Los Angeles, introduced one reader to sights, sounds and smells that differ from those in America's heartland.

"As a 5-year-old girl from Kansas [I] fell in love with everything exotic while visiting Chinatown in L.A. The incense, the tinkling of the wind chimes, the dreamy music, the scent of roasted duck, it all overtook me and my course was set." -- Sara Jane C. on Facebook

A Tale of Two Los Angeles Tours