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Los Angeles Museums
(Los Angeles, California - CA, USA)



LA isn't short of museums and if you're stuck for something to do, Los Angeles is home to endless choices catering for all ages and interests. Museum Row, a three-block stretch along Wilshire Boulevard, is a good place to start. This area of Los Angeles boasts no less than five museums and it is hard to fit all these attractions into one day.

Other popular museum favorites include LA's California Science Center, which will take you on a trip of scientific discovery, and La Brea Tar Pits, where you can view fossils of unfortunate prehistoric creatures who met their end in Los Angeles.

Those looking for a more contemporary and challenging place to explore in Los Angeles should try the Museum of Tolerance, which examines human prejudice through events in history. Here are some of the main museums in the Los Angeles area.




Los Angeles Museums: The Getty Museum - 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, California (CA), 90049-1657, USA
Tel: +1 310 440 7300
A museum not to be missed, LA's Getty Museum is home to collections of pre-20th century paintings, manuscripts and sculptures, as well as a selection of 20th-century photographs and a small array of Greek and Roman antiquities. This modernist Los Angeles complex, which houses the museum, is worth a visit in its own right to see its creative use of 1.2 million square feet of travertine stone imported from Italy, while the gardens have a peaceful simplicity.
Los Angeles museum open: Tuesday to Thursday - 10:00 to 18:00, Friday to Saturday - 10:00 to 21:00, Sunday - 10:00 to 18:00
Los Angeles museum admission: free

Los Angeles Museums: California African American Museum - 600 State Drive, Exhibition Park, Los Angeles, California (CA), 90037-1267, USA
Tel: +1 213 744 7432
LA's California African American Museum museum has an interesting selection of African American artworks in a range of media and visitors can check out paintings, sculptures, historical exhibits, the gallery shop and frequently rotating exhibitions.
Los Angeles museum open: Tuesday to Sunday - 10:00 to 17:00
Los Angeles museum admission: free

Los Angeles Museums: California Science Center - 700 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California (CA), 90037-1210, USA
Tel: +1 323 724 3623
Hugely popular, educational and extensive, the California Science Museum will take you on a journey of discovery. Countless exhibits, interactive displays, short films and demonstrations make this Los Angeles museum a great place to take children, while still being informative enough to appeal to adults.
Los Angeles museum open: daily - 10:00 to 17:00
Los Angeles museum admission: free, charge for IMAX theater

Los Angeles Museums: Holyland Exhibition - 2215 Lake View Avenue, Los Angeles, California (CA), 90039-3635, USA
Tel: +1 323 664 3162
Explorer Antonio F. Futterer's collection of Middle Eastern artifacts is one of LA's forgotten treasures. This outstanding exhibit includes objects which are up to 2,000 years old, while the mummy casket dates to 600 BC.
Los Angeles museum open: by appointment only
Los Angeles museum admission: charge, discount for children

Los Angeles Museums: La Brea Tar Pits - 5801 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California (CA), 90036-4539, USA
Tel: +1 323 934 7243
With proud claims as the world's richest deposit of Ice Age fossils, these still-bubbling tar pits, which entrapped many Ice Age creatures nearly 40,000 years ago, have now been made into a park. Here you can see reconstructions and fossils of the prehistoric animals including mammoths, saber-toothed cats and wolves that once inhabited this area of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles museum open: Wednesday to Sunday - 10:00 to 16:00, seasonal variations apply
Los Angeles museum admission: charge, discount for seniors and children, children under five free

Los Angeles Museums: Museum of Tolerance - 9786 West Pico Boulevard, Simon Wiesenthal Plaza, Los Angeles, California (CA), 90035-4720, USA
Tel: +1 310 553 8403
Focusing on the issues surrounding racism and prejudice, with attention given to the Holocaust as one of the most extreme examples in modern history, LA's thought-provoking Museum of Tolerance successfully explores the issue of inhumanity through interactive exhibits, films and educational displays.
Los Angeles museum open: Monday to Thursday - 11:30 to 18:30, Friday - 11:30 to 15:00, seasonal variations apply
Los Angeles museum admission: charge, discount for seniors, students and youth

Los Angeles Museums: Peterson Automotive Museum - 6060 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California (CA), 90036-3605, USA
Tel: +1 323 930 2277
Aptly located in a city with a huge passion for cars, the Los Angeles Peterson Automotive Museum boasts over 150 vehicles on display, including everything from classics to Cadillac convertibles. Exhibits explore our relationship with cars and their impact on our culture, while also documenting the history of automobiles. The LA museum also features the Children's Discovery Center, a place where kids can enjoy hands-on exhibits.
Los Angeles museum open: Tuesday to Sunday - 10:00 to 18:00
Los Angeles museum admission: charge, discount for children, students and seniors

 
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