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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 763-3466
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While not as large or impressive as its New York counterpart, this natural history museum has its own considerable charms, with a focus on local history. A large basement exhibit traces California’s progress from backwater to major cultural force. There are amazing dinosaur murals painted by Charles R. Knight, who was the first to extrapolate anatomically correct drawings from fossils of extinct creatures. The traditional glass cases of animal displays are here too, as well as strong sections of South and Central American artifacts your grandchildren will find mythically inspirational.

Info: Adults $9, seniors 62 and older, students 18 and older, and youth 13 to 17 $6.50, children 5 to 12 $2, 4 and younger free

Hours: Daily 9:30am to 5pm

Age: Tdlr./Pre-Schl. (1-5), Elementary (5-9), Tween (9-12), Teen (12+)

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