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Los Angeles County Museum of Art vs Griffith Observatory
Both are praised by experts. On balance, Griffith Observatory is the choice of most writers compared to Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Griffith Observatory comes in at #1 in Los Angeles with accolades from 12 reviews including Time Out, Travel + Leisure and Time Out.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
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Fodor's
"Without a doubt, LACMA is the focal point of the museum district that runs along Wilshire Boulevard."
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Concierge
"LACMA's permanent collection of over 100,000 works includes everything from extraordinary Asian antiquities to period costumes to contemporary artworks."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"LA’s premier art museum, LACMA is an Aladdin’s cave of paintings, sculpture and decorative arts stretching across ages and borders."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Dedicated to contemporary art, MOCA consistently mounts boundary-pushing, provocative shows."
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Not For Tourists
"From King Tut to Jasper Johns, this museum covers it all."
Griffith Observatory
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2800 E. Observatory Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
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"High on a hillside overlooking the city, the Griffith Observatory is one of the most celebrated icons of Los Angeles."
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"This 72-year-old Greek Revival landmark on a hilltop in Griffith Park is one of L.A.'s most recognizable icons, forever enshrined in the zeitgeist by the movie Rebel Without a Cause."
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Top Choice
"Its planetarium boasts the world’s most advanced star projector, and astronomical displays touch on the evolution of the telescope, and the ultraviolet x-rays used to map our solar system."
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Travel + Leisure
"Los Angeles institution, the Griffith Observatory opened in 1935 with the mission of “inspiring everyone to observe, ponder, and understand the sky.”"
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Time Out
""If every person could look through that telescope," declared Griffith J Griffith, "it would revolutionize the world"."
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