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Griffith Observatory vs The Museum of Contemporary Art
Griffith Observatory and The Museum of Contemporary Art are both highly recommended by those who travel for a living. Overall, Griffith Observatory ranks significantly higher than The Museum of Contemporary Art. Griffith Observatory comes in at 94 with endorsements from 10 reviewers such as On the Grid, Fodor's and Travel + Leisure.
Griffith Observatory
Fodor's
Concierge
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
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2800 E. Observatory Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
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Fodor's
"High on a hillside overlooking the city, the Griffith Observatory is one of the most celebrated icons of Los Angeles."
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Concierge
"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."
Lonely Planet
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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The Museum of Contemporary Art
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Fodor's
Not For Tourists
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250 S Grand Ave, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A collection that arcs from the 1940s to the present and includes works by Mark Rothko, Dan Flavin, Joseph Cornell and other big-shot contemporary artists."
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Travel + Leisure
"Hallmark events have included tributes to pioneering architects like Louis I. Kahn and Frank Gehry... plus celebrations of genres like graffiti art."
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Fodor's
"The galleries are inundated with works by groundbreakers like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Cindy Sherman."
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Not For Tourists
"Received much well-deserved attention for its wildly popular Andy Warhol retrospective."
Travel + Leisure
"MOCA (as it's known to locals) is ground zero for cutting-edge, post-1940 American and European art, from abstract expressionism to pop art to video installations."
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