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Museum of Tolerance vs Japanese American National Museum
Both are praised by writers. On balance, Japanese American National Museum scores marginally better than Museum of Tolerance. Japanese American National Museum has a TripExpert Score of 85 with approval from 6 reviews such as Time Out, Not For Tourists and Michelin Guide.
Museum of Tolerance
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Simon Wiesenthal Plaza, 9786 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90035
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Fodor's
"Using interactive technology, this important museum (part of the Simon Wiesenthal Center) challenges visitors to confront bigotry and racism."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Run by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, this museum uses interactive technology to make visitors confront racism and bigotry, with particular focus given to the Holocaust."
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Time Out
"The Museum of Tolerance was seen as a daring enterprise: a museum devoted to an abstract concept rather than a specific type of artifact."
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Not For Tourists
"A humbling experience that is worth a visit."
Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Dedicated in 1993, this museum of ideas has two principal goals: raising awareness of racism and prejudice in American life, and exploring atrocities against humanity throughout history."
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Japanese American National Museum
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369 East First Street, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Fodor's
"The museum occupies an 85,000-square-foot adjacent pavilion as well as its original site in a renovated 1925 Buddhist temple."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A great first stop in Little Tokyo, this is the country’s first museum dedicated to the Japanese immigrant experience."
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Not For Tourists
"Chronicling the Japanese experience in the US."
Michelin Guide
1 Star
"The first museum in the U.S. dedicated to Japanese-American history occupies the renovated former Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (1925) and a Pavilion (1998), linked by a plaza."
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Time Out
"This museum, one of the city's best, tells the story of Japanese immigration to the US in lucid, engaging fashion. "
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