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The Getty Center vs Japanese American National Museum
Both Japanese American National Museum and The Getty Center are praised by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, The Getty Center ranks significantly better than Japanese American National Museum. The Getty Center has a TripExpert Score of 95 with positive reviews from 9 sources such as Michelin Guide, Not For Tourists and Fodor's.
The Getty Center
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1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049
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Fodor's
"With its curving walls and isolated hilltop perch, the Getty Center resembles a pristine fortified city of its own."
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Concierge
"This is architect Richard Meier's masterwork, a stunning 110-acre modernist complex in the Santa Monica Mountains housing the Getty Museum and other foundation buildings."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A stellar art collection (everything from Renaissance to David Hockney), Richard Meier’s cutting-edge architecture, and the visual splendor of seasonally changing gardens."
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Travel + Leisure
"Since L.A. lacks the piazzas and promenades of other major cities, the Getty Center is more than just a museum."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"A gleaming cluster of low-lying buildings holds one of the nation's most extensive facilities for the study, conservation and presentation of visual art."
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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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