Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
13 expert reviews
“More than just a place to see weird animal bones and models of long-extinct Homo sapiens.”
– Afar Magazine
Fodor's
"This 1913-built beaux-arts museum has the same quaint feel of many natural history museums, with enclosed dioramas of animals in their natural habitats."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Dinos to diamonds, bears to beetles, hissing roaches to African elephants – this museum will take you around the world and back millions of years in time."
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Travel + Leisure
"This grand museum showcasing history, science, and art celebrates its 100th anniversary this year with the opening of a new permanent exhibit, Becoming L.A."
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Time Out
"The NHM's original Beaux Arts structure was the first museum building in Los Angeles, opening with Exposition Park itself back in 1913."
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Not For Tourists
"Kids just love the dinosaur fossils."