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Los Angeles County is a famous part of
the world. There are many new things to see here 1 African American
Fire Fighters Museum
1401 South Central Avenue
and interesting places to visit. If you get CalWORKS or Los Angeles, CA 90021
Food Stamps, you and your kids can go to some of the Hours: Tues. 10am-2pm, Thurs. 10am-2pm, Sun. 1pm-4pm
nicest places in LA County, for free. Web: www.aaffmuseum.org
Phone: (213) 744-1730
Parking: FREE Public Transportation: Metro Bus line 761
The museum has vintage fire engines, uniforms,
photographs and authentic firefighting equipment. In
addition, visitors see and learn how being a firefighter was
different during segregation and desegregation.

2
Photo courtesy of: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Arboretum of
Los Angeles County
301 North Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, CA 91007
Hours: Daily 9am-5pm
Web: www.arboretum.org
Phone: (626) 821-3222
Parking: FREE Public Transportation: Metro Bus lines 79 & 268
Kids love to run and play in huge gardens. They also like In the 127-acre garden of the Arboretum, children can run, watch
museums with fun things to do and interesting things to ducks and turtles and discover plants. Experience a tropical jungle,
a historic home or even a magical waterfall on foot or by tram.
learn.The places in this brochure have lots of things that
you can see and do with your family.You can go to all of
these places in Los Angeles County, for free. 3 Cabrillo Marine
Aquarium
3720 Stephen M. White Drive
Getting in is easy. San Pedro, CA 90731
Hours: Tues.–Fri. Noon-5pm, Sat.–Sun. 10am-5pm, closed Mon.
1. Bring your family to any of the places in this brochure.
Web: www.cabrilloaq.org
2. Show your Golden State
Phone: (310) 548-7562
Advantage Card (EBT Card).and Parking: $7.00 per car, trailer/ RV/ bus $9.00, motorcycle $5.50.
your Photo ID to get in FREE! Public Transportation: Metro Bus line 446 & MAX Bus
3. Only general admission is provided free Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is located just steps from the ocean
of charge. Special exhibits or attractions are not at Cabrillo beach in San Pedro. Marvel at the many types of
Southern California marine life and learn all about the lifestyles of
included in this program. these fascinating creatures through our close- up experiences.
4. Most places are closed on legal holidays. Please call
the phone number listed for holiday hours.
Courtesy of: Hammer Museum
Photo by Elon Schoenholz.
4 California African American
Museum
600 State Drive. Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
Hours: Wed.–Sat. 10am-4pm
Web: www.caamuseum.org

Photo courtesy of: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Phone: (213) 744-7432
Parking: $6.00. Entrance at 39th and Figueroa Streets.
Public Transportation: Metro Bus lines 38, 81, 444, 445, 446 &
447 Figueroa/State Dr.
The California African American Museum, dedicated to collecting
and preserving African American history, art and culture, houses
a permanent collection of art and artifacts.They have live
entertainment and an African marketplace the first Sunday of
each month.

5 California Heritage
Museum
2612 Main Street 7 Craft and Folk
Art Museum
Santa Monica, CA 90405 5814 Wilshire Boulevard
Hours: Wed.–Sun. 11am-3:30pm Los Angeles, CA 90036
Web: www.californiaheritagemuseum.org Hours: Tues., Wed., Fri. 11am-5pm, Thurs. 11am-7pm,
Phone: (310) 392-8537 Sat.–Sun. Noon-6pm
Parking: FREE Wed.-Sat. only. No free parking on Sunday; Web: www.cafam.org
$1.00 per hour to park nearby on Sunday. Phone: (323) 937-4230
Public Transportation: Metro Bus lines 33 & 333; Parking: Metered parking on streets. Please read posted signs
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus lines 1,2 & 8; Santa Monica Tide Shuttle carefully as rules are strictly enforced. Numerous parking lots
The California Heritage Museum is in a historic landmark building are also available within two blocks from the Museum.
in the heart of Santa Monica’s Main Street.This museum offers Public Transportation: Metro Bus line Dash F bus
exciting exhibits showing different types of decorative and fine art The Museum works to preserve and strengthen the folk culture of our
in California. community based on its belief that the quality of urban life is directly
related to the vitality and diversity of viewpoints and traditions.

6 California
Science Center
700 State Drive – Exposition Park 8 Descanso
Gardens
Los Angeles, CA 90037 1418 Descanso Drive
Hours: Daily 10am-5pm La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91101
Web: www.californiasciencecenter.org Hours: Daily 9am-5pm
Phone: (323) 724-3623 Web: www.descansogardens.org
Parking: Parking $6.00. Entrance at Figueroa and 39th St. Phone: (818) 949-4200
Metered parking on Exposition Blvd. Parking: FREE
Public Transportation: Metro Bus lines 81 & 381; Public Transportation: Glendale Beeline 3
DASH lines F and Southeast The Descanso Gardens contain more than 100,000 plants,
The California Science Center has over 100 hands-on exhibits that including the largest display of camellias in North America.Walking
make science learning fun, memorable and easy to understand for and tram tours, performing arts programs, flower and craft shows
the whole family. Special exhibits, films and events means there’s are also available. Café Descanso is operated by Patina.
always something new to see and experience!
9 Hammer
Museum
10899 Wilshire Boulevard
11 Long Beach
Museum of Art
2300 East Ocean Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024 Long Beach, CA 90803
Hours: Tues.,Wed., Fri., Sat. 11am-7pm, Sun. 11am-5pm, Hours: Tues.–Sun. 11am-5pm, closed Mon.
Thurs. 11am-9pm. Web: www.lbma.org
Web: www.hammer.ucla.edu Phone: (562) 439-2119
Phone: (310) 443-7000 Parking: FREE 1 block north of the museum.
Parking: $3 for three hours with museum validation, Public Transportation: Long Beach Passport D
$1.50 for each additional 20 minutes. $3 on Thursdays after 6:30pm. The Long Beach Museum of Art offers art making workshops and
Public Transportation: Santa Monica Big Blue Bus lines: 1, 2, 3, 8, programs for children and families, including the FREE Creativity
12 & Metro Bus Rapid 3; Metro Bus lines: 2, 20, 21, 302 & 576; Labs the second Sunday of every month.
Culver City 6 & line 761, Wilshire & Westwood
The Hammer Museum is a unique, cutting-edge arts institution
that connects the classics and the contemporary through its varied 12 Los Angeles County
Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
collections, wide-ranging exhibitions, and provocative programs.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs. Noon-8pm,
10 Japanese American
National Museum
369 East First Street
Fri. Noon-9pm, Sat., Sun. 11am-8pm, closed Wed.
Web: www.lacma.org
Los Angeles, CA 90012 Phone: (323) 857-6000
Hours: Tues–Sun. 11am-5pm. closed Mon. Parking: FREE North side of 6th Street; metered parking on
Web: www.janm.org Spaulding, Wilshire, and 6th (please be aware of posted signs
Phone: (213) 625-0414 with restricted hours). LACMA Parkinglot at the corner of
Parking: Public parking lots at 1st and Central. Wilshire/Spaulding, $5 with validation.
Public Transportation: Metro & Dash Bus routes Public Transportation: Metro Bus lines 20, 21 & 217; Metro
Rapid 720 & 717
The Japanese American National Museum is located in downtown
LA’s Little Tokyo Historic District. It explores America’s ethnic and LACMA is one of the best museums in the western United States.
cultural diversity by sharing the story of Japanese Americans It features the finest art from ancient times to the present. It
through its on-going exhibitions and public programs. offers year-round programs for everyone in the family plus artist-
led workshop every Sunday at NexGen Sundays.

13 Museum of
Contemporary Art
250 South Grand Avenue
Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90012
Hours: Thurs. 11am-8pm, Sat. & Sun. 11am-6pm,
Mon & Fri 11am-5pm, closed Tues. & Wed.
Web: www.moca.org
Phone: (213) 626-6266
Parking: Recommended parking located at the Walt Disney Concert
Photo courtesy of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Hall garage. $8 flat rate for 3 hours with MOCA validation.

Public Transportation: Metro Bus lines 444, 445, 446, 447;
Foothill Transit line 480
Visit the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) the 1st Sunday of
each month for free family artmaking.Teens who love art can explore
together at MOCA – a free program offering tours & workshops.
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Museum Garden
101
24 1. African American Fire Fighters Museum
28
10
2. Arboretum of Los Angeles County
26
10 3. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
29 12 7 20 13
9 4. California African American Museum
16
1 5. California Heritage Museum
10 60 6. California Science Center
5 21 27 4 7. Craft and Folk Art Museum
17 6
8. Descanso Gardens
405
9. Hammer Museum
10. Japanese American National Museum
5
11. Long Beach Museum of Art
12. Los Angeles County Museum of Art
110 13. Museum Of Contemporary Art
710
14. Museum of Latin American Art
105 15. Museum of the American West
16. Museum of Tolerance
17. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
605 18. Norton Simon Museum
19. Pacific Asia Museum
20. Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits
21. Santa Monica Museum of Art
22. Skirball Cultural Center
23. South Coast Botanic Garden
23 24. Southwest Museum
25. The Pasadena Museum of California Art
26. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
14 27. USC Fisher Gallery
11
28. Virginia Robinson Gardens
29. Zimmer Children’s Museum
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14 Museum of
Latin American Art
628 Alamitos Avenue
15 Museum of the
American West
4700 Western Heritage Way
Long Beach, CA 90802 Los Angeles, CA 90027
Hours: Tues.–Fri. 11:30am-7pm., Sat. 11am-7pm, Hours: Tues.–Sun. 10am-5pm, Thurs. 10am-8pm., closed Mon.
Sun. 11am-6pm, closed Mon. Web: www.autrynationalcenter.org
Web: www.molaa.org Phone: (323) 667-2000
Phone: (526) 437-1689 Parking: FREE
Parking: FREE Public Transportation: Metro Bus line 96
Public Transportation: Long Beach Bus lines 91, 92 & 93; Learn about the American West in this Museum through special
OCTA 60 exhibitions and programs. Kids can enjoy the Family Discovery
MoLAA’s mission is to educate the public about contemporary Gallery where they can try on costumes, trace their own family
Latin American art.The whole family will enjoy Sundays at MoLAA tree, and more.
with art workshops, theater, dance and storytelling.
16 Museum of
Tolerance
9786 West Pico Boulevard (at Roxbury)
19 Pacific Asia
Museum
46 North Los Robles Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90035 Pasadena, CA 91101
Hours: Mon.–Thurs. 11am-4pm, Fri. 11am-3pm (Apr.-Oct.) Hours: Wed.–Sun. 10am-5pm, open late Fri. until 8pm
11am-1pm (Nov.-Mar.), Sun. 11am-5pm, closed Sat. Web: www.pacificasiamuseum.org
Web: www.museumoftolerance.com Phone: (626) 449-2742
Phone: (310) 553-8403 Parking: Limited FREE parking available in lot adjacent to
Parking: FREE under the museum. Photo ID and security check museum. Metered parking available on Los Robles, Union
required prior to entry Street and Colorado Blvd.
Public Transportation: Metro Bus lines14 & 28 Public Transportation: Metro Bus line stop is just past Colorado
The Museum of Tolerance promotes understanding and respect Blvd. on Los Robles Ave., Metro Bus lines 267, 549 & 687.
for all by examining prejudice, discrimination and global human The interesting Chinese-style building, the beautiful relaxing
rights issues through powerful multimedia exhibits. Recommended courtyard and the amazing art on display in the galleries all work
ages for the Tolerancenter/Holocaust exhibit is 12+. Finding Our together to help visitors enjoy the arts and cultures of Asia and the
Families, Finding Ourselves, ages 8+. Pacific Islands.

17 Natural History Museum of

Los Angeles County 20 Page Museum at the
La Brea Tar Pits
5801 Wilshire Boulevard
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA, 90007 Los Angeles, CA, 90036
Hours: Mon.–Fri. 9:30am-5pm, Sat.–Sun. 10am-5pm. Hours: Mon.–Fri. 9:30am-5pm, Sat.–Sun. 10am-5pm.
Web: www.nhm.org Web: www.tarpits.org
Phone: (213) 763-DINO Phone: (323) 934-PAGE
Parking: FREE street parking on Exposition Blvd. Parking: FREE street parking. Parking lot off of Curson Ave.
Paid parking $16 in Exposition Park Lot 3, west of Menlo Ave., is $6 with museum validation.
south of Exposition Blvd., and east of Vermont Ave. is $6. Public Transportation: Metro DASH Fairfax,
Public Transportation: Metro Bus Dash F Metro Bus Lines 20 & 21
Come to the Natural History Museum to check out dinosaurs, See bubbling tar pools outside, then visit the Page Museum to
mammals, fossils, marine life, and historical artifacts. In the look at the saber-toothed cats and mammoths that roamed Los
Discovery Center, kids can touch each and every specimen, and Angeles during the last Ice Age, up to 40,000 years ago!
the Insect Zoo has hundreds of live creatures, demonstrations, and
tarantula feedings.

18 Norton Simon
Museum
411 West Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91105
Hours: Mon., Wed., Thurs. Noon-6pm, Fri. Noon-9pm, Sat. &
Sun. Noon-6pm, closed Tues.
Web: www.nortonsimon.org
Phone: (626) 449-6840
Photo courtesy of: Zimmer Children’s Museum

Parking: FREE
Public Transportation: Metro Bus line 180/181 stops in front of
the museum
Come face to face with some of the most renowned artworks in
the world, including paintings by Degas, Picasso, Rembrandt and
Van Gogh. Also at the Museum is a collection of works from South
and Southeast Asia and a sculpture garden known for its beauty
and peacefulness.
21 Santa Monica
Museum of Art
Bergamot Station G1 2525 Michigan Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Courtesy of: Skirball Cultural Center

Hours: Tues.–Sat. 11am-6pm, closed Sun., & Mon.
Web: www.smmoa.org
Phone: (310) 586-6488
Parking: FREE
Public Transportation: Santa Monica Big Blue Bus lines 7 & 11
Santa Monica Museum of Art presents vibrant contemporary art

Photo by John Elder.

exhibitions and educational programming.Visit the museum to
experience exhibitions of living artists as well as work by younger
artists taking new paths.

22 Skirball
Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Boulevard
24 Southwest
Museum
234 Museum Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049 Los Angeles, CA 90065
Hours: Tues.–Sat. Noon-5pm., Thurs. until 9pm, Sun. 11am-5pm. Hours: Tues.–Sun. 10am-5pm, closed Mon.
closed Mon. Web: www.autrynationalcenter.org
Web: www.skirball.org Phone: (323) 221-2164
Phone: (310) 440-4500 Parking: FREE
Parking: FREE Public Transportation: Metro Bus lines 28 & 81
Public Transportation: Metro Bus line 761
At the Southwest Museum you can find out how American Indians
Come to the Skirball Cultural Center to explore eye-opening live today and in the past through special exhibits and public
exhibitions and take part in fun, programs for children and events.Visit the Ethnobotanical Garden and learn about native
families, daylong festivals, storytelling, live music, art projects, plants and their uses.
theater and dance workshops.

23 South Coast
Botanic Garden
25 The Pasadena
Museum of California Art
490 East Union Street
26300 Crenshaw Boulevard Pasadena, CA. 91101
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274 Hours: Wed.–Sun. Noon-5pm, closed Mon. & Tues.
Hours: Daily 9am-5pm Web: www.pmcaonline.org
Web: parks.co.la.ca.us/south_coast_botanic Phone: (626) 568-3665
Phone: (310) 544-6815 Parking: FREE parking on the first level of the museum
Parking: FREE Public Transportation: Metro Bus line stop is just past
Public Transportation: Metro Bus line 444 Colorado Blvd. on Los Robles Ave., Metro Bus lines 267, 549
The 87-acre garden has over 250,000 beautifully landscaped & 687.
plants and trees, including flowering trees and redwoods. Families
The PMCA presents California art and design from 1850 to
and students of all ages can take walking and shuttle tours and
the present through exhibitions that explore the culture that is
picnic on grounds.
special to California. The goal of the museum is to be recognized
as the leading voice devoted to appreciating and understanding
California art and design.
 28 Virginia Robinson
Gardens
1008 Elden Way
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Photo courtesy of: Japanese American Natural Museum

Hours: Tours by appointment only 10am and 1pm. Please call
for reservations.
Web: parks.co.la.ca.us/virginia_gardens
Phone: (310) 276-5367
Parking: FREE limited parking on grounds, reservations required,
Carpooling recommended.Vehicles must fit through 8’ x 8’ archway.
Public Transportation: Metro Bus line 2
This beautiful representation of an early twentieth century estate
blends architecture and landscape. A tour of the gardens takes

26 UCLA Fowler Museum

of Cultural History
visitors back to an time of gracious living and warm hospitality.

405 Hilgard Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90024 29 Zimmer
Children’s Museum
6505 Wilshire Boulevard
Hours: Wed.–Sun. Noon-5pm,Thurs. until 8 pm,
closed Mon. & Tues. Los Angeles, CA 90048
Web: www.fowler.ucla.edu Hours: Tues. 10am-5pm, Wed.,Thurs. & Sun. 12:30pm-5pm,
Phone: (310) 825-4361 Fri. 10am-12:30pm, closed Mon. & Sat.
Parking: Campus parking $8. Use Lot 4 Web: www.zimmermuseum.org
Public Transportation: Metro Bus lines 2, 20 & 720 Phone: (323) 761-8998 or (323) 761-8989
The UCLA Fowler Museum has exciting exhibitions and events Parking: FREE in visitors’ lot west of building
that show arts and cultures from around the world.You can learn Public Transportation: Metro Bus lines 20 & 21; Stop at
about many peoples, cultures, and religions of the world. San Vicente opposite Sweetzer
The Zimmer Children’s Museum is a place to have fun! You can

27 USC Fisher
Gallery
University of Southern California, 823 Exposition Boulevard
fly an airplane, drive an ambulance, put on costumes and act in a
theater or be a chef in the Café! All this and more!

Los Angeles, CA 90089-0292

Hours: Tues.–Sat. Noon-5pm., closed Sun., Mon. & summer
months.
Web: www.usc.edu/fishergallery
Phone: (213) 740-4561
Parking: Enter campus at Exposition Blvd. and Watt Way at
Gate 1. Rate $4.00.
Public Transportation: Metro Bus lines, 11, 14, 38, 40, 42A, 45,
55, 81, 445, 740 & 745, Dash F
Discover art covering five centuries at USC Fisher Gallery, the
museum of the University of Southern California.The gallery
houses a permanent collection of some 1,800 objects and features
exhibitions of local, international, and emerging artists.The gallery
sponsors special educational programming throughout the year.