We attended a Night at the Museum event at the L.A. Natural History Museum last summer. It was the best possible way to see the museum! When you first arrive, you put your belongings (sleeping bag, air mattress, etc.) in one of the Halls -- we were in the Hall of African Mammals next to the elephants -- and sign... More

. . . and they're grown up and married! They know every exhibit in the place. We've been visiting here since 1986, when our first child was born, and we all still visit regularly. My younger daughter, a Chemistry doctoral candidate at CalTech, volunteers here in educational outreach, and my older girl very nearly got a job here recently as... More

I coupled my visit to the Science Centre with a visit to the museum as its in the same complex. It was a good display and my 5yo son (who thinks dinosaurs are still alive) loved the exhibit of them.

I went on a Monday, which I thought might be less highly trafficked, but guess again - hundreds of schoolkids were there on class trips. They were adorable and mostly I was fine with them being there (except one group which seemed unchaperoned)... However, one thing to know: Most of the surfaces in this museum are concrete or marble and... More

Lots of bones and history about Dinisaures that lived in the local area. We spent around 2hours here and personally didn't really think it was worth the money. We also had lunch here which was typical American food and ok. If yo live dinosaurs then come here. Great displays. Building very nice as well.

LOVE LOVE it here!!! So many different exhibits to look at! Fake animals (which remind me of the zoo), birds, jungle, minerals (which I wasn't too interested in until I saw the sparkly diamonds!!), the Aztec art, dinosaurs, insects,etc. The list goes on! They have the butterfly exhibit going on now. I missed it because it was sold out so... More

This museum has a special place in my heart, since I started visiting it over 60 years ago. There are several great exhibition halls but my favorite is the recently opened Dinosaur Hall which features "Thomas the T-Rex". I am a bit biased perhaps because I am friends with the paleontologist in Montana who discovered him.

This is a pleasant museum to visit. It is free on the first Tuesday of the month, except for July and August. They recently renovated their dinosaur exhibit and it truly has to be the highlight of the visit.

This museum wasn't anything special, but we take our kids to a lot of museums when we travel so the bar is pretty high for us. That being said, there were some displays that were really good. The minerals and gems wing was great, the dinosaur exhibit was good, and the large mammal dioramas were ok. There were a lot... More