This is the sister museum to the La Brea Tar Pits (according to one of the guides). Pretty common exhibits except for going through the Spider Pavillion and seeing all the orb spiders. Parking was $12.

An impressive museum with lots to see, especially if you love dinosaurs and it's history. Plenty of exhibits and it looks like a lot of painstaking work was involved to ensure all the details are preserved and kept well. You would need at least 2...More

The dinosaur rooms are amazing. The rotunda has a T Rex, and the other species of dinosaurs from the largest to tiny little animals you'd never think were dinos (but your kid would know them!) are there. Fossils, megafauna, dioramas of local wildlife in additional...More

This is a very nice interactive museum and a must if your todler loves dinasours. Tjey had "real life" dinasour that walks around the museum, my son will treasure the memories.

It's one of the older museums in Exposition Park, but has been updated and still is very interesting and educational. It's very fascinating for the young people and even for adults. It has nice exhibits that are Los Angeles centered so it puts natural history...More

Bring your comfortable shoes because even if you come here for a single exhibit, you will want to see all of them, which takes about 5 hours. I saw an exhibit on Extreme Mammals, then checked out the permanent exhbits on North American and African...More

i came here originally just for the butterfly exhibit which was amazing in itself. but i decided to stay and look around the museum as well and it is amazing! there is so many thing to see and enjoy. it is worth the time and...More

It was the first thing I visited when I landed in LA. Museum was pretty cool, lots of interesting exhibitions, from evolutionary thingies to gorgeous jewelry and minerals and super nice animals , dinosaurs. Loved spending my time there !!

This museum has some really fantastic exhibits. The dinosaur halls and the gem & mineral hall are probably among the best in the world! Unfortunately, many of the other exhibits are either poorly planned or are very old, out of date, and beginning to fall...More

There is so much to see and of interest to all ages. Some stunning displays that just make you think of the films 'Night at the Museum'. Jewellery vault is breathtaking. Give yourself plenty of time to go around as there is just so much...More