Visit: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd Exposition Park, Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057
Spend an enjoyable and educational afternoon exploring the National History Museum of Los Angeles County with a general admission ticket, which offers you access to a wealth of exhibits.
First, discover more than 300 fossils, marvel at 20 complete skeletons, and virtually excavate specimens at a series of multimedia stations in the Dinosaur Hall. Here, you can also view the world’s only Tyrannosaurus rex growth series, get a behind-the-scenes look at paleontologists in the Dino Lab, and see dinosaurs come alive at the Dinosaur Encounters show.
Then, journey through an epic evolutionary story that spans 65 million years and includes 240 specimens — such as mastodon and whale skeletons — as well as animal dioramas from North America and Africa.
Continue on to the Gem and Mineral Hall, which features more than 2,000 individual specimens and a vault containing diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and gold.
Find out how LA went from a tiny pueblo to a sprawling metropolis in the Becoming Los Angeles exhibit, and take a stroll past native plant species in the Nature Gardens, where kids and adults can take a closer look at how things grow in the Get Dirty Zone.
Before leaving, don’t forget to scope out L.A. creatures scurrying about the Nature Lab, and try your hand at interactive touch-screens that let you explore stories about Los Angeles’ plants and animals.
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General Admission
7/11/2019 - 6/4/2025
| Monday - Sunday : | 09:30 AM - 05:00 PM |
| Sunday : | 09:30 AM - 05:00 PM |
3 hours(approx.)
A maximum of 9 people per booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Priscilla_D
Very kid friendly and interactive. Good for all ages and plenty to do and see and learn. We forgot our lunches but they had a café and friendly staff
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Posted On : 2024-05-06
Posted By : Diana_S
This was so much fun and our guide, Matt was excellent. He was informative, funny and a great photographer!! Thank you for a wonderful experience.
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Posted On : 2024-03-25
Posted By : sscarrera
Wonderful museum and great experience using the ticket via Viator. I highly recommend this museum and using the app to purchase tickets. It is a wonderful way to spend the day alone with family.
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Posted On : 2024-03-11
Posted By : Christine_W
The little kid's amazement at the size of the dinos.The hands-on experiences with the dig area and the bugs were great.
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Posted On : 2024-03-06
Posted By : 764CherylI
If your main focus is on dinosaur bones, you may enjoy it more than I did. The mineral exhibit was good, but everything else was old, tired and unimpressive. The birds and mammals halls were depressing-I don't think they've updated them since I was last there in the 1970's. The insect area was nothing special and there was very little as far as children's activities. The best thing was dodging cars and trucks on the "freeway" that was projected onto the floor to show how wildlife has to try not to get hit when crossing the freeways. Don't waste your money on this museum when there are so many really good ones from which to choose.
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Posted On : 2024-02-23
Posted By : Jared_M
Loved all the history of LA and the Dinosaurs. This museum has a little bit of everything for someone visiting LA for the first time. We spent 3 hours looking it over.
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Posted On : 2024-02-11
Posted By : phvi2617
This is a excellent, classic natural history museum with terrific wildlife dioramas, a gem & mineral hall, Meso-American artifacts, and dinosaur fossils. There are several exhibits that reflect Southern California, particularly Becoming Los Angeles on the development of the area and the Age of Mammals, which features some of the prehistoric animals of L.A.
While not as huge as the major natural history museums of Chicago or New York, it's still quite big, and you can easily spend several hours wandering its halls. It's a popular museum, so expect crowds (especially families) on weekends or during school breaks. There is parking in the garage off Figueroa St, and it's really close to the Expo/USC station on the Metro E Line.
Overall, this is a really great museum featuring lots of local history, and it's well worth a visit.
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Posted On : 2024-01-01
Posted By : 184lenak
Since the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum’s Butterfly Pavilion was closing on the 19th of this month, I decided to take my 9-year-old granddaughter there today. Be sure to go online and reserve day and time (only have 30 minutes in the Pavilion) before coming.
Since we arrived earlier than our reserved time, we went to the North American Mammals Hall where taxidermies of wild animals can be viewed in dioramas. The information plaque in front of the displays are educational. We also went into the Dinosaurs Hall where several life-size dinosaur skeletons are on display.
After being with the many fluttering butterflies in the Pavilion, we had lunch in the ground floor cafeteria.
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Posted On : 2023-08-05
Posted By : Francis M
Amazing collection of dinosaur fossils and the sheer size of the dinosaurs is mind blowing. It’s great that the kids got to see what they have only read in books.
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Posted On : 2023-07-08
Posted By : Manuel_l
First it took me back to when I was a kid, now my grandson. Such a beautiful emotional experience. I would like to thank the city of LA plus all of those who made our visit very joyful adventurers. Thank you the Moon.
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Posted On : 2023-07-03
