Best History Museums in Los Angeles
4 history museums in Los Angeles, California
History, natural history, transport and themed museums.
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History Museums in Los Angeles: what to expect
Los Angeles has 4 history museums we would happily take our own kids to. Battleship USS Iowa Museum is the one most families start with. Climb six decks of a historic battleship at the Port of LA to see its bridge, guns, and missiles up close. La Brea Tar Pits and Museum is the other name that comes up again and again. Watch paleontologists pull saber-toothed cats from bubbling asphalt in the middle of LA. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County rounds out the pick of the bunch. Come face to face with multiple T. Also worth your time: Petersen Automotive Museum.
None of these venues publishes a fixed family ticket price on this page, so check the official site for current admission before you set out.
History Museums
Battleship USS Iowa Museum
Los Angeles, California
Climb six decks of a historic battleship at the Port of LA to see its bridge, guns, and missiles up close.
History Museums
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
Los Angeles, California
Watch paleontologists pull saber-toothed cats from bubbling asphalt in the middle of LA.
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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California
Come face to face with multiple T. rex skeletons and life-sized dinosaur puppets in LA.
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Petersen Automotive Museum
Los Angeles, California
From classic cars to Hollywood movie machines, an LA shrine to the automobile.