Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

"You could easily spend a whole afternoon at the Natural History Museum. It’s the largest natural and historical museum in the western United States. Their permanent collections, including, Becoming L.A. and Dinosaurs are excellent! The detail, lighting, and backdrop paintings in the life-size dioramas of North American and African mammals are something to see with your own eyes. If you come between September and October, you won't want to miss their special exhibit, The Butterfly Pavilion." - Ben Loiz Studio

"One of the city’s oldest institutions and the largest natural history museum in the western U.S., this museum houses fantastical fossils and skeletons plus other mind-blowing objects. The collection contains almost 35 million specimens and artifacts that stretch across a timeline of some 4.5 billion years. A $75 million transformation will debut in 2024 with a new 75,000-square-foot indoor-outdoor wing." - Travel + Leisure Editors

"Since the early 1900s, L.A.'s Natural History Museum has been playing host to millions of artefacts from the past five or so billion years—and the collection keeps growing. (In 2011, they opened Dinosaur Hall.)"

"Since the early 1900s, L.A.'s Natural History Museum has been playing host to millions of artefacts from the past five or so billion years—and the collection keeps growing. (In 2011, they opened Dinosaur Hall.)"

"Natural History Museum, West Adams. You could easily spend a whole afternoon at the Natural History Museum. It’s the largest natural and historical museum in the western United States. Their permanent collections, including, Becoming L.A. and Dinosaurs are excellent! The detail, lighting, and backdrop paintings in the life-size dioramas of North American and African mammals are something to see with your own eyes. If you come between September and October, you won't want to miss their special exhibit, The Butterfly Pavilion."