The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

 The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is the largest museum in the United States devoted to the arts, sciences, and artists of moviemaking. When I visited over the summer, they had RD-D2, C3PO, and a variety of costumes and scenes from movies. The Jaws Exhibition closes near the end of July!

Hours:10:00am to 6:00pm daily. Admission: Adults $25, children under 17 free.

Peterson Automotive Museum, Mid-Wilshire

 The Petersen Automotive Museum is dedicated to the exploration and presentation of the automobile and its impact on American life and culture using Los Angeles as the prime example. Encompassing more than 300,000 square feet, its exhibits and lifelike dioramas feature more than 150 rare and classic cars, trucks and motorcycles.
Hours: daily: 10:00am - 6:00pm. Admission: Adults $22, chidden 5-11 $13.

LA County Museum of Art, Mid-Wilshire

 (Yes, home of "Levitated Mass," the rock that traveled thru SoCal.)
With 100,000 objects dating from ancient times to the present, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is the largest art museum in the western United States. A museum of international stature as well as a vital part of Southern California, LACMA shares its vast collections through exhibitions, public programs, and research facilities that attract nearly a million visitors annually.
Hours: Monday 11 am–5 pm; Tuesday 11 am–5 pm; Wednesday closed; Thursday 11 am–5 pm; Friday 11 am–8 pm; Saturday 10 am–7 pm; Sunday 10 am–7 pm. Admission: Adults $15; under 18 free. They also offer wifi in the museum and on the grounds. Click here to go to the online scavenger hunt when you visit!

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Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, Mid-Wilshire

 Located in the heart of metropolitan Los Angeles, the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits is one of the world’s most famous fossil localities. This onsite Museum displays Ice Age fossils — including saber-toothed cats, dire wolves and mammoths —  from 10,000 to 40,000-year-old asphalt deposits.
Hours: Open 9:30 am to 5 pm every day of the year. Admission: Adults $12, 13-17 $8, 5-12 $5.

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LA Museum of the Holocaust, Mid-Wilshire

 Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust presents the history of the Holocaust as objectively as possible. For this reason its exhibits presents as many original artifacts as possible and displays them in a way that allows them to tell the individual stories they contain. Click here to check out their annual report, and see some photos. 2026 UPDATE: this museum is getting a complete remodel, and will be nearly double its former size. Visit the site for the new opening date!
HOURS: Mon - Thu: 10:00am - 5:00pm.; Fri: 10:00am - 2:00pm; Sat - Sun: 10:00am - 5:00pm. Admission is $15 for adults; children 17 and under are free.