Southern California Museums

Los Angeles County

Catalina

Nature Center at Avalon Canyon, Avalon (natural history, Catalina, LA County)

Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden, Avalon (gardens, Catalina, LA County)

Downtown Los Angeles

Avila Adobe, Los Angeles (architecture, CA history, ethnic, LA County)

Chinese American Museum, Los Angeles (ethnic, LA County)

El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, Los Angeles (CA history, ethnic, LA County)

Italian American Museum, Los Angeles (ethnic, LA County)

Plaza Firehouse Museum, Los Angeles (first responders, LA County)

Sepulveda House, Los Angeles (architecture, CA history, LA County)

Griffith Park

Autry National Center of the American West, Los Angeles (entertainment, ethnic, LA County, Native American)

Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles (animals, garden, LA County)

Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Los Angeles (ethnic, LA County, Native American)

Hollywood, Museum Row, and Los Angeles

A+D Museum (Architecture and Design), Los Angeles (archictecture, LA County, Museum Row)

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills (entertainment, LA County)

African American Firefighter Museum, Los Angeles (first responders, Los Angeles, LA County)

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Hollywood and Los Angeles (art, Hollywood, LA County)

Long Beach Area

Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach (animals, Long Beach, LA County)

Pomona Valley Region

Adobe de Palomares, Pomona (architecture, CA history, gardens, Pomona Valley, LA County)

BioTrek, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona (science, Pomona Valley, LA County)

Kellogg Arabian Horse Center, Pomona (animals, Pomona Valley, LA County)

Kellogg Arabian Horse Library, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona (library, Pomona Valley, LA County)

Kellogg House Pomona, Pomona (agriculture, CA history, Pomona Valley, LA County)

Kellogg University Art Gallery, Pomona (art, Pomona Valley, LA County)

La Casa Primera, Pomona (agriculture, CA history, Pomona Valley, LA County)

Pomona Public Library, Pomona (library, entertainment, Pomona Valley, LA County)

San Fernando Valley

Andres Pico Adobe, Mission Hills (architecture, CA history, San Fernando Valley, LA County, library)

Archdiocese of Los Angeles Archival Center Library and Museum, Mission Hills (LA County, library, religion, San Fernando Valley)

Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana, Mission Hills (architecture, LA County, religion, San Fernando Valley)

Pioneer Cemetary, Sylmar (cemetary, CA history, LA County, San Fernando Valley)

San Gabriel Valley

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena (science, San Gabriel Valley, LA County)

Rose Parade Post Parade: A Showcase of Floats, Pasadena (gardens, San Gabriel Valley, LA County)

South Bay

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro (animals, library, South Bay, LA County)

Marine Mammal Care Center, San Pedro (animals, LA County, South Bay)

West Los Angeles Area

Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (art, LA County, West LA)

Museum of Flying, Santa Monica (transportation, CA history, military, West LA, LA County)

Platt and Borstein Galleries, American Jewish University, Bel Air (art, LA County)