Founded in the 1970s, the SMHS contains a variety of holdings relating to the intriguing history of this coastal town. The museum is currently closed, but it's due to reopen in 2009 at a new site in the Santa Monica Public Library building just a few blocks from the Third Street Promenade. Call in advance before setting out.
Area Los Angeles
Transport Bus 4, 20, 33, 333, 704, 720, SM1, SM5, SM7, SM8, SM10/I-10, exit Lincoln Boulevard north.
Telephone 1-310 395 2290
Open from April 2009.
Admission call for details.
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