You might expect this Griffith Park museum to be a kitschy exploration of the life and works of the famous singing cowboy. However, though there's often some sort of Autry...
4700 Western Heritage WayBigger than it looks from the outside, this handsome museum and research library focuses on the artistic and historical achievements of African Americans. The small but tidy...
600 State DriveThis is an engaging, enthusiastically run operation, housed in an 1894 house and largely devoted to the decorative arts. The exhibits take the shape of rooms decorated in...
2612 Main StreetWhile CAM's address in El Pueblo might seem a little incongruous, its location is actually very appropriate. This was LA's original Chinatown, and the Garnier building, in...
425 N Los Angeles StreetThis Victorian house, located on an unremarkable residential street just north-east of MacArthur Park, has been maintained to reflect its origins, and is thus stuffed almost to...
403 S Bonnie Brae StreetThe story of Japanese immigration to the US really begins in 1882, when bosses were barred from importing cheap Chinese labour by the Chinese Exclusion Act. Thousands of...
369 E 1st StreetArt and artefacts from Asia and the Pacific Rim are displayed in the historic Grace Nicholson Building, a re-creation of a northern Chinese palace with a charming Chinese...
46 N Los Robles AvenueThis place is great for fans of the Gipper, but liberals will probably see red. The museum contains an array of exhibits detailing Reagan's Illinois childhood and his years in...
40 Presidential DriveFounded 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...
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