Things To Do...
Things to do in and around Los Angeles
Arboretum of Los Angeles County
www.arboretum.org
Free the third Tuesday from 9 a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Families can participate in monthly Family Adventures, young children can join the Arboretum Bookworms, and older kids (ages 5-8) can get messy at the Saturday kids’ Gardening club. For more information call 626-821-4623.*
California African American Museum
www.caamuseum.org
This small museum is both a celebration of individual African Americans and a living showplace of contemporary culture. The best exhibits are temporary and touch on themes as varied as the human experience. Free Admission.
Location: 600 State Dr, Los Angeles, 213-744-7432 Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm and Sun of each month 11am-5pm Parking $10*
California Science Center
www.californiasciencecenter.org
Free every day; open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. Parking $10
Catch a screening at the nearby IMAX Theatre (tickets cost $7.50 for adults and $4.50 for children, a relative bargain among L.A. theatres.)
For more information call 323-724-3623*
Extreme Exposure
www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org
The Annenberg Space for Photography exhibition, Extreme Exposure, celebrates five photographers who thrive in environments that few dare to explore braving dangerous conditions in order to capture rarely seen moments in the life of our planet. *
HOURS
Wed-Sun: 11am - 6pm
Getty Center
www.getty.edu
Free every day, $15 parking fee. Open Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 10am to 9pm Friday and Saturday (open on Fridays til 9pm until September 21, 2012 parking still 15 dollars but 10 dollars after 5pm on Fridays and Saturdays when it is open until 9pm
For more information call 310-440-7300.*
Kidspace Children’s Museum
www.kidspacemuseum.org
Free family night the first Tuesday from 4-8pm. No free family night in September.
Call for dates and times 626-449-9144*
L.A. County Museum of Art
www.lacma.org
Free daily 12-8pm Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, 12-9pm on Fridays, and 11am-8pm Saturdays and Sundays; closed on Wednesdays. Free for kids 18 and under and on the second Tuesday of every month. Parking $10.00 free after 7pm
Mon. Tues. and Thurs: 11am-5pm
Friday: 11am-8pm
Sat and Sun: 10am-7pm
For more information call 323-857-6000*
Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden
www.manhattanbeachbotanicalgarden.org
The Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden is Free and open to the public during normal park hours. It is a demonstration garden exhibiting drought tolerant plants and is a certified nature habitat containing many CA native plants. The garden is an educational space and wildlife habitat.
For more information call 310-546-1354*
Manhattan Beach Roundhouse Marine Study Lab and Aquarium
www.roundhouseaquarium.org
The aquarium is open Saturdays & Sundays 10 a.m. to sunset and Monday through Friday 3 p.m. to sunset and group and education tours are offered.*
Museum of the American West
www.autrynationalcenter.org
Free the second Tuesday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
For more information call 323-667-2000*
Paley Center for Media
www.paleycenter.org
Free every day. Open noon- 5 p.m. Wednesday- Sunday.
For more information call 310-786-2100 *
Natural History Museum
www.nhm.org
Free the first Tuesday of every month except July and August and Free every Tuesday in September
Hours: 9:30am-5pm
For more information call 213-763-3466*
Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits
www.tarpits.org
Free first Tuesday except July and August from 9:30am – 5pm. For more information call 323-934-7243. *
South Coast Botanic Garden
www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org
Free every Third Tuesday. The South Coast Botanic Garden, "The Jewel of the Peninsula", is located on the beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula.
this 87-acre Botanic Garden has more than 2,500 different species of plants from as far away as Australia, the Mediterranean, and southern Africa. Popular features include a small lake, Mediterranean Garden, AARS Rose Garden, Water-Wise Garden, Garden for the Senses, Cactus Garden, Children's Garden, Fuchsia Garden, Dahlia Garden, Herb Garden, and Japanese Garden. Free parking. Hours: 9am - 5pm. For more information call (310)544-1948*
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
www.fowler.ucla.edu
The museum is free every day; open noon – 5pm Wed-Sun. and noon – 8pm Thurs.
For more information call 310-825-4361.*
*Please check website for current information
Arboretum of Los Angeles County
www.arboretum.org
Free the third Tuesday from 9 a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Families can participate in monthly Family Adventures, young children can join the Arboretum Bookworms, and older kids (ages 5-8) can get messy at the Saturday kids’ Gardening club. For more information call 626-821-4623.*
California African American Museum
www.caamuseum.org
This small museum is both a celebration of individual African Americans and a living showplace of contemporary culture. The best exhibits are temporary and touch on themes as varied as the human experience. Free Admission.
Location: 600 State Dr, Los Angeles, 213-744-7432 Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm and Sun of each month 11am-5pm Parking $10*
California Science Center
www.californiasciencecenter.org
Free every day; open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. Parking $10
Catch a screening at the nearby IMAX Theatre (tickets cost $7.50 for adults and $4.50 for children, a relative bargain among L.A. theatres.)
For more information call 323-724-3623*
Extreme Exposure
www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org
The Annenberg Space for Photography exhibition, Extreme Exposure, celebrates five photographers who thrive in environments that few dare to explore braving dangerous conditions in order to capture rarely seen moments in the life of our planet. *
HOURS
Wed-Sun: 11am - 6pm
Getty Center
www.getty.edu
Free every day, $15 parking fee. Open Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 10am to 9pm Friday and Saturday (open on Fridays til 9pm until September 21, 2012 parking still 15 dollars but 10 dollars after 5pm on Fridays and Saturdays when it is open until 9pm
For more information call 310-440-7300.*
Kidspace Children’s Museum
www.kidspacemuseum.org
Free family night the first Tuesday from 4-8pm. No free family night in September.
Call for dates and times 626-449-9144*
L.A. County Museum of Art
www.lacma.org
Free daily 12-8pm Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, 12-9pm on Fridays, and 11am-8pm Saturdays and Sundays; closed on Wednesdays. Free for kids 18 and under and on the second Tuesday of every month. Parking $10.00 free after 7pm
Mon. Tues. and Thurs: 11am-5pm
Friday: 11am-8pm
Sat and Sun: 10am-7pm
For more information call 323-857-6000*
Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden
www.manhattanbeachbotanicalgarden.org
The Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden is Free and open to the public during normal park hours. It is a demonstration garden exhibiting drought tolerant plants and is a certified nature habitat containing many CA native plants. The garden is an educational space and wildlife habitat.
For more information call 310-546-1354*
Manhattan Beach Roundhouse Marine Study Lab and Aquarium
www.roundhouseaquarium.org
The aquarium is open Saturdays & Sundays 10 a.m. to sunset and Monday through Friday 3 p.m. to sunset and group and education tours are offered.*
Museum of the American West
www.autrynationalcenter.org
Free the second Tuesday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
For more information call 323-667-2000*
Paley Center for Media
www.paleycenter.org
Free every day. Open noon- 5 p.m. Wednesday- Sunday.
For more information call 310-786-2100 *
Natural History Museum
www.nhm.org
Free the first Tuesday of every month except July and August and Free every Tuesday in September
Hours: 9:30am-5pm
For more information call 213-763-3466*
Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits
www.tarpits.org
Free first Tuesday except July and August from 9:30am – 5pm. For more information call 323-934-7243. *
South Coast Botanic Garden
www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org
Free every Third Tuesday. The South Coast Botanic Garden, "The Jewel of the Peninsula", is located on the beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula.
this 87-acre Botanic Garden has more than 2,500 different species of plants from as far away as Australia, the Mediterranean, and southern Africa. Popular features include a small lake, Mediterranean Garden, AARS Rose Garden, Water-Wise Garden, Garden for the Senses, Cactus Garden, Children's Garden, Fuchsia Garden, Dahlia Garden, Herb Garden, and Japanese Garden. Free parking. Hours: 9am - 5pm. For more information call (310)544-1948*
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
www.fowler.ucla.edu
The museum is free every day; open noon – 5pm Wed-Sun. and noon – 8pm Thurs.
For more information call 310-825-4361.*
*Please check website for current information
