The Norton Simon’s Frank Gehry–helmed makeover in the late 1990s raised the museum’s profile (even ... Sign up to our newsletter to enjoy Los Angeles without spending a thing (as well ...

The NHM’s original Beaux Arts structure was the first museum building in Los Angeles, opening with Exposition Park itself back in 1913. Its massive collection spans more than 35 million objects ...

The museum has proved so popular that attendance is four times the original estimates, drawing 6.3M visitors to date.

Next door to the La Brea Tar Pits sits the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the linchpin of the Los Angeles museum district. Since its 1965 opening, LACMA has showcased thousands of pieces ...