We visited the Natural History Museum on a Friday morning and it was packed with school visits. This was very noisy but also charming :) The museum has fantastic animal displays (North American Mammals, Dinosaurs, African Mammals, Insects to name a few). We were in awe of the detail taken to prepare each scene, and the quality of the animal... More

First of all, I love the area around the museum, the rose gardens, the Coliseum, USC campus, and on this particular day, Bug Day, there was a butterfly habitat set up outside for members. Inside, vendors selling insects to collectors, educators with live insects and companies selling collection paraphernalia filled the area where the dinosaurs and dioramas are. It was... More

What a gem in the middle of downtown. Just steps away from the coliseum and Staple Center, and the USC campus. Spend the day strolling through our native natural history and step out side in the wonderful rose garden. Walk over to the historic Coliseum, home of the Olympic games, NFL football and of course the home games of USC... More

This Museum was a must-see on my recent trip, and it did not disappoint. The dinosaur hall was rather amazing and well presented. There are a lot of educational displays throughout for visitors to read and learn from, which I liked. The Gem & Mineral exhibit was also a great area to walk through. Quite a few families were visiting,... More

one of the best in the country. a must visit for families especially with kids More

Our first experience to LA during Spring break, very, very crowded so it was often difficult to look at displays. Also very noisy. A lot of stuffed animals so it became a bit depressing to see so many of the same thing. More

If you like dinosaurs, this is the place for you. Loads of dino skeletons and, for the kids, a great interactive area where they can actually assemble dino bones on a stand to make their own near-life-size skeleton. There's also a great display of gems and minerals. The two halls containing mammals are looking a bit dated but are impressive.... More

I'm talking about the dinosaur displays. This relatively new display is well presented, educational and enjoyable. Parking can be a bit difficult at busy times. If you are either interested in dinosaurs and natural history or don't know much about these topics, I recommend that you pay the museum a visit. Otherwise you should visit Disneyland, Universal Studios etc. first.... More

I hadn’t been to the museum in over 10 years and was pleasantly surprised by all of the changes. The museum used to be dark and rundown. The remodel of the museum last summer has turned it into a world class venue. The new Dinosaur Hall is incredible. The displays are very informative. The T-Rex display showing the different stages... More