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What to do and see in Downtown, California (CA): The Best Specialty Museums
Hollywood beckons to tourists who long for a brush with Tinseltown glamor. Tour movie studios, slip your hands into the famous prints at the TCL Chinese Theatre, or indulge in a celeb sighting at one of LA’s white-hot nightspots. Spot your favorite star while shopping at The Grove, or forget all about the famous eye candy as you take in the iconic artwork at The Getty Center. For a different type of star-gazing, peek through the telescopes at the Griffith Observatory.
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1. African American Firefighter Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
The African American Fire Fighter Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to collecting, conserving and sharing the heritage of African American firefighters.The Museum is housed at old Fire Station 30. This station, which was one of two segregated fire stations in Los Angeles, between 1924 and 1955, was established in 1913, to serve the Central Ave community.
2. Japanese American National Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 369 reviews
Museum dedicated to the history and culture of Japanese-Americans.
Reviewed By SFO45
JAMM has two primary exhibits: one on the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and one on the Japanese experience in the US internment camps following Pearl Harbor. Both exhibits have extensive photographs and narratives. The museum is spacious and should not be missed if you are interested in these topics. It is located in Little Tokyo in LA.
3. GRAMMY Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 869 reviews
The GRAMMY Museum® is an interactive space where all aspects of music are experienced, explored, and celebrated. We break down the barrier between artist and audience, telling stories of how music has shaped our collective identity and cultural understanding. By deconstructing the creative process, considering music makers through a broader social lens, and placing you in the creator role, our thought-provoking exhibits and programs showcase the storied legacy of music—the thread that connects us.
Reviewed By iwanderaroundtown - London, United Kingdom
From the moment you leave the lift on the fourth floor you are grated by two huge screens depicting some of the greatest Grammy moments of all time. For fans of the Grammy awards this is incredible. Moving through the rest of the floor there are displays and exhibits dedicated to music through the years, music and baseball and how they interact and a wonderful display of memrobilia from Michael Jackson, Witney Houston and many more. Move down to an exhibition about how people react to music taken and a video on how the pictures were put together, that person's chosen piece or pieces and their interactions with the Grammys. Yes the whole third floor is closed and yes it's a bit frustrating but it's very well advertised and we went anyway as the other floors are open. A great afternoon, well worth the visit.
4. Wells Fargo Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 60 reviews
The Museum is located downtown in the Wells Fargo Center on Bunker Hill. Exhibits depict the history and development of Wells Fargo Bank and the West since the company's founding in 1852. Highlights include an authentic 19th-century Concord stagecoach and a replica you can climb into, the Challenge nugget-largest piece of gold discovered in Southern California and historic maps of Los Angeles. Use touch screens to learn more about stagecoaches and communicate via telegraph with other Wells Fargo Museums. English and Spanish cell phone tours and a web app are available. Free guided tours are available for groups that book in advance. The museum store features a variety of Wells Fargo branded gifts, collectibles and apparel. Admission is always free.
Reviewed By Goldycat - Barcelona, Spain
Amazing little museum where kids can interact with things and there are little treasures from the western American world, like some furniture and an old stagecoach. It's free. For me it was a hidden gem in the middle of LA.
5. Museum of Neon Art (MONA)
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 19 reviews
This museum is dedicated to older as well as more modern neon art. It also offers a neon design technique class.
6. A+D Architecture and Design Museum
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2.5 based on 5 reviews
The mission of A+D Museum is to celebrate and promote an awareness of progressive architecture and design in everyday life through exhibits, educational programs and public outreach.
