Museums
Huntington Beach, CA, USA
The American Aviation Historical Society is a non-profit organization that primarily publishes a quarterly aviation journal. . .
South El Monte, CA, USA
The American Military Museum maintains a collection of military vehicles, artillery, and equipment, ranging from World War I to Operation Desert Storm. . .
Los Angeles, CA, USA
The California Science Center is billed as the West Coast's largest hands-on science center. . .
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Griffith Observatory sits on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park. . .
Santa Fe Springs, CA, USA
This museum includes artifacts and buildings showing the initial usage of the Hathaway Ranch, as well as the major transition when oil was discovered in the area. . .
San Marino, CA, USA
The Huntington is a collections-based educational and research institution established by Henry E. Huntington . . .
Pasadena, CA, USA
This attraction describes itself as "the world's largest museum of the art, inventions, and history of the videogame, amusement and coin-operated machine industries. . ."
Carson, CA, USA
The International Printing Museum, in Carson, California, has one of the largest collections of antique printing presses in the United States. . .
Santa Monica, CA, USA
This attraction describes itself as "part museum, part curiosity shop. . ."
Lomita, CA, USA
The Lomita Railroad Museum in Lomita, California, is devoted to California railroad history during the steam era. . .
Riverside, CA, USA
The March Field Air Museum is an aviation museum near Moreno Valley and Riverside, California, adjacent to March Air Reserve Base. . .
Oxnard, CA, USA
This museum in Oxnard, Calif. displays more than 90 vintage automobiles . . .
Culver City, CA, USA
The Museum of Jurassic Technology has been described as a satire of museums. . .
Los Angeles, CA, USA
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is the largest natural and historical museum in the western United States. . .
Sylmar, CA, USA
The Nethercutt Museum has a notable automobile collection. . .
Perris, CA, USA
The Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, California, focuses on Southern California's railroad history. . .
San Dimas, CA, USA
This museum is housed in the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe depot in San Dimas, about 10 miles east of Pasadena. . .
Los Angeles, CA, USA
The George C Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries was built next to the La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park. . .
Palm Springs, CA, USA
The Palm Springs Air Museum contains one of the world's largest collections of flying World War II warplanes, many of which were built in Southern California. . .
Los Angeles, CA, USA
The Petersen Automotive Museum is one of the world's largest automotive museums. . .
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ripley's Believe It or Not Museums are part of an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley. . .
Pomona, CA, USA
The Southern California Medical Museum has exhibits related to the history of medicine, dentistry, nursing, veterinary medicine and pharmacy. . .
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Travel Town Museum is located in the northwest corner of Griffith Park in Los Angeles. . .
Hemet, CA, USA
The Western Science Center , formerly the Western Center for Archaeology & Paleontology, is a museum located near Diamond Valley Lake in Hemet, California. . .
Zoos & Aquariums
Long Beach, CA, USA
The Aquarium of the Pacific is a public aquarium on a 5-acre site in Long Beach, California. . .
San Pedro, CA, USA
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is an aquarium in San Pedro, within the city of Los Angeles. . .
Palm Desert, CA, USA
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is a public desert botanical garden and a zoo in Palm Desert, California. . .
Los Angeles, CA, USA
The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens is a 133-acre zoo founded in 1966. . .
