Museums with Free Admission

The Rose Garden at Exposition Park.

Visiting a museum is a great way to spend time with the family, especially if it's free! Make sure you check into days the museum is open, look into parking fees, and bring money for meters in case you find street parking which may be cheaper.




 

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FREE EVERY DAY: 

At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art kids can sign up for NexGen membership and get free admission for themselves and one adult every day. Otherwise, free admission on the second Tuesday of the month and on select Monday holidays. LACMA also has a great Sunday program where kids can make their own art with real artist art supplies from 12:30-3:30.

At Exposition Park just outside downtown L.A. the California Science Center (space shuttle!) and the California African-American Museum are free everyday.

Griffith Observatory is a mainstay of Los Angeles and features astronomy exhibits, a huge telescope, and a great view. Free everyday. Free parking!

The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in downtown L.A. is free everyday. This fashion history museum is a must for teens that love fashion!

On the westside the Getty Center and Getty Villa features art, architecture, and gardens. Free everyday. Reservations required.

Also downtown is the Wells Fargo History Museum featuring a stagecoach and a mural of Los Angeles in 1859.

Hollywood Bowl Museum, free parking until 4pm. Visitors can also take the "Bowl Walk" and see the sights of the Hollywood Bowl.

U.C.L.A.'s Fowler Museum. Take advantage of the location and take your teens on a campus tour!

E.L.A.C.'s Vincent Price Art Museum, offers free admission and free events. The museum is located on the southeast corner of campus.

San Pedro's Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, offers free admission, but accepts donations. Parking is $1 an hour and a nice calm beach across the parking lot is great for families with young children.
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FREE EVERY WEEKEND:

Whittier's hidden gem, Pio Pico State Historic Park, offers expansive lawns, a native plant garden, and tour a 160 year old adobe.

Montebello's gem, Juan Sanchez Adobe, is open every Saturday, from 1-4pm.

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FREE ONE DAY A MONTH:

On the same block as the LACMA, the Page Museum/La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles' Miracle Mile is free the first Tuesday of every month with the exception of July & August. Parking $10.

Also in Exposition Park is the Natural History Museum which offers free admission the first Tuesday of January, February, March, April, May, June, October, November, December, and every Tuesday in September. Parking $10.

La Habra Children's Museum offers free admission the first Saturday of the month. Free parking! My daughter loved this place!

Kidspace Museum in Pasadena offers free admission the first Tuesday of the month from 4-8pm. Free parking!

The Autry Museum offers free admission on the second Tuesday of the month. Located across the street from the L.A. Zoo. Free parking.

The L.A. County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia offers free admission on the third Tuesday of the month. Free parking!

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MuseumsLA.org has an fantastic calendar that organizes free admission days in a weekly calendar for museums in the Los Angeles area. Click here for a better view.

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Bank of America cardholders can get free admission with "Museums on Us"

The first full weekend of every month, Bank of America offers free admission to museums nationwide including the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana and the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Each B of A cardholder gets free admission.

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CalWORKS or Food Stamp Families receive free admission to 29 museums & gardens every day!

Visit any of the participating museums & gardens, show your EBT card with a photo ID, and you & your family are admitted free!
Click here for a list of participating museums & gardens.



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