Greystone Mansion and Park

Image by vamp_v2 via Flickr

Location: 905 Loma Vista Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Phone: 310-285-6830

www.greystonemansion.org

Edward Lawrence Doheny gave the 12.58 acres of land to his son Edward "Ned" in 1926. Construction started in 1926 and in 1928 Ned and his family moved into the mansion. It was the largest family estate in the history of Beverly Hills. Only four months later Ned and his secretary was found dead in the mansion, in what was described as a murder-suicide. The estate and park is now a registered historical landmark. Many featured movies has been filmed here.

Museum of Latin American Art

Image via Wikipedia

Location: 628 Alamitos Av. Long Beach CA 90802

Phone: 526-437-1689

www.molaa.org

Public transportation: Take Blue Line from downtown LA. Long Beach Bus lines 91, 92 & 93; OCTA 60


Their mission is to educate the public about contemporary Latin American Art. The whole family will enjoy Sundays at MoLAA with art workshops, theater, dance and story telling.

Museum of Contemporary Art: MOCA

Image by Northcountry Boy via Flickr

Location: 250 South Grand Av. Los Angeles, CA 90012

Phone: 213-626-6266

www.moca.org

Public transportation: Metro Bus lines 444, 445, 446 & 447. Foothill Transit line 480.

• Offers afternoon free family workshops every 1st Sunday of the month.
• At 3:00pm every 2nd Sunday of the month they offer a free teen program which includes tours and workshops for teens

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: LACMA

Image by Marshall Astor - Food Pornographer via Flickr

Location: 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036

Phone: 323-857-6000

www.lacma.org

Public transportation: Metro Bus lines 20, 21 & 217. Metro Rapid 720 & 717

LACMA is one of the best museums in the western United States. It features the finest art from ancient times to present. It offers year-round programs for everyone in the family plus artist-led workshops every Sunday at NexGen Family Sundays.

Long Beach Museum of Art

Image by Gabriel Madrigal Photography via Flickr

Location: 2300 Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90803

Phone: 562-439-2119

www.lbma.org

Public transportation: Take Blue line from LA. Long Beach Passport D.

This museum offers art making workshops and programs for children and families - including free creativity Labs - the second Sunday of each month.

Craft and Folk Art Museum

Image via Wikipedia

Location: 5814 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036

Phone: 323-937-4230

www.cafam.org

Public transportation: Metro Bus line Dash F bus

Offers cultural understanding of our world through the exhibits of folk art and contemporary craft. Free family workshops are held twice a month. Call for information.

California African American Museum

Image by Faux-PasOnline.com via Flickr

Location: 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, CA 90037

Phone: 213-744-7432

www.caamuseum.org

Parking: $6

Public transportation: Metro Bus lines 38, 81, 444, 445, 446 & 447 Figueroa/State Drive.

This museum showcases the histoty, art and culture of African Americans. Every first Sunday of the month they offer live entertainment and free art workshops.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

Image by sataylor pix via Flickr

Location: 3720 Stephen M. White Dr. San Pedro, CA 90731

Phone: 310-548-7562

www.cabrilloaq.org

Parking: $7 pr. car

Public transportation: Metro Bus line 446 & MAX bus

Arboretum of Los Angeles County

Image by tkksummers via Flickr

Location: 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91007

Phone: 626-821-3222

Hours: Daily 9:00am-5:00pm

Parking is free. For public transportation take Metro Bus lines 79 & 268

In this 127-acre garden of the Arboretum, children can run, watch ducks and turtles and discover plants. Further you can walk through or take the tram and experience a tropical jungle, a historic home and even a magical waterfall. The most beautiful and fun place to spend with your child:)

African American Fire Fighters Museum

Image via Wikipedia

Location: 1401 South Central Av. Los Angels, CA 90021

Phone: 213-744-1730

www.aaffmuseum.com

This museum has vintage fire engines, uniforms, photographs and authentic firefighting equipment. In addition visitors can see and learn how being a firefighter was different during segregation and desegregation.

Parking is free.

For public transportation use Metro Bus line 761

Museums

If you get CalWORKs or Food Stamps you can get in to most of the museums in LA for free.

The Getty Villa Malibu

Image via Wikipedia

Location: 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, California 90272

Phone: (310) 440-7300

Admission is free

The Getty Villa in Malibu is an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria.

The Aztec Patheon and the Art of Empire

Image by zen via Flickr

Location: Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, California 90049
Access via the main gate on N. Sepulveda Boulevard.

Phone Number
(310) 440-7300

Date: March 24 - July 5, 2010

Admission is free

Celebrating the 2010 bicentennial of Mexican independence.

Urban Comedy Experience

Every Wednesday Night
Location: The Underground Comedy Lounge at Fernando's Hideaway
519 S. Spring St.
Downtown Los Angeles
(310) 786-0191
Time: 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

New comedy show in Downtown Los Angeles. Nelson Martini and Julie Anderson. No charge.

Movie Musical Sing Along

Location: Beverly Hills Public Library
444 N. Rexford Drive Beverly Hills
Date: Saturday September 19, 2009
Time: 2-5pm

"Fiddler on the Roof" sing-along.

California Science Center

700 State Drive-Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
Hours: daily 10am-5pm
Web: http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/
Phone: 323-724-3623
Parking: $6.00. Entrance at Figueroa and 39th Street. Metered parking on Exposition Blvd.
Public transportation: Metro Bus lines 81 & 381
DASH lines F and Southeast.

Free if you get CalWORKs or Food Stamps.

The California Science Center has over 100 hands-on exhibits that make science learning fun, memorable and easy to understand for the whole family. Special exhibits, films and events means there’s always something new to see and experience.

Griffith Park Pony Rides

Crystal Springs Drive
323-664-3266

Tuesdays-Sundays 10am-4pm
Located on Crystal Spings Drive by the Loz Feliz entrance to the park. This is a great place where kids can have fun and practice safe horseback riding around an oval track.
There is also a miniature train ride next to the horse track.

Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round

Park Center
323-665-3051

Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round has been a family attraction for many generations, and is located in the Park Center between the La Zoo and the Loz Feliz park. It has 68 horses which are carved with jewel-encrusted bridles and decorated with sunflowers and lion heads.