About this experience
Delve into the natural world of past and present with admission to Los Angeles County's Natural History Museum. Encounter extraordinary dinosaurs, experience impressive nature, explore intriguing dioramas, and marvel at one of the most impressive gem and mineral collections in the world. The museum also features a seasonal Butterfly and Spider Pavilion and is home to one of the top fossil collections in California. Perfect for families as well as solo travelers, it's both an entertaining and educational way to spend an afternoon.
Ticket value from online travel agencies cannot be applied to purchasing a museum membership.
At a glance
- Duration: 3 hr
Plan your experience
Set aside 3 hr for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Local guides to help you plan
How to Plan Los Angeles by Region, Light, and Distance
Build a Los Angeles day around one region, honest travel time, changing light, and enough room to understand the place between stops.
Los Angeles Without One Center
A practical way to use regions and neighborhood names without flattening Los Angeles into one downtown or one story.
Reading the Los Angeles River
Choose a named river reach, check current conditions, and understand the corridor as infrastructure, habitat, and community space.
What is included
- Nature Gardens
- Diorama Halls
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Dino Hall
- Unearthed: Raw Beauty mineral exhibition
- Gem and Mineral Hall
- Nature Lab
Not included
- Dinosaur Encounters show (add-on tickets are available on site when you arrive)
- Orcas exhibit (add-on tickets are available on site when you arrive)
Itinerary and highlights
Spend an enjoyable and educational afternoon exploring the National History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Discover more than 300 fossils, marvel at 20 complete skeletons, and virtually excavate specimens in the Dinosaur Hall. Here, you can also view the world’s only Tyrannosaurus rex growth series and get a behind-the-scenes look at paleontologists in the Dino Lab.
Journey through an epic evolutionary story that spans 65 million years and includes 240 specimens — such as mastodon and whale skeletons — as well as animal dioramas from North America and Africa.
Continue on to the Gem and Mineral Hall, which features more than 2,000 individual specimens and a vault containing diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and gold.
Find out how LA went from a pueblo to a sprawling metropolis in the Becoming Los Angeles exhibit, and take a stroll past native plant species in the Nature Gardens.
Before leaving, don’t forget to scope out L.A. creatures scurrying about the Nature Lab.
Languages and tickets
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION
Accessibility and practical details
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- From April 26, 2026 until April 25, 2027 NHM will feature a special exhibition! Orcas: Our Shared Future invites guests to explore the powerful connections between orcas, people, and the oceans we share. Through life-size orca replicas and dynamic installations, discover how these intelligent, family-centered animals live, communicate, and thrive. This special exhibition requires a separate ticket, which you can purchase on-site at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
- A maximum of 9 people per booking
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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