My family and I were first-time visitors to this museum, and we truly enjoyed our visit…read more First and foremost, admission is free with advanced online reservations required. Parking was $19.00 for the first three hours with validation. The art museum is truly a gem of Los Angeles. It can be challenging to reserve tickets because open time slots fill up quickly, especially during the summer months when many people are on vacation. The artwork on display is mesmerizing, beautiful, and thought-provoking. Personally, I appreciated every single piece of art I observed, as so much work, love, and dedication went into each item on display that one can only wonder what the artists were thinking or feeling as they created their masterpieces. The entire museum is well-maintained, spotless, and fun. Security is extremely important, as evidenced by the many staff members closely monitoring the large crowds around each section of the museum. Staff members are also there to answer any questions. I wish to rerun here very soon with family and friends, as our visit was educational, inspiring, and fun.

My family visited The Broad Museum a couple of days ago, and let me tell you, the exhibits are…read moreworld class. Even though the museum is free, I suggest getting tickets on line to reserve a timed-entry in advance, It does get crowded. I did notice that there are some exhibits that require a separate paid ticket. Parking was $29 unless validated. Then it dropped down to $19. Definitely worth visiting. You won't be disappointed.

Needed a last minute outing to keep the kids busy so naturally, I googled my options. This…read morelocation was pretty convenient so off we went. Tickets were pretty easy to purchase online. I thought it was a timed entry but it is not...or it wasn't when we went. I followed the parking sign on the wall which led me to a lot just a little north of the museum. It was $20 to park there. Had I had more time to plan, I may have parked somewhere else as I felt that was a bit steep. I'm assuming metered parking would be hard to find in that location as it is in the heart of Hollywood. I thought it would be similar to the Museum of Illusions in New York, but rather than a museum feel, this was purely just photo ops. You can rent tripods at the front for $10. They also provide free lockers for your bags and stuff- which I would highly recommend. I didn't take up the offer in the beginning but soon realized that was a better option. I would also like to highly recommend and thank Tim! He showed us the ropes of how to take photos and he took some photos for us. He was friendly, professional and patient with my two young kids. He definitely knows his way around an iPhone camera and showed me some tricks I didn't even know. Tim's photos came out a lot better than mine as you need to find the perfect angle for the pictures to have that illusion effect. The tickets I purchased online also allowed us to go to the giant house next door and the upside down house. Tim came to the rescue again and took some amazing photos for us in the upside down house. It was a fun experience for all of us and I would definitely recommend visiting this location. If you see Tim, ask him for some pointers! Thank you, Tim!

I recently visited the Museum of Illusions and had mixed feelings about the experience. It was fun…read moreoverall, especially if you enjoy taking pictures. There are several photo-friendly illusion setups that make for some cool and creative shots. We bought the bundle deal and also visited the Upside Down House and the Giant House. While those were interesting to see, there still wasn't much to do at either location besides taking pictures. One thing I really appreciated was the front cashier--He was very nice and welcoming, which made the check-in experience pleasant. However, I don't think the visit was quite worth the price. It felt a bit too expensive for what it offers, especially considering the bundle included all three exhibits. The experiences are fun for photos, but they're fairly short and limited in activities. For the amount you pay, it would be nice if there were more interactive things to do or more areas to explore. Overall, it's a good spot if you're really into taking fun illusion photos, but if you're expecting a longer or more activity-filled experience, it may feel a bit overpriced.

This is a great experience for dating and married couples. I enjoyed learning about my husband…read more We've been married for over a decade and I never knew his love language. It is helping us connect stronger in our relationship. I enjoyed this interactive museum very much. It's lgbtq+ friendly. The music is quite loud to help with privacy but can feel overstimulating for those affected by loud music.

It was a great experience! Highly recommend for couples, married, dating, any type. Fun activities…read moreto do as a couple! We loved the whole thing!

Hard to get through in one day, just because your feet will be so tired from walking around and…read moreseeing every exhibit. But so much to learn and observe Haven't been here in a long time but the David Geffen expansion was huge and so packed with exhibits Admission is pricey, ($26 student, $30 adult) especially for mere students, but I guess it goes to a great cause. Parking is also difficult/pricey for visitors who may be coming from afar, but I just took the new D line expansion which is covered by the Metrolink day pass and that was a great and convenient experience.

LACMA reopens with a spectacular new building, but the abjectly worst curation that I have ever…read moreseen anywhere. The point of curation is to enlighten the visitor. Here, they've decided to make the curation the focus, not the art. I have seen hundreds of museums, all over the world. I've never wanted to know this but: What are these people smoking? This is an "experiment," in curation, I was told, when I asked the person at the front door. Contemporary and ancient art thrown together . Egyptian and Dutch masters. Muslim artifacts and a stray Jesus. Without rhyme, or reason. Reason would be great, in the form of explanations for the truly baffling scrambling of exhibits, time periods etc. This is so baffling that both veteran museum goer and those just visiting a museum for the first time really have no context clues for this madness. When I caught one of the curation staff? They really couldn't explain it either. They're just doing as they're told. The experiment? It has miserably failed. It was so maddening, and overwhelming, I didn't get to see the whole main museum. I had to leave. I would avoid this museum, until they bring in a curator who understands that museums are about ART, not their EGO.

we love going to these little pop-up stuff that we see on social media or on Google and everything…read moreand this time we went to bubble world in Montebello. It wasn't that far of a drive for us and parking. There was a lot of parking and it was free and I believe you had to purchase your times to go and you wait in line and then you also have to sign like a waiver or something We love seeing all these high technology and everything. It was so cool so much opportunities for photos and a lot of things to do with your kids and they seem super entertained. I think we went in and it took probably a good hour or so to see everything and do everything so if you were ever in the area, then totally check it out just kidding. The exhibit was closed now LOL

Was not impressed. At all…read more Not worth the price and people are gross. The workers do not do their job either. Of course, the place is already quite dirty as it is, especially since it's closing soon. Some of the rooms were cool. I like the balloon room and the lights, but some people should really read the rules. First off, this family blocked the stairway to get in. And one of the family members was this short, big guy who was just running in the balloon room in circles and popping all the balloons and kicking them around up over the walls. Now that's fine, but then me and boyfriend tried to make our way in and another couple too, were there. He continued to kick up a bunch of balloons, while me and another person was trying to take pictures. He even accidentally knocked down his daughter in the process. He was extremely obnoxious and even joked about it with his family members, who just laughed and took videos. Now most of the interactive stuff was bad. It was gross for the most part due to all the germs, dirt, and hair. The balls and balloons all have random dirty smears of brown and orange on them. The ball pit was very dirty. I assume they're not planning on sanitizing any time soon due to the exhibit closing down. Anyways, we go into the light room and the worker says stay in the path and don't the lights. After two minutes, all of a sudden these three kids run in and start going into the lights and grabbing them, she stares and doesn't say a thing to them. These kids are super rowdy so I say something, and then she says oh, yeah don't do that. Pretty useless in my opinion. Most of this stuff is geared towards kids, but my bar was already super low. Do not spend your money here. Go somewhere else.

Fun stop when visiting Grand Central Market. So many movies have filmed here -- Blade Runner and…read moreLethal Weapon just to name a couple. It's refreshing to see this kind of architecture in Los Angeles among endless mini malls. You can tell real pride went into the design and craftsmanship. A true historic landmark and worth taking a few minutes to appreciate while you're there.

I never knew about this place until my friends suggested it. So glad we stopped by. You don't see…read morethese old buildings much at all anymore. You can only walk the 1st floor but it's pretty cool!

Free admission to a beautiful space in the heart of downtown L.A. affords you the opportunity to…read moreask, "What is art?" Is it Jackson Pollock's paint splatters? Is it Mark Rothko's rectangles of color? Or is it a sculpture of Venetian blinds, a pair of checker boards, and/or mosaics of made of postcards? I came up with my own answers to these questions but more importantly, form yours by spending an hour or so visiting the Museum of Contemporary Art. Why not? The price is right!

Moca was a little bit underwhelming. Only a few art installations were amazing to me. Maybe im not…read morean art person but i dont think you need more than 30 minutes here. The front reception were super nice and even told us where the bathrooms were. You know,In case we wanted our exhibit as the bathroom. Haha.. the other workers were extremely rude. My friend was 2 feet away and pointed to a location on a map and got yelled at for not being 2 ft away. She was confused because she was 2 feet away but i told her it was cause they thought she was using super powers from her fingers. There was one where it was window blinds being used as art and we knew we cant touch it but there wasnt any instructions on not being able to walk under it.. we got yelled at for walking underneath it. Alot of the words were small and im not sure if id be able to read them from 2 feet away but i didnt want to get yelled at so i skipped all the reading.

The California Science Museum is the best and maybe only option for kids and adults to experience…read morethe world of science around us in Los Angeles. The Space Shuttle Endeavor is here and might have been what initially drew me to the museum but they have an IMAX theater as well as new rotating exhibits to keep things fresh. The current new exhibit is Mummies. And don't forget to go outside and see the SR-71 Blackbird by the parking structure.

Fun spot, free with $20 parking, lots to see. However. If you come during the summer, be aware that…read moreevery camper in LA County may be there because it seems that the museum does nothing to limit the number of camp groups present on any given day, and the campers are not being adequately supervised. We came on a weekday afternoon around 2 pm and counted at least 7 different camp groups and the largest one of them had 200+ kids. Everything you could possibly want to see, read, touch, or experiment with was mobbed by 5-20 kids with no adults doing anything to control them or move them along when their "turn" was up. Kids cutting in line, kids shoving, kids yelling, kids taking other people's stuff (I saw a girl grabbing a Stanley water bottle someone had clearly left behind on a shelf and trying to hide it under her shirt). It was utter chaos. But, you say, it's a free museum, lower your expectations! We drove 45 minutes each way to get there and spent $20 on parking. We were looking forward to a nice time, not a perfect time. We've been before on "busy" weekend days and it's fine because the child to parent ratio is closer to 2:1 and the parents actually care about supervising their kids. The ratio on the day we went was closer to 20:1 and the adults were only there in body, not mind. I also would have gone to a faraway place in my mind if I were trying to wrangle 15 kids with zero respect for rules or authority. So I get it. But it sucked for everyone else there. Maybe the museum could have "camp hours" in the mornings and general public hours in the afternoon to make it less of a nightmare for everyone. Or limit the number of campers. Or increase the ratio of adults to children for the camp groups. Something. Anything. In the meantime, if you're just a regular person trying to beat the heat, this ain't it.