3 Best Places To See in Los Angeles, CA

"The Getty Center features a modern design, open spaces, and stunning views of Los Angeles. The center's architecture has special provisions to address concerns regarding earthquakes and fires. The center welcomes 1.8 million visitors per year. Visitors can see American and global photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries. The center also has paintings from the 1700s to the 1900s, sculptures, and Italian decorative arts. The center's ground floor has a set of four freestanding pavilions on display. The Getty Center is committed to exhibiting, conserving, and understanding the world’s artistic and cultural heritage. The magnificent museum, with its superb architecture and the success of its six buildings and gardens, provides a most extraordinary collection. The museum offers kindergarten education and outreach programs for 160,000 students per year. Standard strollers and wheelchairs are available. The Getty Center offers free admission and temporarily requires a timed-entry reservation.

"Los Angeles County Museum of Art showcases a collection of over 150,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. LACMA is located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. The museum is dedicated to presenting a varied range of art histories through exhibiting and interpreting works of art from new and unexpected perspectives informed by the region's rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA's spirit of innovation is evident in its collaborations with artists, technologists, and thought leaders, as well as its regional, national, and international collaborations to share collections and programs, launch groundbreaking initiatives, and engage new audiences. The museum aims to serve the public by acquiring, conserving, exhibiting, and interpreting outstanding works of art from a wide range of countries and periods. They offer free admission for members.

"Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens was started in 1966 and aims to save wildlife, enrich communities, and create connections to nature. The zoo was developed to create an environment and dynamic experiences to connect people and animals. The zoo has over 1,400 mammals, ducks, amphibians, reptiles, and over 270 different species. The zoo is also home to 38 species of snakes, 27 of which are venomous, such as the Durango Rock Rattlesnake. The botanical collection includes cultivated gardens with over 7,400 individual plants and over 800 other species. Visitors can explore the forest trail for stunning views of all aspects of the tropical biome of South America. The zoo contains naturalistic habitats and enriches educational opportunities with a lush and beautiful environment. The zoo provides free docent-led walking tours for members. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens offers free entry for children under 2. Each habitat is innovatively themed with hand-painted murals of damp and misty forests, rainforest canopies, red rock formations, mountain ranges and vistas, and dry arid deserts to exemplify the natural environments of the many diverse species.