If you love dinosaurs, don't miss this museum. Call ahead and try to avoid days when there are school visits.

I love the old dioramas featuring dusty taxidermy, but the new dinosaur exhibit is FANTASTIC! Plan to spend several hours there, as you'll want to linger over the displays; reading the signs that go with the fossils will blow your mind. Then visit the new cafeteria downstairs and refuel for some more natural history.

Love love dinos .....some exhibits pretty good .but the Dinos were brilliant .

We visited the Natural History Museum on a Friday morning and it was packed with school visits. This was very noisy but also charming :) The museum has fantastic animal displays (North American Mammals, Dinosaurs, African Mammals, Insects to name a few). We were in awe of the detail taken to prepare each scene, and the quality of the animal... More

First of all, I love the area around the museum, the rose gardens, the Coliseum, USC campus, and on this particular day, Bug Day, there was a butterfly habitat set up outside for members. Inside, vendors selling insects to collectors, educators with live insects and companies selling collection paraphernalia filled the area where the dinosaurs and dioramas are. It was... More

What a gem in the middle of downtown. Just steps away from the coliseum and Staple Center, and the USC campus. Spend the day strolling through our native natural history and step out side in the wonderful rose garden. Walk over to the historic Coliseum, home of the Olympic games, NFL football and of course the home games of USC... More

This Museum was a must-see on my recent trip, and it did not disappoint. The dinosaur hall was rather amazing and well presented. There are a lot of educational displays throughout for visitors to read and learn from, which I liked. The Gem & Mineral exhibit was also a great area to walk through. Quite a few families were visiting,... More

one of the best in the country. a must visit for families especially with kids

Our first experience to LA during Spring break, very, very crowded so it was often difficult to look at displays. Also very noisy. A lot of stuffed animals so it became a bit depressing to see so many of the same thing.