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Hollywood Museum

1660 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
323/464-7776
Ranked #36 of 353 attractions in Los Angeles
4.0 of 5 stars 78 Reviews
Type: Speciality Museums, Museums
Description: Museum celebrates the movie business.
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Sunderland
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39 reviews 39 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Iconic Marylin dresses and memorabilia from the golden age of Hollywood. Also if you are a fan you can enter Hannibal Lecter's cell.

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Sydney, Australia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012

I spotted this as I was walking around Hollywood Boulevard (its just round the corner) only $15 admission price and lots to see especially if you like old style stuff. Monroe, Crawford and Bette Davis clothing and shoes and make-up plus interesting documents and photos of Jean Harlow. There are several floors and it goes right to the back. Also... More

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Detroit, Michigan
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

Always in love with cinema, we decided to check out this attraction b'cuz of the building ties to Max Factor. We couldn't have been happier. Loved the building, slight kitsch factor, and about 10,000 props, costumes, etc. Lots of museums down in this stretch, but this place is a must.

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Carlsbad, California
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41 reviews 41 reviews
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

The first floor has the most interesting items. Learn about Max Factor and all he did for women's cosmetics. Lots of great photos and history. Take a ride in the huge elevator that is big enough to haul cars up and down the floor.

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marlton
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

We went to the Hollywood Museum (the one on Highland, there are several) because it had Indiana Jones and Jaws paraphernelia and we had a 10 year old with us. We loved it....it is located in the historic Max Factor Building which is a lovely piece of architecture. The first floor is very old Hollywood - lots of pictures and... More

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Calgary, Canada
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47 reviews 47 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012

Well the lonely planet lists this museum as a "must see" - but if you are under 35 I'd say forget it. Why do I say this? Well because there really isn't any movie/tv items that directly relate to our age group. The advertisements for this place make you think there is lots of Zac Effron, Leo DiCaprio, and Miley... More

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duchess86
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24 reviews 24 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

3 floors of film and TV items old and new. This place is amazing they have masses of memoribilia and it takes a good couple of hours to go through it all. You can take pictures throughout which was great. I loved the winner is exhibit and the old max factor rooms.

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nursemelis374
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

We got a groupon so our admission was 2 people for 15 dollars. I wouldn't pay much more. It was cool to see the old Max Factor stuff as well as the limited memoribilia. If you can get cheap tickets, I say go for it! Downstairs was very creepy, especially since the museum was empty on a Saturday afternoon.

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northern california
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012

Always wanted to go, but not that impressed. The best item was the Bicycle from Pee Wee. Other than that you will be done in an hour . It's around the corner from Graumans Theatre on Hollywood Blvd

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Willoughby, Ohio
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

There are four floors of movie memorabilia. It was interesting. I was disappointed because the red slippers from The Wizard of Oz were missing the day I was there. They were of great interest to me. Max Factor and the history of his make up was interesting.

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