Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids

Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Inglewood

Flight Path Museum & Learning Center

Flight Path Museum & Learning Center

Visit this great place for kids and families!

The Wende Museum

The Wende Museum

Cold War history museum. Museum featuring Cold War-era European & Soviet Union artifacts & history archives.

The Museum of Jurassic Technology

The Museum of Jurassic Technology

Quirky exhibits of art & natural history. Collection of microscopic sculpture & other eccentric curiosities in art, science & natural history.

Diorama-Museum of Bhagavad-gita

Diorama-Museum of Bhagavad-gita

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Exposition Park

Exposition Park

Public green space with museums & arenas. Urban space comprising 160 acres with arenas & museums, plus some green areas with trees & gardens.

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Dinosaur skeletons & rotating exhibits. From T. rex skeletons to an insect zoo, popular attraction holds more than 35-million artifacts.

California Science Center

California Science Center

Hands-on exhibits, IMAX & the Endeavor. Admission's free to permanent exhibits at this kid-friendly spot, also boasting IMAX & the Endeavor.

Space Shuttle Endeavour

Space Shuttle Endeavour

Visit this great place for kids and families!

USC Fisher Museum of Art

USC Fisher Museum of Art

From old masters to contemporary works. Museum presents fine art with a diverse permanent collection of more than 1,800 objects.

California African American Museum

California African American Museum

Art, culture & history exhibits. Center presents art, culture & history exhibits with a focus on California, plus live events.

Wonder of Dinosaurs

Wonder of Dinosaurs

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Roundhouse Aquarium

Roundhouse Aquarium

No-cost ocean & marine life education. This free aquarium sits at the end of Manhattan Beach Pier & is host to classes, parties & camps.

Museum of Flying

Museum of Flying

Aircraft & aviation artifacts on display. Museum exploring Southern California's aviation history through historic aircraft & artifacts.

Petersen Automotive Museum

Petersen Automotive Museum

Showing classic hot rods & concept cars. A vast collection of autos including restored antiques, race cars & vehicles from famous movies.

La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

Prehistoric-fossil excavation site. Ice Age–fossil excavation site with an adjacent museum, plus a re-created prehistoric garden.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

From pre-Columbian to contemporary works. This 20-acre campus with diverse collections spanning art history also offers screenings & concerts.

Hermosa Beach Museum

Hermosa Beach Museum

Historical society & heritage museum. Historical society featuring a quaint museum devoted to local heritage, with archival photos & more.

GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live

GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live

Interactive exhibits & music memorabilia. Interactive exhibits & showbiz artifacts honor music greats past & present at this sprawling center.

ASU FIDM Museum

ASU FIDM Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Torrance Art Museum

Torrance Art Museum

Contemporary exhibits & free admission. Museum offering free admission to 2 galleries focusing on contemporary art from Southern California.

Hammer Museum

Hammer Museum

Displays of classic & cutting-edge art. Gallery with a permanent collection of historical works & special exhibits of edgy contemporary art.

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Museum showcasing art created after 1940. Iconic contemporary art museum with a vast collection of multimedia works produced since 1940.

The Broad

The Broad

Contemporary museum with many works. Modern art museum with a honeycomb-like facade housing rotating exhibits, plus a shop & restaurant.

Cayton Children's Museum

Cayton Children's Museum

Educational play for ages 8 & under. Designed for children 8 & under, this museum boasts hands-on exhibits & frequent family programs.

Japanese American National Museum

Japanese American National Museum

Modern venue with historical exhibits. Art, artifacts & historical exhibits exploring over 130 years of the Japanese-American experience.

The Los Angeles Museum of Love

The Los Angeles Museum of Love

Visit this great place for kids and families!

The Fowler Museum at UCLA

The Fowler Museum at UCLA

Exhibits of global arts & cultures. Museum exploring historic & contemporary works from Africa, Asia, the Pacific & the Americas.

The Hollywood Museum

The Hollywood Museum

Movie, TV, stage & music exhibits. Hollywood history, including props, costumes, scripts & photos, housed in a historic building.

Hollywood Wax Museum

Hollywood Wax Museum

Museum containing waxwork celebrities. Famous Hollywood faces are cast out of wax at this museum with late-night hours.

World of Illusions Los Angeles

World of Illusions Los Angeles

Interactive experiences in trendy museum. 3D illusions & an Upside-Down House exhibit, plus other interactive experiences in a popular museum.

Medieval Torture Museum

Medieval Torture Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

Museum of early California history. California history museum in an 1826 adobe on the site of the first Spanish land grant in the state.

Hollywood Bowl Museum

Hollywood Bowl Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Museum West Pavilion

Museum West Pavilion

Visit this great place for kids and families!

The Getty

The Getty

Celebrated free venue for art exhibits. Famous, sizable free museum highlighting American & European art, architecture & manicured gardens.

Western Museum of Flight

Western Museum of Flight

Museum dedicated to aviation history. Real & model aircraft in a museum devoted to the history of aviation in Southern California.

Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory

Planetarium, telescopes & city views. This art deco landmark from 1935 features a high-tech planetarium, public telescopes & city views.

Lomita Railroad Museum

Lomita Railroad Museum

Museum devoted to steam train history. Museum exploring the history of steam trains, featuring engines & other cars, plus tours & events.

Heritage Square Museum

Heritage Square Museum

19th-century LA history & architecture. With 8 Victorian-era buildings, this living history museum documents city life in late 19th century.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Story-themed rides, shops & dining. Theme-park attraction featuring thrill rides, shows, shops & restaurants based on Harry Potter.

Columbia Memorial Space Center

Columbia Memorial Space Center

Kid-friendly exhibits about space. Modern locale featuring family-friendly, interactive exhibits about space, including a simulator.

The Banning Museum

The Banning Museum

Landmark home with living history tours. Landmark 19th-century estate provides living history tours, education programs & community events.

Forest Lawn Museum

Forest Lawn Museum

Small museum with changing art exhibits. Small museum at a cemetery featuring changing exhibits focused on religious & historical art.

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