The Getty Villa is a cliff-top beauty of a building overlooking the Pacific. There are collections of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities.
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Subliminal Projects displays work by graphic artists and walks the line between fine and commercial art. Its artists are from all over the world, like Space [more...]

Dangerous Curve is the best kept secret of the art world in L.A. Located inside a curved building, Dangerous Curve touts unconventional art and architecture. The [more...]

You may not have realized, but please allow me to enlighten you. Pasadena has the world's one and only museum focused entirely on bunnies -- rooms and rooms of [more...]

This is one of the strangest places with one of the richest histories in the L.A. area - a true novelty and jewel of the folk art scene. From the L.A. Parks website:

The Watts Towers are [more...]

Explores the past & present cultures of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. We made the mistake of going during the middle of the morning, and this museum is smack in the middle of campus, so parking was rough. But once we finally got [more...]

This museum introduces a lot of work from previously underrepresented artists, so youre sure to see works here that youve never seen before.

10899 Wilshire Blvd in LA, about half a mile east of the 405 at Wilshire.
310-443-7000

This is always a beautiful museum to visit, but if you two go wait for the Ansel Adams at Manzanar exhibit Nov-Feb

369 East First Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
phone: (213) 625-0414

Hours
Tuesday, [more...]

Ok, maybe you and your date can't go INSIDE of the Batmobile, but you can stand there and drool over it, and over many other models of crazy cars that live in this museum.

6060 Wilshire Blvd. LA
323-930-CARS

Pieces by some of the most famous artists in history decorate the walls of the Norton Simon Museum of Art. We were floored when we saw this place-- we had never even heard of it until the day before we went.

411 W. Colorado [more...]

If Wes Anderson had a museum, it would be this one. An unpredictable, quirky, and professional collection of, well, a little bit of everything. It's not quite a natural history museum, but that would be the easiest thing to compare it [more...]

The exhibits that visit the LACMA are some of the best in the world. If you'd rather, go to the museum for live jazz concerts, which are frequently held there on Friday nights. There are also classic film screenings held at the LACMA. [more...]

This is a beautiful place to escape to on a pretty day. It houses incredible collections, and the gardens are a romantic place to sit for tea.

1151 Oxford Rd
San Marino
626-405-2141

The CSC is a huge, interactive museum that will amaze kids and entertain adults. We enjoyed cozying up in the IMAX once we began to get exhausted.

700 State Drive LA
323-724-3623

Amazing marine-life housed here. Wonderful exhibits.

3720 Stephen White Dr.
San Pedro
310-548-7562

Fantastic aquarium in Long Beach

100 Aquarium Way
562.690.3100

A fascinating, historic tour of Disney's creations.

714.781.4565

Classic art gallery, with international contemporary art. See what I mean. Go with your date.

Beverly Hills
310.858.9090

Come on. Wax museums are fun. Admit it. And this one is no exception.
323.462.5991

Bergamont Station has dozens of galleries, so even if you and youre date dont have the same tast in artwork, you will both find pieces you love.
Inexpensive to visit. Expensive to buy.
Santa Monica
310.829.5854