Fisherman's Village https://exploremarinadelrey.com/fishermans-village/
Free parking
Arlington Garden in Pasadena https://www.arlingtongardenpasadena.org/
Free
Roundhouse Aquarium https://roundhouseaquarium.org/
Free
Smorgasburg (Los Angeles) https://la.smorgasburg.com/
Parking is free for two hours
Dolby Theatre https://dolbytheatre.com/
Free to visit unless you take the guided tour
City Terrace Park https://parks.lacounty.gov/city-terrace-park/
Free
Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum https://lalsrm.org/
Free
The Hive Gallery & Studios https://hivegallery.com/
Free
Lummis Home-El Alisal https://www.laparks.org/historic/lummis-home-and-gardens
Free
Leica Gallery https://leicagalleryla.com/
Free for students
The Banning Museum https://www.thebanningmuseum.org/
Free
Del Rey Lagoon https://www.laparks.org/aquatic/lake/del-rey-lagoon
Free parking
Walt Disney’s Carolwood Barn https://www.carolwood.org/
Free to visit the third Sunday of the month
Avila Adobe https://elpueblo.lacity.gov/history-el-pueblo
Free
Greystone Mansion & Gardens: The Doheny Estate https://beverlyhills.org/394/Greystone-Mansion-Gardens
Free for Public access and free parking
Rancho Los Cerritos https://www.rancholoscerritos.org/
Entrance is free with reservations.
Art Share L.A. https://www.artsharela.org/
Free admission
Hermosa Beach Museum https://www.hermosabeachhistoricalsociety.org/
Free parking
Brewery Art Walk https://breweryartwalk.com/
Free admission and free parking
Lomita Railroad Museum https://www.lomita-rr.org/
Entrance is free, donations appreciated
Marciano Art Foundation https://marcianoartfoundation.org/
Free entry and free parking - reservations are required
Forest Lawn Museum https://forestlawn.com/museum/
Free admission
Museum of Neon Art https://www.neonmona.org/visit-contact/
MONA Members, children 12 and under with an adult, and veterans with ID, have free admission
Italian American Museum of Los Angeles IAMLA https://www.iamla.org/
Free admission
Elysian Park Arboretum https://www.laparks.org/horticulture/chavez-ravine-arboretum
Free admission
Virginia Robinson Gardens https://www.robinsongardens.org/
Free admission
Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden https://www.japanesegardenpasadena.com/
Free admission
Flight Path Museum LAX https://flightpathlax.com/
Free admission
Amir's Garden http://www.amirsgarden.org/
Free admission
Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=611
Free admission
Barnsdall Art Park https://www.barnsdall.org/resources
Free admission
Fryman Canyon https://mrca.ca.gov/parks/park-listing/fryman-canyon-park/
Free admission
The Escape Game LA https://theescapegame.com/la/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=travellemming&utm_campaign=affiliate
Free admission
Eagle Rock https://www.eaglerockhistory.org/
Free admission
First AME Church https://www.famechurchla.org/
Free admission
Art + Practice https://www.artandpractice.org/
Free admission
Agriculture Museum https://venturamuseum.org/visit-agriculture-museum/
Free admission
Sunnylands Center & Gardens https://sunnylands.org/
Free admission
Santa Paula Art Museum https://www.santapaulaartmuseum.org/
Free for students Wed–Sat, 10 AM–4 PM; free for all 1st Sun of the month 12 PM–4 PM
Cayton Children’s Museum https://www.caytonmuseum.org/
Children under a year old always free.
Pomona College Museum of Art https://www.pomona.edu/museum
Admission is free
Laguna Art Museum https://lagunaartmuseum.org/
First Thursday of every month
Vincent Price Art Museum https://vincentpriceartmuseum.org/
Free admission
Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum https://dominguezrancho.org/visit-adobe-rancho-museum/
Free admission
Catalina Museum for Art & History https://www.catalinamuseum.org/
Children under a year old always free.
Columbia Memorial Space Center https://www.columbiaspacescience.org/
Free admissions days during various special events.
Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum https://www.csulb.edu/carolyn-campagna-kleefeld-contemporary-art-museum
Free 2nd Sat. of the month, 10 AM–2 PM
Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology https://www.alfmuseum.org/
Free every Wednesday
UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden https://www.botgard.ucla.edu/
Admission to the Garden is FREE and open to the public seven days a week
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery https://lamag.org/
Free admission
Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater Gallery https://www.redcat.org/visit
Free admission
Bolton Hall Museum https://boltonhall.org/index_files/Page581.htm
Admission is free
Greystone Mansion Gardens https://www.beverlyhills.org/394/Greystone-Mansion-Gardens
Admission And Parking Are Free
Los Angeles City Hall https://www.laconservancy.org/learn/historic-places/los-angeles-city-hall/
Free, have to pay for parking though
Venice Beach Boardwalk https://www.laparks.org/venice/
Admission is FREE
El Porto Beach https://www.californiabeaches.com/beach/el-porto-beach/
Free Parking Options
Two Bit Circus Micro-Amusement Park https://twobitcircus.com/
Admission is FREE
Space Shuttle Endeavour https://californiasciencecenter.org/exhibits/endeavour-experience
Admission is FREE
John Sowden House https://sowdenhouse.com/
Admission is FREE
Velaslavasay Panorama https://www.panoramaonview.org/
Admission is FREE
Griffith Observatory's Tesla Coil https://griffithobservatory.org/exhibits/wilder-hall-of-the-eye/tesla-coil/
Admission is FREE
Urban Light https://www.lacma.org/urban-light
Admission is FREE
The Houdini Estate https://www.thehoudiniestate.com/
Admission is FREE
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library https://clarklibrary.ucla.edu/
Admission is FREE
Metropolitan Pit Stop https://metpitstop.com/museum/
Admission is FREE
Angelus Temple https://angelustemple.org/
Admission is FREE
Global Effects, Inc. https://newsite.globaleffects.com/
Admission is FREE
Galco's Soda Pop Stop https://sodapopstop.com/
Admission is FREE
African American Fire Fighters Museum https://aaffmuseumla.org/
Admission is FREE
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) https://www.amoca.org/
Admission is FREE
Annenberg Space for Photography https://www.annenbergphotospace.org/
Admission is FREE
Museum of Tolerance https://www.museumoftolerance.com/
Admission is FREE on third Thursday of the month, after 2 pm.
Travel Town Museum Foundation https://traveltown.org/
Admission to park is FREE.
William S. Hart Museum https://hartmuseum.org/
Admission is FREE
Korean Bell of Friendship https://www.publicartinpublicplaces.info/korean-friendship-bell-1976
Free
Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden https://www.botgard.ucla.edu/
Free
The Last Bookstore https://www.lastbookstorela.com/
Free
The Mar Vista Time Travel Mart https://timetravelmart.com/
Free
Lady Liberty Building https://www.ladylibertybuilding.com/
Free
The Bunny Museum https://www.thebunnymuseum.com/
Annual Membership for Two and Children 4 and under are Free
Campo de Cahuenga Memorial Park https://www.laparks.org/historic/campo-de-cahuenga
Free
Los Angeles Zoo Botanical Gardens https://lazoo.org/plan-your-visit/reservations/
Infant (0-23 months) Free
Watts Towers https://www.publicartinpublicplaces.info/public-art-watts-towers-1921-by-sabato-rodia
Free
Forest Lawn Glendale https://forestlawn.com/museum/
Free
Homestead Museum https://www.homesteadmuseum.org/
Free
Valley Relics Museum https://valleyrelicsmuseum.org/museum/
Kids 10 and under: free
El Segundo Museum of Contemporary Art https://www.elsegundomoca.org/
Free
Los Angeles Mural Mile https://www.muralmile.org/
Free
Thien Hau Temple http://www.thienhautemple.com/
Free
African-American Firefighter Museum https://aaffmuseumla.org/
Free
Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels https://olacathedral.org/
Free
Abbot Kinney Boulevard https://www.abbotkinneyblvd.com/
Free
MOCA Grand Ave https://moca.ticketapp.org/portal/product/55/events
Free with a timed ticket
Armory Center for the Arts https://www.armoryarts.org/
Admission is free. Hours of operation vary.
Santa Monica History Museum https://santamonicahistory.org/visit/#INFO
Free 1st Sun of the month 11 AM–5 PM; Free for students Mon and Fri–Sun 11 AM–5 PM and Thurs, 3 PM–8 PM
Orange County Great Park / Palm Court Arts Complex https://www.cityofirvine.org/great-park/palm-court-arts-complex
Admission is free.
The Museum of the San Fernando Valley https://themuseumsfvnow.org/
Free admission and free parking
Bergamot Station ARTS CENTER https://bergamotstation.com/information
Free
Gloria Molina Grand Park https://grandparkla.org/visit/
Provides free and low-cost programming year round
FIDM Museum and Galleries https://asufidmmuseum.asu.edu/
Free admission
Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art https://arts.pepperdine.edu/museum/about-weisman.htm
Free Admission
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium https://cma.recreation.parks.lacity.gov/plan-your-visit/admission-open-hours
Members park for free.
Arlington Gardens in Pasadena https://www.arlingtongardenpasadena.org/booking/
Free and open to the public every day from dawn to dusk.
Experimentally Structured Museum of Art https://esmoa.org/Visit/
Admission to ESMoA is FREE, no advance ticketing is required.
Torrance Art Museum https://www.torranceartmuseum.com/visit
Always FREE to the public.
Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles https://www.theicala.org/en/
Free Tue, Wed 1–4pm with RSVP.
LA Plaza De Cultura y Artes https://lapca.org/
Free.
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures https://www.academymuseum.org/en
Free for visitors 17 and younger and CA residents with an EBT card
Travel Town https://traveltown.org/
Free.
ASU FIDM Museum https://asufidm.asu.edu/fidm
Free.
USC Pacific Asia Museum https://pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu/
Pay what you wish Thu, free second Sun of the month. Ages 17 and under always free.
Grammy Museum https://grammymuseum.org/
Ages 17 and under free.
Holocaust Museum LA https://www.holocaustmuseumla.org/
Free every Sunday. Students and ages 17 and under always free.
Suggested Admission
Adults – $3.00
Seniors (60 and over) – $2.00
Students (with ID) – $2.00
Museum members are free.
Free Admission
The Mosaic Tile House https://mosaictilehouse.com/
12 & under & 90+ Free
The grounds are free to explore, but touring the mansion is $10 per person. Free on-site parking is available.
America Tropical Interpretive Center at Olvera Street https://www.olvera-street.com/siqueiros-mural
Free admission.
The Museum of Jurassic Technology https://mjtadmission.org/products/admission-ticket-timed-entry?variant=47109345083705
Children (12 and under) and MJT Members/Museum Pass Holders/Museum Employees are free.
Admission free. Parking $10.
Free under-1s. Parking free.
Free.
Parking free.
Free.
Free.
Ages 12 and under are always free.
Free 4th Friday
Free every 3rd Tuesday of the month
First Sunday of the month is Target Free First Sunday.
Free first Wednesday
Free on Fridays, check website for Free Family Sundays
Free Fridays
Free every Thursday 5- 8 PM, and 3rd Thursday all day
Skirball Cultural Center https://www.skirball.org/
Free Thursdays at noon- 9 PM
The Paley Center for Media https://www.paleycenter.org/
FREE for Paley Members (and a Guest)
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA https://www.moca.org/visit/hours-tickets-admission#the-geffen-contemporary-at-moca
Free every Thursday from 5 to 8 PM.
Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology https://www.alfmuseum.org/visit/
Free tickets for kids 4 and under.
STARS Center Sheriff's Museum https://lasd.org/pdf-lasd-museum/SHMuseumINFO1.aspx
Getty Villa https://www.getty.edu/visit/villa/
Admission is free, and requires a timed-entry reservation.
Santa Monica Museum of Art https://www.santamonicaartmuseum.com/visit-us
Muckenthaler Cultural Center https://themuck.org/visitor-guidelines
Parking is FREE in The Muck lot. Handicap parking is available.
MOCA Pacific Design Center https://pacificdesigncenter.com/
Los Angeles Fire Department Museum https://lafdmuseum.org/
Open on Saturdays from 10 AM- 4 PM
Teens: LA County Library https://lacountylibrary.org/teens/
The website has free digital resources with a person's library card, upcoming events for teens, and fun family activities.
Early Learners: LA County Library https://lacountylibrary.org/early-learners/
The website has free digital resources with a person's library card, upcoming events for babies, toddlers, & preschoolers, and fun family activities.
Autry Museum of the American West https://www.geneautry.com/museum/
Thanks to the generous support of The Autry Foundation, Free Hours at the Autry are every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1 - 4:00 PM. Registration Required and Limited.
The Broad https://www.thebroad.org/
General admission tickets to The Broad are free and provide access to The Broad’s third floor galleries and first floor collection show. People should book in advance and get timed-entry tickets to bypass the standby line.
Getty Center https://www.getty.edu/
Admission is free, and requires a timed-entry reservation. There is a parking fee.
Hammer Museum https://hammer.ucla.edu/
Admission to the Hammer is free, and advance reservations are not necessary.
Hollywood Bowl Museum https://www.hollywoodbowl.com/visit/visit-faq/visit/298
Admission is free for all people for the Hollywood Bowl Museum.
Nethercutt Museum https://nethercuttcollection.org/visitor-information/
Self-Guided Tours Admission Fee is $5 (no reservations required). Children 12 and under are free.
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles https://www.moca.org/visit/hours-tickets-admission
General admission is free to The Museum of Contemporary Art. There is fee for specially-ticketed exhibitions.
The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens https://huntington.org/free-day
The first Thursday of every month is free day. Admission is free of charge with advance reservation. Free day tickets are available the last Thursday of every month at 9 a.m. until sold out, for admission the following week.
Norton Simon Museum https://www.nortonsimon.org/visit/tickets/
Admission is free for all visitors the first Friday of every month from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Unless otherwise stated, events are free with admission and no reservations are required.
Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County https://nhmlac.org/
Please note that parking is not included with Museum Admission and additional tickets must be purchased to see special exhibitions, Butterfly and Spider Pavilion, 3D Theater, and other special ticketed experiences.
Wende Museum https://wendemuseum.org/
Admission is free for all exhibitions and public programs. Tours are normally held at 11:30 a.m. on Fridays and at 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, but may be moved or cancelled if this conflicts with programs.
California Science Center https://californiasciencecenter.org/
Permanent galleries are free and do not require a reservation. IMAX and Special Exhibit tickets are required.
Griffith Observatory and Park https://griffithobservatory.org/
Admission to the Observatory building, the grounds, and the public telescopes is always free. There are fees for parking and ticket costs for the Samuel Oschin Planetarium.
Santa Monica Pier https://www.santamonica.gov/places/cultural-venue/santa-monica-pier
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) https://www.lacma.org/
Free General Admission for:
La Brea Tar Pits & Museum https://tarpits.org/
Free museum admission for:
Tickets are available onsite only and do not include admission to the 3D theater or Encounters Show.
Los Angles Central Library https://www.lapl.org/branches/central-library
Hosts free story time sessions, craft activities, and special events for kids.
Descanso Gardens https://www.descansogardens.org/
Free Tuesday occurs on the third Tuesday of every month