The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

摘要

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is located at 900 Exposition Boulevard, and is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. Parking is 6 dollars and admission 9 dollars; credit cards are accepted. On the museum's website you can see a nice interactive floor plan of the gallery that you can click on for a brief tour of the gallery (www.nhm.org/research/minsci/exhibits.htm). Here is certainly the best public collection of minerals and gems in California, and probably anywhere in the Western states. The museum's main entrance is on the north side of the building, facing Exposition Boulevard. The South entrance faces the park and The Coliseum. Either entry leads directly to the central rotunda, where your attention is immediately captured by the giant skeletons of a big Tyrannosaurus Rex about to chow down on a Triceratops. To the left and right are the large halls of African and North American Mammals displayed in their glorious natural habitats in dioramas ranging from small to huge-pretty stiff competition for an exhibit of minerals.