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Griffith Observatory
Look through the exhibits and public telescopes, then step outside for a view over the basin.
Photo: “Griffith observatory 2006.jpg” by Matthew Field · CC BY 2.5 · resized for this site
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Look up at the Observatory, walk the grounds and take in the basin from above Hollywood.
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FREELook through the exhibits and public telescopes, then step outside for a view over the basin.
Photo: “Griffith observatory 2006.jpg” by Matthew Field · CC BY 2.5 · resized for this site
FREEArt, modern architecture and gardens on a hill above Los Angeles.
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FREEA contemporary art museum downtown, with a striking honeycomb exterior and a free general collection.
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FREEGreek and Roman antiquities in a reconstructed Roman villa above the Pacific coast.
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FREEHands-on science galleries, a living kelp forest and a major new air-and-space center in Exposition Park.
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