My kids love trains and were super excited when we surprised them with a trip to Travel Town before…read moregoing to the Griffith Observatory. I love how this is a choose your own adventure sort of place. If you don't want to pay, you can still see a bunch of the trains, go inside some of the cars, and walk around the museum. You can also pay for a train ride, which our boys loved. It loops the park twice! Some of the trains have QR codes if you want to learn more, and there are also a few signs throughout that give more information about the trains. One of them is open for people to walk through a car, and it looked like there was another one that has a reservation system. Some of the trains also allow you to climb into the front and see/touch/play with the controls. Inside the museum, there's a penny pressing machine (!!!), a little play area, a couple of vending machines, and trains, of course! There's also a gift shop that has some typical train items. But they also sell some unique things like pocket watches and old receipts from an estate sale, I believe.

Travel Town is a free attraction in Griffith Park that makes for a nice 1-2 hour excursion and fun…read morephoto opportunities. It's a nice park with historic trains to explore and a small train ride, very fun for kids! The ride goes around the whole park twice and costs $4 per person. We saw a 1-year-old birthday party set up with tables and a tent. We saw families having picnics with kids and dogs. It was not crowded on a Saturday around 3pm. There was no wait for the train ride, and it was easy to go up into the historic train cars that allow access. They have dining cars and private party areas available for rent for relatively low fees ($75 for picnic areas, $150 for dining cars, each accommodating ~30 people). There is a pretty elaborate train model setup to watch, and a play area, but kids need to bring their own train toys to play there. There is also a gift shop with souvenirs, train toys (which kids can then play with in the play area), candy and ice cream. The restrooms are park restrooms, so they're relatively clean but definitely not luxury. It's cool for the adults that enjoy looking at the historic trains, and it's fun for kids to run around, play and explore! It's pretty amazing for a free museum.

The new fire truck is amazing 10/10 would go again. I also loved the train, this place is amazingread more

A nice revelation to find out such a cool museum complex in the heart of Burbank!…read more I found out about Burbank Historical Society pre-pandemic and never got around to visit it. But I checked their site and noticed that they re-opened, so we went to check it out as a Valentine's Day activity in a Sunday. The museum is oopen only Saturdays and Sundays from 1 pm to 4 pm. I would call to make sure it's open before you go, this was the first weekend the place was opened in 2022! Plenty of parking on the street and private lot. The museum is near George Izay park, so there are many options for that. There are a couple of docents working, they came to you from time to time to give you more information and guide you around since the buidling is bigger than you'd think! Very nice people at the front desk, you can visit the museum for free, can leave a donation if you can. The museum has a bit of everything: history of Burbank and the city developped, with many photos, maps, information. A bit about industries that made Burbank a home, like Lockheed Aviation, Disney Studios and NBC. So you have plane models, stories about Amelia Earhart, lots of memorabilia and fun props from Disney, NBC and Debbie Reynolds who used to be Miss Burbank. Cool trivia! And lots of private collections on display, automobiles (they rent them for movies or parades), pottery, train sets, old wineries and Burbank's agriculture and farming on display, old restaurant signs from the area, a bit of everything. The place is keeps going on, so you need 1-2 hours at least to tour it. It is fun, educational and entertaning! There are many restrooms and you'll barely see any other visitors! Great place for locals to learn more about the area, could be fun to being visitors, as a off the beaten path attraction. Cool for all ages! Wonderful museum complex, check it out, we had a very nice visit and we'll return!

I cannot believe I am the first to review the awesome, $4.5 million dollar JPL funded, super…read morestate-of-the-art planetarium at Glendale College!! It was built in 2003 and I only recently had to opportunity to see a show because my professor of physics had scheduled us to check it out in addition to our satellite/GPS lecture. DO YOU KNOW WHAT OUR EARTH LOOKS LIKE WITH 23,000 PIECES OF DEAD SPACE JUNK FLOATING AROUND IT?! 45 minutes in the planetarium and i became a convert. I've been a mad raving lunatic and finally got together a few friends and attended last night's public showing. My boyfriend laughs and claims that i'm the little girl in South Park's Planetarium episode (http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/61721). However, you should see him now, talking to his classmates over at sci-arc with these huge eyes and flailing arms as he tries to explains that he saw the edge of the universe! Paul Buhler is the planetarium administrator who also narrates the show. What a wealth of information! He's really accommodating as well and took my special request after the show, dimmed the lights and pulled us back into the earth so i could grasp how many billions of light years away we had traveled. Dwarf planets to black holes, he can give you the current and latest information in this particular science. I don't know about you but my info about the stars is about as dusty and dated as the styrofoam solar system in the garage. Additionally, he'll throw in some interesting anecdotes about how los angeles became the biggest shipping port in the world after the northridge earthquake and where you can see the full spectrum of stars instead of the 1/10 that we see in the city due to light pollution. You can't even compare the technology to that of the planetarium at Griffith Park Observatory. I haven't been since the remodel but my friends agreed that the colors and images were way more vivid. Also, it seats 48 people and he loves to do a Q&A while the show is going on. This is not some pre-recorded, programed show. Your show will be unique to your specific interests. 1. You can reserve seats by emailing planetarium@glendale.edu 2. Park in the metered spots across the bridge 3. Arrive 10 minutes early to pay the admissions fee $10 and grab a seat (the middle/back area is best) 4. Recline and enjoy the show 5. For a post-show beverage i'd recommend the los feliz bars (Roost, Griffin, Big Foot Lodge) or a straight shot down the fwy to Mountain Bar. For an off the beaten path type outing with parents, the kids or a date that is easy on the wallet I totally recommend this place. 5 stars most definitely!

Eugenia's review is spot on…read more I have been to the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles and one at the Denver natural history museum. This little planetarium at Glendale Community College is far superior. Eugenia's review covers all the logistics, so I am going to point out all the cool things about this place. It is a very intimate setting with only 48 seats. Before the show the host asks what you want to see and works to incorporate all requests into the show. The seat reclines and you get a good view of the dome. For us the guy started with showing us all the constellations, followed by a really cool aerial view of the Los Angeles area. Then the impressive stuff. They get a lot of up to data from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena on a regular basis. This data includes everything we know about the Universe. All the space junk orbiting around the earth, all the satellites circling our planets, all identified planets and more. So the stuff you are watching is up to date. My favorite part of the show was when we were shown the path of a probe we sent in the 1970s into deep space. This thing is the farthest man made object from Earth. Then they compare the path of this object to the distance that a ray of light travels in 1 day. Turns out that we have only traveled a quarter of this distance in 40 years! This is just one nugget of information. The show takes you farther and farther away to the very edge of the known universe. And then it stops. That's it. We don't know what lies beyond Do yourself a favor and check out this little gem in the Los Angeles area. Stat!!

Bolton Hall Museum is small museum which has permanent and rotating exhibits on the history of…read moreRancho Tujunga. It is a historic American Craftsman-era stone building in Tujunga, Los Angeles, California. The museum is open to the public on Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Volunteer docents are available to answer questions. There is no admission fee albeit donation is accepted. They have interesting historical artifacts and documents. Street parking only. Overall, I enjoyed my short visit and its history.

Bolton Hall Museum in Tujunga (currently open 1-4 pm Saturday and Sunday) preserves the meeting…read morehall of the Little Landers Society. Founded in the early 1900s, this group proposed giving each family a couple of acres of land to farm as part of the back-to-the-land movement. Several communities were founded on these principles, but by 1925, they were mostly abandoned. The building is made of local stone and beautifully maintained. Admission is free. Museum displays of local artifacts include items from the Tongva people living in the community that gave Tujunga its name (weren't they the original people living off the land, by the way?). I love visiting the tiny gift shop, which features cards, books, and artwork made by local artists. It's truly unique, and you'll be supporting a good cause. More information about the museum and events here: https://www.boltonhall.org/ Free street parking.

Last time we visited it was about 8 years ago. Wow long time but pretty much the same. Very…read morebeautiful and informative. There are also guided tours available..... Not sure on the prices. The Getty Center, known for its architecture, gardens, and views, houses European paintings, drawings, sculpture, and photographs. Parking is currently 25.00 and the later in the day the cheaper it gets etc...... don't forget to make your reservations on line before. It's summer and it's really hot, there are umbrellas available but they are not allowed inside the buildings. Ok byeee!!

Today's visit to the Getty Center has a bag of mixed reviews. Two of the main halls were closed to…read morethe public for services. This shortened our visit and was very disappointing. As far as the visit itself, it is still a beautiful place to come to. I don't know if they ever let the public know of closures. If they don't, they need to. This would explain the low attendance for the day at a place that is usually packed.

The California Science Museum is the best and maybe only option for kids and adults to experience…read morethe world of science around us in Los Angeles. The Space Shuttle Endeavor is here and might have been what initially drew me to the museum but they have an IMAX theater as well as new rotating exhibits to keep things fresh. The current new exhibit is Mummies. And don't forget to go outside and see the SR-71 Blackbird by the parking structure.

This place has changed so much the last time I came more than a decade ago!…read more I wanted to bring my son to experience the wonders of science and since o only had to pay for parking, that's not a bad deal. However, I forgot it's next to a stadium so there's cars going into the parking lots and it's confusing when you see a $60 parking sign but luckily museum parking is not the same. The place definitely changed, it seems so much darker, simplistic, and less colorful than I remembered. We didn't purchase any of the specific exhibits so we only went to the free pertinent exhibits which we went through within an hour! I had to slow my son down and because it's so crowded he didn't want to wait in line to look or try anything. I was able to get him to watch some videos playing around the life cycle exhibit, and then he got hungry so we went to the first floor food court. I know it says no food or drinks in the exhibits but I saw a lot of people snacking and drinking in the area, I don't think staff realized because it was so crowded. At the food court, they had a variety of stalls and we went straight to the burgers and pizza, we ordered a pizza and chili fries which my son ate mostly pizza and the snacks i brought. Thy also had a mini market convenience stall which sold snacks as well and a cafe which had ice cream and coffee. I think this place is decent, I can see some of the old things left behind like condiments station and furniture set to the side, so I think they are always revamping the pla

Hear ya! Hear ya! NEW arcade alert!!…read more This is a tiny place, very modern, neat, the staffs are super helpful and attentive. They just opened I think this week, so we couldn't resist trying it out . We went to be nosy basically, so let's go. Parking might be a bit tricky so watch out. Cost of the games- a bit pricier than regular arcades, but the place looks really cool and futuristic. I'm especially impressed with the driving game - it's like something out of the future. Little kids can come too because there's a playground for them for $25, and it includes socks, the playground will be helpful for parents who wants to chitchat while with little ones are occupied. There are plenty of seats and chairs available. We were here around 3 pm, so there weren't many people. I think this would be a great place for a small private party as well. I gave 3 stars because of the parking, not a lot of options to play, and $$$ but I still recommend you come and check it out! We'll definitely come back and update my review for their progress.

Excellent intimate space for art viewing, poetry readings, story telling, etc. Lots of natural…read morelights from windows. Fits about 100 people (pre-covid). I love the photo ops with string lights at night and murals in front of the building too.

Great eclectic store with antiques, quirky collectibles, graphic novels and art books. Scott who…read moreruns the place is a welcoming and friendly guy and knows lots about illustration, comics history, furniture, and interior design. He also curates most of their gallery shows which have featured great artists and animators. The openings are always fun and a great way to meet cool artists and art-lovers. They also have a series of art classes on storyboarding, making comics, life drawing, etc. The teachers have many years of experience in their fields. Definitely worth checking out!