The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) is the largest natural and historical museum in the western United States, and its collections include nearly 35 million specimens and artifacts and cover 4.5 billion years of history. It opened in 1913.
In 2003, the museum began a campaign to transform its exhibits and visitor experience. The museum reopened its seismically retrofitted renovated 1913 rotunda, along with the new Age of Mammals exhibition. in 2010. Its Dinosaur Hall opened in July 2011. A new Los Angeles history exhibition, Becoming Los Angeles, opened in 2013. The outdoor Nature Gardens and Nature Lab, which explore L.A. wildlife, also opened in 2013.
NOTE: Most Local museums in LA offer free charging stations for electric vehicles thanks to a program called Adopt a Charger.
http://www.nhm.org/site 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007