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The 6 Best Museums in Harbor, California (CA)
Hollywood beckons to tourists who long for a brush with Tinseltown glamor. Tour movie studios, slip your hands into the famous prints at the TCL Chinese Theatre, or indulge in a celeb sighting at one of LA’s white-hot nightspots. Spot your favorite star while shopping at The Grove, or forget all about the famous eye candy as you take in the iconic artwork at The Getty Center. For a different type of star-gazing, peek through the telescopes at the Griffith Observatory.
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1. The Banning Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 20 reviews
Just a few miles from the LA Waterfront, the beautiful Banning Mansion is a City, State and National Historic Landmark. The gracious, stately Victorian residence and surrounding grounds beckon visitors to experience life as it was in the mid-to late-nineteenth-century Los Angeles and meet one of the area's most influential and visionary residents of the time, General Phineas Banning. The Banning Residence has lovingly been maintained and restored and is today considered the finest existing example of residential Greek Revival architecture in Southern California. The Banning property also includes the Howard Rose Garden, a sanctuary of modern day roses as well as antique varietals that would have been grown in Banning's day.
Reviewed By Nomad27219511719
Just visited the Banning Museum to experience it beautiful 100 year old blooming Wisteria and garden and wasn't disappointed. If you love gardening you will enjoy the lovely Howard Rose Garden. The garden has both modern and antique roses popular the in Victorian times. Wish I could have submitted some photos from it. As they say a picture is worth a thousands words. The museum is closed for now because of the virus crisis. But you need to but it on your bucket list to visit in the near future.
2. Drum Barracks Civil War Museum
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4.5 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By 531paulinek - Milton, United States
My husband is a Civil War buff and this museum was a real treat. Being from the east coast we had no knowledge of the Civil War in California. The guide for our 90 minute tour was entertaining and knowledgeable. This site was one of the highlights of our vacation.
3. Fort McArthur Military Museum
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4.5 based on 20 reviews
4. S.S. Lane Victory
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4.5 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By ralphbD757MZ
I had the pleasure of visiting the Lane Victory about 2002, when my Grandfather Bob was still around and a dedicated volunteer (Engine Room, Oiler). We put on boiler suits and did some painting :) He sat on a similar ship loaded with artillery shells during the Battle of Leyte, PI and they watched the Kamakaze planes crash into other ships feeling fear, sorrow and desperately hoping they wouldn't be next. Visiting the Lane will bring the living conditions, the technology--and the fear--that our brave WW2 generation lived with while serving their country. I have my Grandfather's WW2 Merchant Marine Victory Medal, his Wartime Shipping Administration Transit Slips for a dozen round the world voyages and his US Coast Guard Certificates. I value these so much. But I tell you, I would gladly throw it all into the sea and never look back for just one more chance to walk with him aboard the Lane Victory. Next time I get to the west coast I will take my children and tell them about thier brave grandfather and his comrades. I highly recommend you read a little bit on this and bring YOUR children to the Lane Victory before these things fade into our history forever.
5. Los Angeles Maritime Museum
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4.0 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By MattC5511 - Grantham, United Kingdom
A lovely little museum and a 5 dollar entrance fee. The staff are all volunteers and are very helpful and friendly.
