Southwest Museum of the American Indian

The Southwest Museum of the American Indian was a museum, library, and archive located in the Mt. Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States, above the north-western bank of the Arroyo Seco canyon and stream.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in Los Angeles, California
Also known as: “Historic Southwest Museum Mt. Washington Campus”
Address: CA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Southwest Museum station and Ziegler Estate.

Southwest Museum station

Railway station

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Southwest Museum station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located near the intersection of Marmion Way at Museum Drive in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles. Southwest Museum station is situated 840 feet south of Southwest Museum of the American Indian.

Ziegler Estate

Historic house

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Located in Northeast Los Angeles near the Southwest Museum, the Ziegler Estate is a historic building on Figueroa Street in the Highland Park section of Los Angeles, California. Ziegler Estate is situated 700 feet south of Southwest Museum of the American Indian.

Sycamore Grove Park

Park

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Highland Park and Mount Washington.

Highland Park

Suburb

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Highland Park is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, located in the city's Northeast region. It was one of the first subdivisions of Los Angeles and is inhabited by a variety of ethnic and socioeconomic groups.

Mount Washington

Neighborhood

Mount Washington is a historic neighborhood in the San Rafael Hills of Northeast Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1909, it includes the Southwest Museum, the world headquarters of the Self-Realization Fellowship, and Eldred Street, one of the three steepest streets in the United States.