California Science Center
The California Science Center is a state agency and science museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, next to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the University of Southern California.- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Los Angeles, California
- Also known as: “California ScienCenter” and “californiasciencecenter.org”
- Address: 700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Stadium
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. The Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 and completed in 1923 as a memorial to Los Angeles veterans of World War I. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is situated 830 feet southwest of California Science Center.
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Museum
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is a museum located in Exposition Park in Los Angeles, next to the California Science Center. It is the largest natural and historical museum in the Western United States, with a collection of nearly 35 million specimens and artifacts covering 4.5 billion years of history, it is also home to the rarest gemstone in the world, Kyawthuite. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is situated 820 feet northwest of California Science Center.
Exposition Park Rose Garden
Garden
The Exposition Park Rose Garden is a historic 7-acre sunken garden located in Exposition Park in Los Angeles, California. It has been called "one of the city's best-kept secrets". It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Exposition Park Rose Garden is situated 440 feet north of California Science Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include University Park and Exposition Park.
University Park
Quarter
University Park is a 1.17 square miles neighborhood in the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California. The area includes the University of Southern California, and the residential neighborhoods located immediately north of the campus: North University Park, Chester Place and St.
Exposition Park
Suburb
Exposition Park is a neighborhood in the south region of Los Angeles, California. It is home to Exposition Park, which includes the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, BMO Stadium, the Exposition Rose Garden and three museums: the California African American Museum, the California Science Center and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Historic South Central Los Angeles
Suburb
Historic South Central Los Angeles is a 2.25-square-mile neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, within the South Los Angeles region. It is the site of the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall.
California Science Center
- Categories: science museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.01597° or 34° 0′ 58″ north
Longitude
-118.28647° or 118° 17′ 11″ west
Elevation
184 feet (56 metres)
Height
86 feet (26 metres)
Open location code
85632P87+9C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=museum
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
OpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Latin—“California Science Center” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مركز كاليفورنيا للعلوم”
- Catalan: “California Science Center”
- Chinese: “加州科学中心”
- Chinese: “加州科學中心”
- Dutch: “California Science Center”
- French: “California Science Center”
- Georgian: “კალიფორნიის სამეცნიერო ცენტრი”
- German: “California Science Center”
- Italian: “California Science Center”
- Japanese: “カリフォルニア・サイエンス・センター”
- Japanese: “カリフォルニア科学センター”
- Latin: “Centrum Scientiae Californiae”
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