Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum

The Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum is a non-profit public-benefit corporation founded in 1956 by live steam enthusiasts for the purpose of educating the public about railroad history and lore, and to promote live steam and scale model railroad technology.

Email: info@lals.org
Type: Museum
Description: Railroad museum in Los Angeles, California
Also known as: “LA Live Steamers”
Address: 5202 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Los Angeles Zoo and Equidome.

Los Angeles Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Geographer, CC BY 1.0.

The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens is a 133-acre zoo founded in 1966 and located in Los Angeles, California, United States. The city of Los Angeles owns the zoo, its land and facilities, and the animals. Los Angeles Zoo is situated 1 mile southeast of Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum.

Equidome

Pitch

Photo: Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Equidome is a 3,500-seat indoor arena located at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center complex, located next to the Los Angeles River on Riverside Drive in Burbank, Los Angeles County, California. Equidome is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum.

Toyon Canyon Landfill

Park

Photo: Downtowngal, Public domain.

The Toyon Canyon Landfill is located within Griffith Park in the Los Feliz hillside neighborhood of greater Hollywood in central Los Angeles, California in the Santa Monica Mountains. Toyon Canyon Landfill is situated 3,800 feet south of Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burbank and Beachwood Canyon.

Burbank

Photo: Gareth Simpson, CC BY 2.0.

The self-declared "Media Capital of the World", Burbank is a small city in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California, in the Los Angeles area. It is the home of the headquarters and primary studios of Warner Bros. and Disney, and of the animation studios of Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon.

Beachwood Canyon

Neighborhood

Photo: Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beachwood Canyon is a community in the Hollywood Hills, in the northern portion of Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. The upper portion of the canyon is the Hollywoodland community that was advertised in the 1920s by the original of what is now known as the Hollywood Sign. Beachwood Canyon is situated 2½ miles southwest of Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum.