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Petersen Automotive Museum Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

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Hours Tues-Sun 10am-6pm; Labor Day and Memorial Day 10am-6pm
Location At Fairfax Ave, Hollywood
Phone 323/930-CARS (930-2277)
Web site www.petersen.org
Prices Admission $10 adults, $5 seniors and students, $3 children 5-12, free for kids 4 and under
Closed Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
Other Parking $8

Review of Petersen Automotive Museum

When the Petersen opened in 1994, many locals were surprised that it had taken this long for the city of freeways to salute its most important shaper. Indeed, this museum says more about the city than probably any other in L.A. Named for Robert Petersen, the publisher responsible for Hot Rod and Motor Trend magazines, the four-story, 300,000-square-foot museum displays more than 200 cars and motorcycles, from the historic to the futuristic. Cars on the first floor are exhibited chronologically in period settings. Other floors are devoted to frequently changing shows of race cars, early motorcycles, famous movie and TV vehicles like the Batmobile, and celebrity wheels. On the third floor is the Discovery Center, a "hands-on" learning center that teaches adults and kids the basic scientific principles of how a car works. Past shows have included a comprehensive exhibit of "woodies" and surf culture, Hollywood "star cars," and the world's fastest and most valuable cars.

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