The best arts & culture spots in Lancaster

21 arts & culture spots we’ve checked and stand behind — with the story on each one. Not a ranking; a record.

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Famous Hollywood sidewalk area emblazoned with stars & celebrity names since 1960.

Hollywood Boulevard, Vine St (Los Angeles)

Famous Hollywood sidewalk area emblazoned with stars & celebrity names since 1960.

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Displays of post-war & contemporary art plus Native American artifacts from the local area.

665 W Lancaster Blvd

Displays of post-war & contemporary art plus Native American artifacts from the local area.

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Historic landmark site featuring soaring steel towers adorned with glass, shells & colorful tiles.

1727 E 107th St (Los Angeles)

Historic landmark site featuring soaring steel towers adorned with glass, shells & colorful tiles.

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Travel Town Railroad

Arts & Culture

Miniature, mile-long train ride that circles the Travel Town Train Museum in Griffith Park.

5200 Zoo Dr (Los Angeles)

Miniature, mile-long train ride that circles the Travel Town Train Museum in Griffith Park.

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The Los Angeles Museum of Love takes you and your person through a low-tech journey of loneliness, romance, intimacy, maybe a little storm,…

4320 Melrose Ave (Los Angeles)

The Los Angeles Museum of Love takes you and your person through a low-tech journey of loneliness, romance, intimacy, maybe a little storm, then a victory lap in the fun room, complete with a keepsake memory book and interactive games that actually spark conversation. Cue the feels this week.

From the Los Angeles newsletter, August 6, 2026

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Griffith Observatory

Arts & Culture

This art deco landmark from 1935 features a high-tech planetarium, public telescopes & city views.

2800 E Observatory Rd (Los Angeles)

This art deco landmark from 1935 features a high-tech planetarium, public telescopes & city views.

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From T. rex skeletons to an insect zoo, popular attraction holds more than 35-million artifacts.

900 Exposition Blvd (Los Angeles)

From T. rex skeletons to an insect zoo, popular attraction holds more than 35-million artifacts.

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The Broad

Arts & Culture

Modern art museum with a honeycomb-like facade housing rotating exhibits, plus a shop & restaurant.

221 S Grand Ave (Los Angeles)

Modern art museum with a honeycomb-like facade housing rotating exhibits, plus a shop & restaurant.

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Affiliated with the Church of Scientology, museum examines psychiatry from a skeptic's perspective.

6616 Sunset Blvd (Los Angeles)

Affiliated with the Church of Scientology, museum examines psychiatry from a skeptic's perspective.

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This 20-acre campus with diverse collections spanning art history also offers screenings & concerts.

5905 Wilshire Blvd (Los Angeles)

This 20-acre campus with diverse collections spanning art history also offers screenings & concerts.

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Museum of Tolerance

Arts & Culture

Films & other educational exhibits on the Holocaust & ways to confront modern-day discrimination.

9786 W Pico Blvd (Los Angeles)

Films & other educational exhibits on the Holocaust & ways to confront modern-day discrimination.

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Public artwork consisting of a large rock balanced on a steel supports over a walkway.

5905 Wilshire Blvd (Los Angeles)

Public artwork consisting of a large rock balanced on a steel supports over a walkway.

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Old Hollywood photos, props & more displayed in Cecil B. DeMille's former office, a 1901 barn.

2100 Highland Ave (Los Angeles)

Old Hollywood photos, props & more displayed in Cecil B. DeMille's former office, a 1901 barn.

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Iconic contemporary art museum with a vast collection of multimedia works produced since 1940.

250 S Grand Ave (Los Angeles)

Iconic contemporary art museum with a vast collection of multimedia works produced since 1940.

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The Getty

Arts & Culture

Famous, sizable free museum highlighting American & European art, architecture & manicured gardens.

1200 Getty Center Dr (Los Angeles)

Famous, sizable free museum highlighting American & European art, architecture & manicured gardens.

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Hammer Museum

Arts & Culture

Gallery with a permanent collection of historical works & special exhibits of edgy contemporary art.

10899 Wilshire Blvd (Los Angeles)

Gallery with a permanent collection of historical works & special exhibits of edgy contemporary art.

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Tours and exhibits devoted to the life and work of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology.

6331 Hollywood Blvd #100 (Los Angeles)

Tours and exhibits devoted to the life and work of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology.

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Los Angeles Theatre

Arts & Culture

A dazzling, French baroque-style movie palace from 1931, preserved & available for special events.

615 S Broadway (Los Angeles)

A dazzling, French baroque-style movie palace from 1931, preserved & available for special events.

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If your group chat needs something weirder than brunch this week, Museum of Death Hollywood delivers a world-famous crash course in crime…

6363 Selma Ave (Los Angeles)

If your group chat needs something weirder than brunch this week, Museum of Death Hollywood delivers a world-famous crash course in crime scenes, serial killers, and all things macabre. Equal parts unsettling and fascinating, it's the kind of conversation-starter that lingers long after you've left.

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Plaza de la Raza

Arts & Culture

Community, colorful center for the arts hosting classes, cultural events and theatrical entertainment.

3540 N Mission Rd (Los Angeles)

Community, colorful center for the arts hosting classes, cultural events and theatrical entertainment.

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Spacious museum featuring exhibits with artwork & artifacts, plus a cafe & children's activities.

Griffith Park, 4700 Western Heritage Way (Los Angeles)

Spacious museum featuring exhibits with artwork & artifacts, plus a cafe & children's activities.

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