The best arts & culture spots in Thousand Oaks

31 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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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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Take a quick breather with The Beginning of the Old Norwegian Grade, a marker honoring the road carved by hand from 1900 to 1911 by the…

4085-4033 N Moorpark Rd

Take a quick breather with The Beginning of the Old Norwegian Grade, a marker honoring the road carved by hand from 1900 to 1911 by the local Norwegian Colony using picks, shovels and sixty dollars of dynamite to move hay, wheat and barley safely toward the Oxnard Plain.

From the Camarillo newsletter, August 4, 2026

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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

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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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Presidential history displays, a former Air Force One, a replica Oval Office & Reagan's burial site.

40 Presidential Dr (Simi Valley)

Presidential history displays, a former Air Force One, a replica Oval Office & Reagan's burial site.

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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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Fred Kavli Theater

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Comfortably seated venue for musical performances and shows with friendly service, a stage and bar.

2100 E Thousand Oaks Blvd

Comfortably seated venue for musical performances and shows with friendly service, a stage and bar.

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Contemporary Latin American art & educational programs featured at a museum with a sculpture garden.

628 Alamitos Ave (Long Beach)

Contemporary Latin American art & educational programs featured at a museum with a sculpture garden.

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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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This dance school has classes in traditional & modern styles, plus fitness workouts such as Zumba.

324 Redondo Ave (Long Beach)

This dance school has classes in traditional & modern styles, plus fitness workouts such as Zumba.

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Mother Colony House

Arts & Culture

One of Anaheim's first buildings, this Victorian home hosts tours on the first Saturday of each month.

400 N West St (Anaheim)

One of Anaheim's first buildings, this Victorian home hosts tours on the first Saturday of each month.

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Museum & a cafe on a bluff-top site featuring galleries with works by Southern California artists.

2300 E Ocean Blvd (Long Beach)

Museum & a cafe on a bluff-top site featuring galleries with works by Southern California artists.

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Chumash Indian Museum

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The story of the Chumash people is told through museum exhibits & guided hikes in a 432-acre park.

3290 Lang Ranch Pkwy

The story of the Chumash people is told through museum exhibits & guided hikes in a 432-acre park.

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Museum of Tolerance

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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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Quaint open-house destination featuring 2 historic homes, plus a barn and a fig tree.

400 N West St (Anaheim)

Quaint open-house destination featuring 2 historic homes, plus a barn and a fig tree.

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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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Opened in 1995, this unusual museum explores death-related topics such as crime scenes and serial killers.

6363 Selma Ave (Los Angeles)

Opened in 1995, this unusual museum explores death-related topics such as crime scenes and serial killers.

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Small museum displaying art, textiles & artifacts from the Pacific Islands, especially Micronesia.

695 Alamitos Ave (Long Beach)

Small museum displaying art, textiles & artifacts from the Pacific Islands, especially Micronesia.

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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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Stagecoach Inn Museum

Arts & Culture

Reconstruction of an 1876 hotel that now houses antiques, memorabilia & furnishings of the era.

51 S Ventu Park Rd (Newbury Park)

Reconstruction of an 1876 hotel that now houses antiques, memorabilia & furnishings of the era.

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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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