Autry Museum of the American West

Los Angeles Top 8 in Must-Visit Museums

Experience the premier museum of the American West through the art, artifacts and movies. It also houses the vast collection of Gene Autry Himself.

Free admission with lots to do (for the mind, not the hands). Photo opportunities a plenty.

A great museum with a vast selection of weaponry from the Wild West. Tons of fun for people on a budget looking to do something interesting and informative.

Went to a Yelp Elite Party at the Autry and had a blast it was cool checking out all the neat historical pieces!!! The staff were awesome and very helpful!!!

North of Downtown in Griffith Park, this is one of the country's finest and most comprehensive museums of the American West. More than 100,000 pieces of art and artifacts showcasing the history of the region west of the Mississippi River are intelligently displayed. Evocative exhibits illustrate the everyday lives of early pioneers, not only with antique firearms, tools, saddles, and the like, but also with many hands-on displays that successfully stir the imagination and the heart. Displays include the Southwest Museum of the American Indian Collection and the works of western artists, as well as film clips from the silent days of early Westerns and contemporary movies. Provocative visiting exhibits usually focus on cultural or domestic regional history. Docent-led tours are generally scheduled on Saturdays at 11:30am, 1, and 3pm.