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Attractions in California

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in California, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

129 places

Crocker Art Museum

MuseumCrocker Art Museum

Kohn Gallery

GalleryKohn Gallery

La Brea Tar Pits & Museum

MuseumLa Brea Tar Pits and Museum

MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House

MuseumMAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House

La Jolla Historical Society

MuseumMuseum of History and Culture La Jolla

Regen Projects

GalleryRegen Projects

Hollywood, California

GalleryThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

State Indian Museum

MuseumState Indian Museum State Historic Park

Petersen Automotive Museum

MuseumPetersen Automotive Museum

Norton Simon Museum

MuseumNorton Simon Museum

The Contemporary Jewish Museum

MuseumThe Contemporary Jewish Museum

San Jose Museum of Art

MuseumSan Jose Museum of Art

California Heritage Museum

MuseumCalifornia Heritage Museum

Yosemite Museum

MuseumYosemite Museum

Museum of Making Music

MuseumMuseum of Making Music

a statue of an elephant

MuseumMammoth Museum at the Hayden Cabin

MuseumAdamson House Museum

di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art

Museumdi Rosa Center for Contemporary Art

Musée Mécanique

MuseumMusée Mécanique

SF Camerawork

Art gallerySF Camerawork

Fleet Science Center

MuseumFleet Science Center

MuseumThe Broad

Old Plaza Firehouse

MuseumPlaza Firehouse

Los Angeles Police Museum

MuseumLos Angeles Police Museum

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