LACMA is one of my favorite museums in LA: the ver...

LACMA is one of my favorite museums in LA: the very picture worthy lamp-posts outside, cool contemporary arts, fun college nights/free days and other events make this a hip and happening venue!

They have an array of art: with the broad contemporary building, a pavilion across from it with changing exhibits, to the Japanese pavilion featuring primarily Asian art, to the American art building. Some of my favorites include the Brancusi, Matisse, and Picasso. LACMA definitely takes over 2 hours to see, so plan a good portion of your day around it. Parking is definitely annoying, and if you're not an art person or don't know artists I don't think it'd really be worth $15 or whatever general admission is.

But if you're not willing to pay and just want a picture with the lampposts- come on a weeknight when hopefully there isn't as much of a crowd!