There is no better place to learn about the natural and cultural history that spans over a period of about 4.5 billion years than at the Natural History Museum of Los Angels County in California. There are permanent exhibitions found in three floors featuring some collections that will surprise you such as the world's rarest shark. There is also an insect zoo worth seeing.

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- Collections at the museum

The collection at this natural museum is in various fields and there is also a research centre at the museum. The fields include Archaeology, Echinoderms, Botany, Mammalogy, Mineralogy, Entomology and History among other fields. Exhibits at the museum include special exhibits, permanent exhibits, past exhibits and exhibits for rent.

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2. Special displays you should not miss

There is the Pavilion of Wings that features a collection of butterflies and moths. Visit the Gem and Mineral Hall Vault and see the Kazanjian Red Diamond from South Africa. On Level 2 is where to get the new exhibits featuring the cultures of the Aztec, Maya and Inca.

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3. Additional information

If you are there on the first Tuesday of the month, then you get a chance to enter free but the rest of the days are charged. The museum accepts membership and some of its members are teachers and active military. Members access the museum free on all first Fridays. The museum is located near good hotels in Los Angeles hence you should not have much difficulty accessing it.

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The Museum of Natural History of Los Angeles County has a lot of great things to show. They offer a wide variety of national artifacts that highlights the rich culture and heritage of the United States specifically in Los Angeles, California.

One of the best features of this museum is the spider pavilion in which different varieties of spiders can be found as well as salient facts about these natural weavers. Certain studies about spiders can be found in this pavilion, which showcases the truth about spiders in which some people aren't aware of.

A visitor on the other hand can interact with the insects in which can be an unforgettable experience to its viewer. Hotels near Los Angeles offers tour packages to the Museum of Natural History of Los Angeles County.

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Different kinds of research about different kinds of biodiversity can be found in this museum as well as research on how to conserve our planet through various conservation methods on how to maximize the earth's limited resources.

The prehistoric life of the dinosaurs can be seen in this museum in which there is a wide variety of dinosaur bones that are displayed in the prehistoric gallery of this museum.

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