The basic museum was OK, but the Vault Tour was excellent! We went on a two hour, guided tour of the basement vault, with an excellent docent. I think he could have talked for hours about every car. You will see one of a kind vehicles from the early 1900's to modern day. The tour is not cheap, but worth... More

I'm not a car person at all, but I have been to the Petersen Museum several times and always find that it is a great day out. My latest trip was for the May Sunday Breakfast Car Show. My boyfriend and I have Smart cars and we went with our local group, The SoCal Smarties to display our cars. The... More

Everyone can enjoy this place. It is so much fun and really does give a history of our age with the cars on display.

They had the new C-7 Vette on display plus a car show also took the tour of the cars in the vault well woth the extra money really excellent cars on displa;y

The Peterson Museum highlights the impact of the automobile on American culture. There is an expected focus on Southern California and how the area was shaped by America's love affair with cars. A series of dioramas on the first floor take you on a walk through time with appropriate vintage autos on display. There is a free "cell-phone" walking tour... More

Great museum even if you're not into cars. The first floor is particularly nice with beautiful period appropriate displays framing the cars. This includes an old fashion gas station and similar displays from eras gone by. The second floor is for the car aficionado and essentially are autos only displays. There is also a restaurant on-site so one can have... More

It only takes an hour or two to go through this museum. It's well organized and full of interesting things. It's a nice stop on the way to the airport to wind up any LA visit. The cars and motorcycles just put a smile on you face. It's a lot of fun for people of all ages.

Every auto in this place actually runs. Some of the displays are in dioramas that are as interesting as the cars themselves. Information and pictures about how L.A. grew around the freeways is a plus. Eat at Johnny Rocket's 50's diner to enhance your experience. Parking ramp is adjacent to make that easy, too. If you love old cars, don't... More

This is the second time I have been to the museum. A gap of many years. It's a great place to send an hour or so. History from the buggy days through to the days of aerodynamics. Lots of fins a race car history with videos of Indy car racing. Reasonable price for admission and on the day I went... More