- Reservations: Not required
- Cost: Admission chared, children under 12 free - Check current fees
- Location: Griffith Park (see below)
- How Long: Depends on interest but at least a couple of hours
- Best Time to Visit: Closed all Mondays, January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving and December 25
Visiting the Gene Autry Museum
Gene Autry, a cowboy star of radio and television, wanted "to build a museum which would exhibit and interpret the heritage of the West and show how it influenced American and the world," according to information at the museum's website. Autry, his wife Jackie and Monte and Joanne Hale founded the Gene Autry Museum, which originally opened in 1988 as the Museum of Western Heritage.
The Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage merged with the Southwest Museum of the American Indian and the Women of the West Museum to become the Autry National Center in 2003. This article is about visiting the Gene Autry Museum of the American West. This museum focuses on helping people learn about and understand the American West, both its myths and its realities. Objects in their collection include arms and armor, paintings, interesting objects, movie posters and more.
Tips for the Gene Autry Museum
- You can rent an audio guide at the museum, or download to your mp3 player before you go.
Getting to Gene Autry Museum
4700 Western Heritage WayThe Gene Autry Museum is in northeast corner of Griffith Park near the intersection of Western Heritage Way and Zoo Drive.
Los Angeles, CA
323-667-2000
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I-5 Northbound: Exit at Zoo Drive
I-5 Southbound: Exit at Western Avenue, turn left on Victory and left on Zoo Drive
SR 134 Eastbound: Exit at Zoo Drive
SR 134 Westbound: Exit at Victory Boulevard
From any exit, follow the signs to the Autry National Center and Los Angeles Zoo.
