When looking for things to do in LA, I came across the J. Paul Getty Museum. Some cursory research revealed that this museum had a huge endowment fund (even after falling 25%). Their wealth probably contributed to the fact that the Getty Center was huge, beautiful and the museum was free (well except for $10 parking).

We headed to the Getty immediately after we arrived, hoping to see some of it before it closed. It was tight, especially since the GPS led us to BEHIND the Getty center (although we did see a lot of nice houses). The Getty is located in the Santa Monica mountains, with the public entrance and parking at the base of the mountains. You then take a quick tram up to the top, overlooking the traffic-filled LA highways. At the top, there are various parts of the center overlooking a large part of LA.

If I were born in the 2200AD and went to visit museums from a few hundred years ago, the Getty is what I would want visitors to imagine late 1900 architecture to be like. The buildings are pale white and modern, with high windows and nice gardens. It was unfortunate for us that it was raining so we were not able to see the sunset, and it got dark soon after we arrived. The Getty is worth the price to see the architecture and environment.

Posted by Kevin in Blogs Tags: architecture, california, travelling