Free things to do in LA

I’ve got some college buddies staying with me for the week. Two are unemployed, one is engaged, and the other is just a cheapskate, and they’ve never been to Los Angeles before. So they want a complete tour of LA…for free. Fortunately, they’ve got me as their guide and I know the ins and outs of the city and how to have packed days without spending a dime.

• Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits – free on the first Tuesday of each month. The Page Museum has the largest collection of Ice Age fossils.
• Getty Museum – parking is $7, but the museum is free…and beautiful.
• Santa Monica Pier – A fun and free place to walk around.
• Venice Boardwalk – Street performers, crazy people, fun for tourists. They leave here thinking everyone is LA is strange.
• California Science Center – Admission is free, parking is about $5 I think.
• Grauman’s Chinese Theater – Tours cost money, but walking around the forecourt is free.
• Hollywood Walk of Fame
• African American Firefighters Museum
• MOCA at the Pacific Design Center – free on Thursdays 5-8pm.
• Los Angeles County Natural History Museum – free the first Tuesday of the month.

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