Los Angeles Museums and Rides

Train Desinations in Los Angeles (Directly South of Los Angeles is Orange County with an Array of train rides and museums. Please also visit our Orange County Train Museums and Rides Page. The Getty Center Address: 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049 Cost: Free Admission to the Museum and the Monorail that takes you up to the Museum (The parking lot for the getty as of 2019 is 20 dollars per vehicle) Imagine traveling along a very difficult Los Angeles freeway and then above you in the mountainside you see a tramway leading visitors from bottom of the mountain to the remarkable structures that make up the Getty Center. Lomita Railroad Museum Address: 2137 West 250th Street, Lomita, California 90717 Cost: Admission is four dollars for adults. Free parking. The Lomita Railroad museum is a small museum, but worth visiting while you are in the area. Six Flags Magic Mountain Address: 26101 Magic Mountain Pkwy, Valencia, CA 91355 Cost: The funicular is included in the cost of admission to Six Flags Magic Mountain. Six Flaga Magic Mountain, despite its shift to incredible coasters, still operates a working funicular that serves as a transportation means up a hill in the park. Union Station Address: 800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Los Angeles has a remarkable train station called Union Station. Why is it so great? Union Station is right in the middle of so much of what Los Angeles has to offer and it is part of a true transportation hub for the area. Union Station offers buses, traditional passenger trains, and a subway station. Union Station also has incredible architecture. Train Museums and Rides with Griffith Park If you are a train enthusiast, then LA’s Griffith Park is a must. In the course of one large city park there are three train rides worth riding on. While the focus of this page is on train rides, we should not that there is also a historical carousel within griffith park that was frequented by Walt Disney and is believed by many to be Walt Disney’s inspiration for Disneyland. Griffith Park and Southern Railroad Address: 4400 Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Phone: (323) 664-6788 I have personally been on this railroad line and its trains countless times. If you have a family this train ride is a must given that there are adjacent pony rides as well. Live Steamers Cost: An expected donation The trains here are very popular because of their history at Griffith Park and because of the Walt Disney connection. When you enter the live steamers area the first thing you are greeted with is a train station replica that looks remarkably similar to that of Disneyland. Walt Disney also has his barn here. Travel Town Address: 5200 Zoo Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Cost: Free parking and free admission for Train Museum. The train ride has a nominal fee. Travel Town provides both a transportation and train museum as well as a great train ride that goes around the entire Travel Town complex. The train exhibits themselves as well as the parking are entirely free. There is a cost for the trains.