Petersen Automotive Museum Reviews

This was such a well put together car museum. with history on all cars and motorcycles.
There are so many movie cars we have loved over the years. plus such special cars I have never seen or heard of before. Several one of a kind! With my favorites in the luxury models. The low riders were just the first floor of the museum. The rest of the floors had everything else. There were even cars out in the garage o see that overflowed outside. 2 to 3 hours of fun for a car enthusiast!

Loved this place!! Once a year they do a car show with cars from different movies. You can see from the pictures I took there’s cars from Jurassic Park Batman back to the future and even some video games like halo. Can’t get inside the cars and most of the windows are down sleep at all Massive stuff but it was such a cool place to visit and see all these famous car is in vehicles from movies and video games.

I visited the Petersen museum with my seven years old daughter. She was very excited and enjoyed everything part of the visit, Specials the movie part and the Metallica James Hetfields collection.
2 to 3 hours tour

This was one gem of my trip in California. It's incredible the number of cars and the history you can find in this place. I suggest to pay extra and visit their Vault where you can find extra rare cars.

Did not prompt me to go and visit the museum, no idea why , looked from outside and waled around , nice design no doubt

It was exciting seeing some classics and so many cars I never knew existed. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Got to see the Kremer Porsche owned by the Whittington Brothers, interesting car owners and drivers.

This was a great stop on our trip. Went because hubby is big car guy but I really enjoyed it too, so many cars and such history. They have a great display of cars used in movies and TV shows, that is very fun. Then some really spectacular autos that are just works of art. We did the vault and that is worth it, the volume of cars they pack in there is crazy, a really good selection. The staff are great and answer all sorts of questions. They had a display on the main level of souped up low rider cars which are extraordinary works of art, this was way more fun to look through than I thought it would be. We went on the weekend and it was still not too crazy, got there at opening and stayed a few hours. I highly recommend for anyone.

Made a stop here after ending my Rte 66 voyage from Chicago to LA and so glad I did. I've been a car nut for nearly 50 years, so I very much enjoyed the museum. Much of the main museum has rotating exhibits. When I was there there was a James Bond movie car display that was ridiculously thorough. The hyper car display was also cool. The highlight for me though was the self-guided tour of the Vault. It's an added cost, but we'll worth it. These are cars currently not on exhibition. It had everything including brass era classics, hot rods, low riders, movie amd TV cars and everything in between.

I wish we could have spent another hour in the vault. You must pay for the vault tour! The cars in the regular museum are great but the vault is just a whole different level of automotive history.

You pay for entrance but that doesnt include what they call the vault. The vault is where the good stuff is and it is an extra 25 dollars per person.
Parking is more than 20 Dollars
One big section PR for tesla
I was out in 45 min

A Great Historical Automotive Experience!
Located in Los Angeles, California it features an outstanding collection of all types of classic automobiles.
There are hundreds of cars in The Bob Petersen automotive collection and is a mecca for car enthusiasts,historians,designers,auto afficianados around Calufornia,The USA and the world!
The cars and displays are changed often so its always new and exciting to visit The Petersen Automotive Museum.
Plenty of parking,family friendly and definitely a place to visit when in The Los Angeles,California area!
.
.
#petersenautomotivemuseum #classiccars #automuseums #ferrari #chevrolet #family #couples #racecars #fordvsferrari #kenmiles #bobpetersen #coffeeandcars #enzoferrai #brucemeyer #enzoferraritribute #ilovecars #instacars #californiadreaming #californiadreamin #justgofast #carsforever #socal #ilovethepetersen #hotrods #grease #oil #wilshireblvd #sabu #pistons #gasoline #cars

Do not miss this one - best auto museum in the world. Spend the extra and tour the vault - this is where the goodies are.

I give 4 out of 5 as it was very interesting to see all the unique cars but for the price I feel everyone should get in to the “vault”. We looked and the price was $25 extra per person just to go there.

Our day @ Knotts got washed out by the wx, so we retooled and decided to visit the Petersen Auto museum on a lark...more like a Skylark...Now, this museum isnt for everyone, but if you have anyone in the family who luves auto tech/auto designs, and the evolution of the motorcar, this ones for you. Total car celebs viewing with autos ranging from the vintage batmobile, the green hornet, bubblebee, back to the future, jurassic park, newer batman, and just about every cool car or truck used in the movies last 20-30 years. Some formula one and some NASCAR too..Yes some cars are in the vault in the basement and that requires additional fee, but for the two hours and pretty reasonable fee we had a blast and tons of memorable pics too.

Frankly compared to some other car museums I’ve been to, it wasn’t all that impressive. The most interesting cars were the movie/tv cars. I guess I expected more since it is such a touted museum but maybe that is just because of where it is located.

Happy to walk around this very cool looking building The James Bond section and the exotic car section were our favourites. Took us a little more than an hour to enjoy
Several other great museums in walking distance.

Small gift shop if you want a few take homes.

Great car collection. It is a mistake not to visit the vault. The Tesla exhibit is lame. People working there are great. The cafe isn’t bad at all. Overall, would go again.

We toured the museum on a Friday afternoon. We were surprised at the number of young people circling the building waiting for a meet and greet on the top level for a famous pop recording group. The museum is very well done with many interesting and unique vehicles. The presentation is superb. We enjoyed the Andy Warhol, James Bond, Back to the Future Delorean, Ghostbusters car, Cars displays. It was neat the way the videos showed the scenes when the vehicles were used in the films. I recommend a visit. I think it is worth the price of admission.

We were in Beverly Hills for a couple days and were looking for low-key activities. Wife and I are not normally museum fans, but this one seemed like a worthy investment of time. At first she said “all I see is white car (only a Lamborghini) and old car…” However it didn’t take long for her to stop and read the various signs giving details about the cars. So when she enjoyed a museum like this, it’s going to get high grades. Have to admit I also got a big kick out of the “old” Lost in Space rover, complete with a model of Robot (“Danger Will Robinson!”). The only reasons I didn’t rate 5 stars is that most of the first floor was closed due to transitioning from whatever the most recent display to a James Bond-related display (poor timing on our part - would love to see the Bond cars) and the fact that all floors were bare concrete so very hard on your feet. It would be better to have the walking areas covered with some sort of cushioned surface to be less stressful on patrons. So make sure you wear good shoes, and enjoy - very cool place.

The cars are amazing! There's even the Batmobil! There are 3 floors with a theme on each floor. Plus motorbikes A small café allows you to eat before or after the visit.

This is a must see! If your saying, but I'm not a car person... Doesn't matter, these are works of art that include many vehicles seen in movies & TV. They rotate cars around every 3-4 months, so you can go back and see cars you hadn't seen prior. guided tours are about 2 hrs long and make sure you visit the "vault" where they store their 250-300 vehicles. It's insane to see! buy tickets in advance, they are often booked.

Set in a magnificent construct we really enjoyed the time here. Previously we had seen the fascinating three part TV series The Cars That Made America. It was great seeing here so many of the cars that featured in the history.

Delighted to see some of the earliest motors, particularly the 1886 Benz and Model T Ford from the early 1900s.

The former can be regarded as the first practical car and was financed by Benz’s wife Bertha. In fact Bertha made the world’s first long distance car journey of 121 miles to promote the car, refuelling with the hydrocarbon ligroin at pharmacies along the way.

Moving through the decades we saw splendid classic, vintage and veteran exemplars. While most are American a number of European ones also feature, particularly Citroen and Bugatti.

my first impression of this museum was a wow. The F1 cars at the entrance was a real treat and i was thrilled to see see and touch them, a dream come true. The various automobiles housed in the three floors of the musuem is a treat for the eyes. So many cars used in different movies, fancy designs from Porsche, Great automotive collectors who have given their vehicles for display. The different models of bikes was eye catching along with the scale models of them. However the Tesla models on the first level is indeed marvellous, how they started and how it has evolved is really interesting and a great lesson on EVs. The AI based robot and other instruments are fascinating. The model of the hyperloop , The Tesla Truck and a crashed Tesla car is worth seeing. Besides one can see the intricate parts of which tesla is made up of all hanging from mid air is excellently displayed.
However before i end my review three important ones to be seen are the
1 Shah Of Iran's Bugatti, still inw orking condition and shining.
2 The Rolls Royce Phantom with its circular doors
3. The BATMOBILE which is the most fascinating exhibit.

All in an excellent place to visit while you are in Los Angeles. The shape of the museum when viewed from outside is unique and easily recognisable in the museum district.

What a tour! I’m not into cars but joined my hubby ! That was the best decision ! The museum is for car enthusiasts that’s for sure. I did enjoy it especially the cars from the famous movies!

Brilliant! What a fantastic collection of cars. Something for everyone. Also have to mention the cafe place by the reception area - amazing food!!

One of, if not the best display of automotive genre I’ve experienced.
There are cars representing multiple cultures.

This museum has 100s of cars from throughout automotive history. We visited because my wife loves cars. But I loved the place too and I have no affinity for automobiles.

Admission is $17 for adults and an extra $25 of you want to see the really high end cars in rue vault. We chose the $17 tour and had a blast.

There are so many high performance cars from throughout history, I lost count. My wife loved those.

I loved the dozens of actual vehicles used in James Bond movies I’ve the past 50 years. Everything from submarines to hang gliders and the classic Austin Martins. Amazing.

And how about the actual movie /TV props from the old time classics Lost in Space!

See the very first car phones and what used to pass as car seats for children. Motorcycles and cars dating back to the 1880s.

It took us two and a half hours to visit all three floors of exhibits. Plan accordingly.

We spent an afternoon at the Petersen in August 2022. We had been wanting to visit the museum since driving past it back in 2019 but COVID had put paid to our plans for the last two-and-a-bit years.

We finally made it and had a great time. The Bond exhibit was exceptional and there were lots of things to keep our kids happy (mainly Forza Horizon) whilst we looked at iconic cars from our youth.

Highly recommended.

Parking is available in the public car park next to the museum. The entrance to the museum is directly in the parking lot. The museum is very clean and tidy and the cars seem to be in top condition. There are cars from every era and it is fun to walk from the carriage to the current and future cars. Also the cars from the film industry like Kit are nice to see. You start on floor 3, then floor 2 and on floor 1 (ground floor) are low riders: beautifully painted and chromed cars on a lowered base.
We also looked at the vault (basement floor). I didn't think this was recommended. After 3 floors of cars, even the car nut in our company was "done with it". In the vault are the unredecorated cars and cars for which there is no room in the museum itself. There are hardly any signs with explanations anywhere so it doesn't mean much to you. Only interesting for the extreme car fanatic!

Floor 3 and Floor 2 were worthy of a visit. Floor 1 was a disappointment given that it is pretty much devoted to marketing for Tesla. The attempt to include Black history near the end was not a good fit for the museum. Overall I would not recommend visiting until the format changes.

This museum is spectacular. My favorite exhibition was the featured one, Best in Low, Lowrider Icons. I also loved seeing the cars from film and TV. Honestly, even if you don't know a thing about cars or motorcycles, this museum is so fascinating and beautiful. I spent hours there.

I took a road trip with my father to the Petersen Automotive Museum at the beginning of December. We both loved it. Everything from its iconic external building to getting a chance to view some of the most unique and expensive cars in the world (“Hypercar Exhibit”). We also got a chance to view the “Inside Tesla” and that was really spectacular. The Tesla exhibit had everything that you would want to see related to Tesla. From the first Tesla car, its inspiration (the T-Zero) to a prototype of the upcoming CyberTruck. That “exploded” Model Y is fun to see how the car from the inside out.

They don’t forget the kids as they have a whole room dedicated to more hands on fun. They also have a section of an “arcade video game” like driving simulation but I didn’t try that. There is a cafe inside but it had to close due to technical problems so we didn’t try it.

Entrance fee is about the same as other similar museums. Parking is discounted with entrance but ask for the validation ticket if not offered. All staff was very friendly and professional, the restrooms were very clean, and the whole experience was great.

Great bonding time for car aficionados.

The museum has 300 vintage cars on display in around 10,000 m². When we were in LA in November 2022, "Warhol Mercedes" and "Bond in Motion" were shown with all the vehicles from 25 Bond films - an experience. You can't set up an exhibition any better. The original vehicles are in front of large displays with monitors showing the scenes from the respective 007 films. Highlights for me, in addition to the legendary Aston Martin "DB5" and the Lotus "Esprit" submarine, were the new Aston Martin "DBS" and "DB10" from the Craig era, which were crashed in accident scenes. An experience even without the special shows: There are many film cars like the "De Lorean" from Back to the Future, the Batmobile, the Ghostbusters Cadillac and many other cars to marvel at. By the way, directly opposite the Academy Museum

The Petersen museum is a great choice for anyone who enjoys cars from all eras. There are vehicles of all types, including racing ones. But be aware that the single ticket does not entitle you to the best area of the museum and you will have to pay for another ticket to access it. Research the total cost of this visit first.

This museum is an amazing resource for understanding the role of the Automobile in American Culture. It could easily keep you and your young ones occupied for half a day or more. The resources for kids allow them to explore the automobile and the role of an Automobile designer. The Restaurant has excellent food by the world renowned Drago family.
They also have monthly Cars and Coffees at no charge if you want to get a taste of the experience.

I visited the museum with my 2 teenagers sons and we enjoyed each and every exhibit. We paid the extra $20 to visit the underground exhibit; I was able to find there the car I drove when I was a teenager back in Eastern Europe-Trabant 601. The gentlemen where very knowledgeable about all the cars, new or old! Altogether an excellent family trip (2-3 hours minimum)

My friend, a car enthusiast bought tickets to this museum. I like cars, but I'm not a fanatic car lover. With that said, found this museum to be excellent. Layout is 3 floors, you start at the top and work your way down. All cars nicely presented with a description, history and the great part for me was the movie or visual that helps connect you to the car.

The museum has a garage to park, but if you drive around the local streets with houses there is free parking. We visited on a Saturday at about 1:30, it was a little too crowded for me, would be much better during the weekday to avoid crowds. My only criticism would be: we purchased tickets in advance, you should not have to wait in the common line which was quite long with the people that need to take the time to purchase tickets. No advantage!
The museum is definitely worth a visit to all who absolutely love cars and those who just like cars.

Just to note, my friend loved this museum so much, he said if we were locals he would buy a membership to revisit the special shows they exhibit!

If you love cars this is a don’t miss when visiting Los Angeles. Significant cars that pushed design, cars from the movies like the DeLorian from Back to the future and Herby the Love Bug, Thelma and Louise’s T-Bird and many more. A great exhibit on history of tires. Another whole area to the history of Porsche. In the lobby some amazing low riders. See the photos

This was the very first place that we visited when we got to LA. It was Easter Sunday, so we were happy to see that it was open. We enjoyed seeing the batmobile, the car from “Back to the Future”, among others.

The museum was an amazing trip for me and my family. Thank you to the museum and staff for providing us with such a great experience.

A must for all car enthusiasts who pass through L.A. Especially since this year the theme is “We are Porsche”. Rarities from all brands and a strong nod to Stuttgart production. Unmissable I tell you.

A great museum for any car enthusiast, or even if you’re not! There was Porsche exhibit on one of the floors when we were there which I enjoyed. Personally, classic BMWs (everything up to the 90s) are my favourites so I would have like to have seen more of those. Lots of famous cars from TV and Film, such as the Delorean, KITT, The Mystery Machine etc. Down in “The Vault” is where they keep all their other cars that they rotate up on the exhibition floors. The Plymouth Fury from Christine was down there which I really wanted to see. Hundreds of amazing cars down there. Such a good day out!

A must-visit for any petrol-head in Los Angeles. A particular highlight is the “vault” - an in curated collection of often unique and storied vehicles. Try to find a guide who will delight in telling you all about the amazing exhibits. Highly recommended.

Even non-car enthusiasts will be awe struck by all the cool cars here. Racing cars, movie cars, historic cars, ridiculously fast and expensive cars, just floors and floors of amazing stuff. My teenage son could have spent days here.

This museum was awesome! I recommend paying to tour the Cault where you can see the Pope mobile, the Bat-cycle, and countless cool cars. In the regular museum, you can see really famous cars like Michael Kenton’s Vat car. Really great time. Also, the museum has a really nice restaurant rant.

The museum has some nice cars and some that other car museums do not. This is an expensive visit, though. The showcase exhibits are interesting but not that special. My biggest complaint is the vault. The vault is just a parking garage in the basement where they put the cars they aren't showcasing. In the vault you're not allowed to walk between the cars so if you want to see that part of a car that isn't visible as you pass by, forget it. Then there are the cars that are placed behind other cars. Some of these are too far away that there's no way to identify them without the ability to walk beside those cars in front. Speaking of identification, most of the cars in the vault are not identified - they're just parked in a parking space. What it really looks like is that the museum just plain doesn't have enough room to feature all their collection so their marketing scheme is presented in a way that leads a person to believe that they'll see something really special for $25 (on top of the general admission fee). These cars should be part of the normal display of cars. Then there's the Meyer's Manx Cafe. The food they offer is pretty good. It's expensive like the cost of the teeny tiny cocktails on their menu. If there's a half-jigger of alcohol in the tiny, shallow little glass, I'd be surprised. So, in conclusion, if you love cars, bite the bullet and go. You'll see some interesting cars. But don't believe you're going to get anything particularly special from your visit that you won't find at other car museums.

I went to the car museum this morning after viewing its website where it stated it had a display of 250+ cars including some mustangs and AC Cobras I wanted to see.

I purchased my admission ticket at the counter for $19.95 and went in to see the displays.

On level 2&3 are about 25 really interesting cars all well displayed. On the level 1 is a Tesla display which felt like an advertorial for Elon Musk.

I asked where the rest of the cars were and I was told they were in the Vault which is an additional $25. At no time when I paid for my ticket was I told I would only be seeing 10% of the cars or was even offered the vault option.

This is really deceptive advertising

It’s a bit like going to see a movie for $20 and only getting to see half of it and being told to see the rest was $25 extra.

The display is not worth the $19.95 and I was too annoyed to pay to see the vault cars

A brief visit to LA from London over New Years allowed a trip to this place.

A stunning building with a vast and varied collection of Vehicles and exhibits.

Suitable for groups of all ages and sizes. Petrol heads, film buffs or just plus ones, it had something for everyone.

Didn’t get to do the Vault on this occasion but next time for sure.

Highlight for me was the Silver Shotgun Italian Motorcycles exhibition and I also fell in love with a rather special Shelby Cobra.

No too far a walk from The Original Farmers Market should you want to explore and grab a bite afterwards.

Would definitely recommend.

Interesting architecture. Lots of space to see cars, nice interior, great cars, particularly the F1 cars and some movie cars.

Not worth $16 family if 4 parking fee $18. Half the museum "the vault" is not available with general admission of $16. Must pay another $28 to go in "the vault".

This is the best automotive museum in the US. It's as good, more diversified though, the Enzo Ferrari Musume in Modena. The museum is very well designed and laid out. Plus there is an excellent restaurant attached to the Petersen. Highly recommended.

Incredible museum experience with beautiful rare cars. Something for everyone. Exotic European sports cars, icons of hot rodding, lowriders, batmobiles, race cars of all types and even a Trabant! The museum displays are excellent but the real treat for a real gearhead is the Vault tour. A 2 hour guided tour of their incredible vault collection. The tour is comprehensive, informative and entertaining. My tour guide Steven (not Stephan) was a passionate font of knowledge. He knew his stuff and kept the whole tour entertained with trivia and the occasional joke. Can't recommend the vault tour enough. The tour is definitely more adult oriented but I think we'll behaved kids could handle it.

I love going to the museum and being a CF 200 member. I get to visit all the cars of my past and circulate with my heros, a lot of them who drove and created them.

Second time my wife and I, along with our daughter & her husband, visited within the past two years. Great to see the science fiction exhibit during it's limited run.Love the vault and hope to go back sometime soon.

A little underwhelmed. I’d read so much about this museum being amazing but it didn’t really live up to the hype.
The main museum is $20 to get in which is good value. I’m not sure how they justify charging another $25 to walk round the vault. The vault has some great cars, but they’re all jammed in and there’s very little information about any of them. If I were doing it again I’d skip the vault. There are three floors to the museum, and what is there is fantastic, I just thought there would be more. The bottom floor is all Tesla stuff and was of no real interest to me.
Great cafe
Including parking it cost me $62. I was there less than 2 hours so it’s an expensive trip.

If you are into cars this is the place to go. Some of the rarest and one of a kind cars on the planet.
Parking is good, exhibits are always changing. I’ve been 2 years in a row and thought my second visit wound be a little boring seeing it all before but it had changed quite a lot on 12 months.

Our family (Mum, Dad, 2 daughters 10 and 15) visited because my husband is a car fanatic. It's fair to say the girls and I were sceptical we would be interested. We were wrong! The Petersen is a brilliant place for everyone to visit, there are movie cars, the Ironman suit, Pixar cars, cars from the earliest of days to the future!

The shop and staff in the shop were brilliant and I regret not having bought more as I ended up shipping in stuff once we got back to New Zealand!

It is a quick uber to The Grove for lunch and LACMA is across the street along with the La Brea Tar Pits. You can definitely spend a day in this area with the Petersen as your main port of call.

This is a great stop for families and of course anyone who loves cars.
My husband also did a vault tour and highly recommends it.

I bought the annual membership and we just filmed a Youtube video at he Museum and focused on the Hollywood Movie cars from Transformers, Batman, Mad Max, Star wars, and more. Watch the video on YouTube # Sv2SsRvv5_E

Lots of cars on display - both new and old and even ones from famous films. Our visit lasted an hour and they check your vaccine certificate at the entrance. Only thing I thought was overpriced was the parking , which was more than the 17$ ticket price itself.

One must visit this auto museum if you have interest in the history of cars. Kids were so elated to see the real Batmobile, Scooby-Doo Van and Time Machine car and many more interesting cars. it was amazing to see the Skynet Moto Terminator bike and a car with three headlights. It is little pricey but I would say worth the money.

As an automotive enthusiast with high hopes for this visit, I was still blown away! The collection on display in the main exhibit is so highly significant, including cars like the McLaren F1 and important concept and film cars. The special exhibit when I visited focused on the wedge era, with the Stratos Zero concept, a production Stratos, a Countach Periscopio, and more. It was phenomenal to see those highly influential cars in the flesh. Other sections of the museum included hilarious and quirky concept cars and some failed production cars (I am even pretty sure I saw a LaForza down a hallway in the Vault). And I would recommend the extra fee to visit the Vault to anyone interested in this museum. The vast collection downstairs included significant prewar cars, exotic sports cars, limousines of major world leaders, and more. This is a can't miss museum for any car enthusiast in LA.

Beautiful museum inside and out. Huge number of cars in the main museum, we didn't visit the vault but didn't feel hard done by.

This is an excellent activity to do. It has so many unique and interesting vehicles.

If you're going, take a guided tour of the Vault. It isn't a short tour, but it is very interesting and entertaining. We were lucky to get Steven to guide us, whose enthusiasm and depth of knowledge made the whole museum visit worthwhile.

Even if you aren’t super into cars (I’m not), you will find something to enjoy in the Petersen Automotive Museum. Exceptionally well curated with a ton of interesting exhibits, movie cars and beautiful machines. Plenty of places to sit, a well stocked gift shop and a reasonable admission price for the things you will see. Really worth going out of your way to spend a few hours walking around.

Believe me not just boring cars on display, this place is well worth a visit as it represents many cars from famous movies and they go back in history showing you some of the first cars and motorcycles, my wife was a bit interested in going here, I persuaded her to come and she loved it, well worth visiting if you are local or a visitor to LA like we are. It’s a very reasonable entry fee.
Great experience

I’m not even “car guy” but this this is a really cool place to visit, I visited with my wife & 17 year old who also thought it was very enjoyable. The collection of vehicles are impressive. While we visited there a James Bond collection of vehicles & aircraft used throughout the movies franchise. This visit exceeded our expectations.

Best museum in Los Angeles and not to be missed. There are over 300 cars from Model T's to today's supercars and, a separate exhibit of all the Porsche's that have been developed from the very first ones to today's racecars. Thewre are also cars that have appeared in movies. Also, 250 more automobiles are in the vault, which is not to be missed. Those cars are icons and rare. The vault also has motorcycles and trucks that span 120 years of history.

On our second trip to the museum we did the Vault tour. OMG the machines down there are fab. Despite the signs saying no photos, you are allowed to take them.
There were cars from all around the world and films.
The rules are, no touching and you can't go between the cars.
The guides on hand are so knowledgeable and happy to answer questions.

The staff was very friendly and informative about the cars on display. Awesome to see so many cool and historical cars!

My nephews (both 15 yo) and I recently visited the Petersen Automotive Museum. We all enjoyed the general exhibit. It was cool seeing the progression automotive technology (I got a hoot out of the 1904 Cadillac and the 1st motorbike) as well as spotting some iconic vehicles (Bat Mobile, Ghostbusters car, Lightening McQueen, etc.). The Bond Collection was quite spectacular.

The space is immaculate, so be sure to use the facilities before heading out to the rest of your sightseeing.

The Petersen is a great museum, the cars and information on the main floors are worth the price of admission, but if you really want to see the very cool and old stuff, a vault tour is a must. Our guide, Peter, was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining. There were only 5 of us on his tour so it was quite a nice experience. He said that at busy times they may have 50 on a tour--with that many it seems like it would be hard to hear his stories. No photos are allowed in the vault.

The "normal" floors have a lot of cars that will interest kids.

My wife, who is not a car person, really liked the vault tour. Peter really did a great job linking the cars to their times.

Oh--and the restaurant is excellent. And you never know who you will see in the LA area. A famous actor was there taking a tour.

From picture cars to the James Hetfield collection, the Petersen Automotive Museum is a must-see for any car enthusiast.

The buildings architectural façade is as unique as the regularly changing vehicles and exhibits inside.

Visitors will see vehicles from the turn-of-the-twentieth-century, head-of-state cars, American classics, hotrods, racecars, supercars, as well as cars that pushed the boundaries of innovation. It really is cars, cars, and more cars.

Photography and video are permitted inside, so don't forget your camera.

Whether an automotive lover or not, you will learn a thing or two about the history and evolution of the automobile as you explore this multi-storey museum on Wilshire Blvd.

My wife and I are not into cars at all but even we found this museum an excellent way to spend a couple of hours. The exhibits are very well presented and the collection is nicely varied and covers a wide range of vehicles from the very first vehicles through to the modern day. We particularly enjoyed the famous movie vehicles and took lots of pictures.

Leave enough time for the three floors, you start at the top and there is currently a really interesting Tesla exhibit on the bottom floor that we ran out of time to explore fully. There’s also a cool racing simulation game in one area that will appeal to any gamers!

I haven't heard much about this museum before but the reviews seem to be mostly positive so we gave a try.

I have to say we enjoyed the museum a lot. It is very educational, with futuristic car models, an area dedicated to race cars, and a whole area with famous hollywoodean cars, like batmobiles, the back to the future DeLorean, a replica of Lightning McQueen, a mach 5 (from Speed Racer) etc.

It is easy to spend a morning or more in the museum. We did on the morning before heading back home.

The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles.

One of the world's largest automotive museum this is a must see for car enthusiasts, people into movie vehicles.

Visitors will get to explore the history of the automobile, from early legends to stunning modern supercars.

Visitors will also see vehicles from the turn-of-the-twentieth-century cars, head-of-state cars, American classics, cars belonging to Hollywood legends, award-winning hot rods, cars that pushed the boundaries of innovation, and many other surprises.

Special exhibition show was fabulous. Enjoyed the self-paced stroll through this venue. Even if you're not a gearhead, this venue has something for everyone. The volunteers are kind and knowledgeable! Stay for lunch at Draco. You won't be dissappointed with any of this !

I have had the pleasure of being a Checkered Flag member since the founding of this Great Automotive Institution, and have marveled many time about the world class displays, presentations and events......the building is magnificent also......but the truly spectacular asset that separates THE PETERSEN from all others , is the PEOPLE, that have both created their vision and now operate this treasure every day ! There is none better ! Respectfully, Dick Waitneight

I must admit that I was very curious. With more than 300 vehicles on display, from Duesenbeg to Lamborghini, from BMW to Rolls-Royce, from Ford Model T to Ferrari, would the Petersen Automotive Museum showcase my "bachelor" car, a 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix 429 High Output with four on the floor and three deuces? Sadly, I didn't see it. But I stepped into the world of car culture and experienced over 120 years of automotive history. Located at 6060 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, Petersen Automotive Museum is the world's premier automotive museum with more than 300 vehicles and engaging exhibits from early legends to modern super cars, iconic and rare cars, motorcycles, trucks, turn-of-the-century cars, head-of-state limousines, American classics, award-winning hot rods, military vehicles, personal rides of Hollywood stars and cars that pushed the boundaries of innovation. Open daily from 10 to 6, this museum has been beguiling car lovers since 1994. See the oldest car in the museum, an 1896 Riker Electric Roadster with five batteries to power its electric motor and steering controlled by a tiller that uses torque to turn the wheel. Also a 1951 Hudson Sedan, 1973 Chevrolet Malibu, 1970 Mustang Shelby GT500 Convertible and a 1908 Ford Model T. Exhibits include Cars on the Cutting Edge, Fall & Rise of Electric Vehicles, The Impact of Motorsports Icon Ken Block, The Cars of Film & TV, The Automobile Competition and street art and contemporary art of Los Angeles-based artist Thierry Guetta, aka Mr. Brainwash. Take a break at Meyers Manx Cafe for breakfast or lunch from 8 to 3 Sunday through Thursday or 8 to 4 on Friday and Saturday.

Love this museum! We booked a tour in the vault, but because of Covid, no docent lead tours only self guided. What a treat!! We could spend as much time as we wanted in the basement vault. Andy, one of the docents overlooking the vault was so entertaining and told fantastic stories about the cars.

Then we went into the main part of the museum. The displays are impeccable and informative and fun. Love it!!

Bond in Motion is a special exhibit currently. So well done with a TV screen at each Bond car showing scenes from the movies where the car was used.

A must see museum when in Hollywood.

Loved it!! I highly suggest adding on 'The Vault'. Such an amazing collection! We kept wishing our kids and parents were with us.

Our second visit to the museum; completely different than the 2019 exhibits and tours. Highly recommend the vault tour as part of the visit!

Able to get there on public transportation, wide variety of cars old to new hot rods rat rods , didn’t get to see vault. Many from movies too well you are in Hollywood.

My son wanted to visit the museum, as the only one out of a family of 5 who likes car. I don't know how Petersen did it, but we all had a good time, even it is a kind of standard car museum.

There are a few exhibits which explain a bitt more about (electric) cars, but most exhibits are just cars itself. he James Bond section was a highlight!

I’ve been before so decided to bring my brother as we both love cars and he loves the Delorean so it was a must. I think it was about £20 roughly each which is great price. The good thing is they change the cars so not always the same. Some stunning cars for everyone to see.

Second visit. Prior showcased Porsche. This visit highlighted vehicles of James Bond. Another exhibit highlight early development of each car category plus several prototypes. As recommended by staff, start from the top floor and work you way down. One floor had video games plus a separate area for the kids. Another room showcased F1 race cars. If you have time, take the vault tour of the various cars and motor cycles in storage below the museum. Well worth the extra few bucks.
Since the Academy Museum, LA County Museum of Art, Petersen Auto Museum, and La Brea Tar Pits are all within walking distance, found parking at the Petersen Auto Museum for the day was the most convenient. Parking entrance on S Fairfax Ave side of auto museum. Total of $21 for the entire day which kept the rental car off the street; plus a $4 dollar discount if you visit the Petersen Museum.

We live locally and had been to the Petersen "before the remodel". With east coast friends in town on a cold and blustery day, it seemed the perfect opportunity to visit. We were all blown away by the varied and excellent exhibits - Bond, Supercars, Hypercars, Formula One, etc. So many great special exhibits in addition to the "regular" collection. We spent almost three hours there - had a blast! We'll see "the Vault" next time. Very highly recommended!

First time here in nearly 25 years. Easy parking, was about $25 for a few hours. Nice exhibits including the Vault which was $25pp extra. Wish there was more modern stuff but still nice.

The building was cool on the outside and very clean. We were slightly disappointed in the museum itself. The parking is very expensive.

Amazing vault tour
Saw elvish car that he shot
Steve McQueen jag
Bat mobile
Bob hopes gift to John Wayne

Recommended & make sure you do the vault tour
Amazing
We will be back

Their collection is really good. A lot of beautiful cars... The building itself is a famous landmark of LA, and it is directly opposite of the Academy museum, LA Tar Pits and LACMA. If you are in the neighborhood it is worth the visit.

Even if you are not a car person but appreciate nice cars, you will enjoy this visit. We did the VIP vault tour and then the regular museum. The tour guide was knowledge beyond us. He did seem to be on a schedule and a little curt at times. We ended the tour early so I am not sure why he rushed some people in the group. Amazing cars! My son loved the batman cars/cycle and I loved Sally from Cars. The circle door car, the historical cars, the one of a kinds...worth the admission. Thank you

I didn't realize there would be so many autos from the movies! How fun to see the specialty automobiles, and creative designs. I want to go back!

Very nice venue for all ages. A history lesson of the automobile culture, featuring rare cars, trucks and motorcycles.

Great place to visit whether you're a car buff or not. Far superior to my visit to the Ferrari museum.
The James Bond exhibit was a great experience, especially if you saw any of the movies. All the vehicles he used are there-terrestrial, water, and air. Movie clips, etc.
Auto lovers, men and women, will enjoy the autos on display, from early models to futuristic concept cars in the main museum.
I noticed that they have a game room with many games, but I only saw adults in there when I passed by and looked in.
The "vault" allows you to view -no touching please!-and reminisce about the cars of yesteryear. You'll probably find the car there that your Grandpa or Dad drove.
You just have to imagine the revving of the engines and the squealing of tires. Really enjoyed this museum!!

As a gear head I was disappointed in the museum layout. First, the museum double charges you to see the cars in the "vault'. This seemed like gouging so we skipped the upcharge and just saw the upstairs stuff. Second, way too many movie cars of no real automotive interest. Third, too many one off custom cars.. Fourth, too many video monitors, several about waymo self driving taxis(!). A couple of million dollar hyper cars. (Probably on loan). Maybe two dozen seriously interesting historic automobiles. Just too dumbed down. 🤞

An interesting ultimately disappointing visit for us, too much emphasis on themed exhibitions when the best cars (for me) are all in the Vault, which is more expense. I understand that they need to freshen things up but I suppose your visit is dependent on the current exhibits being to your preferences. We had a theme linking fashion and cars from the 1970/80’s - not a great period for good looking cars in our opinion.
Another issue was that, in the Vault, many cars were unidentified. We asked a docent who actually had to google what they were and were told that the graphics department was overload. Surely they could put up a temporary piece of card that could even be hand written?
Then
We thought the whole place was too corporate and money grabbing in comparison o the Nethercutt which we had visited earlier on our trip and we think it beats the Petersen all ends up. It’s smaller, cheaper and more friendly

A must visit car museum if you visit LA.

You don’t have to be a petrol head to enjoy the Peterson. 3 times I’ve been in 5 years and each time there is always something different.

The staff are incredibly knowledgeable too on all the cars and their history.

Make time for the vaults tour. There are as many cars in their as on show and they are rotated.

If you are visiting Los Angeles, love history, art and stunning automobiles The Peterson is a must visit experience. The Museum offers year round exhibits that feature everything that the best of perfect historic autos has to offer. Revisit decades of represented collections from foreign to American antiques and classics.

This was my second visit, the first several years ago. This time as a solo traveller I indulged myself, by including 'The Vault'.

Wow! The main museum is spectacular and beautifully presented, but the main content this time wasn't really my thing (low riders and customised cars) but the vault was another story.

Far from a dingy, poorly lit cellar, many of the cars were better lit and better displayed than many other museums. Not all had display boards but the staff are knowledgeable and helpful.

I'm fascinated by one offs, concepts and less well known cars and there are so many cars in here, that quite honestly, the vault was way more interesting than the main museum for me.

On my previous visit to the museum, photography wasn't allowed in the vault, so I didn't think it worth my while. Now they have realised that the vault itself is well worth a visit and allow photographs, it will continue to attract visitors willing to pay the extra.

Loved it and well worth five stars.

I haven't visited every car museum but I've visited several. This was a great museum. I choose to visit it because of the Bond car exhibit. I was won over at the door with the new DeLorean. It looks sharp. It has gull wings and a back seat. Sweet. We got tickets to the vault. Because we're older and get tired in museums, we went there first. My favorite was the F1 room of racers. Wowzer. I also enjoyed seeing the Shelby Cobras, the armored cars, and a Mercedes with gull doors. They were cleaning the Mercedes. They had one of those electrostatic towels. They would lightly throw it over the car and pull it. No pressure. They're not going to mess up the finish. They opened the door. Again, it was a sweet ride with matching luggage. They closed the door. BOOM! Oh yeah. That's when car's were still made of metal. My husband liked the electric car that had a 199 horse power. Top speed unknown. There were two more new DeLorean's in that section. I didn't know McLaren had an association with the color papaya. I know now. I mentioned that we get tired. I hit tired first and sat in the really comfortable chairs in the training video for the simulator racers. My husband tried the simulator's and was able to pick the Top Gear track and since we watch it, it made it more fun. He said they give you directions but he still crashed. I also enjoyed the Andy Warhol exhibit. He was doing artwork for Mercedes history of Mercedes cars. He was contracted for 82 but only did 18(?). It came after the Bond cars and my husband has seen all the movies so spent more time than I did there. I spent time sitting and looking at the art and the cars he was using for models and felt like I got a feel for what he was seeing and doing with the art. Let's be real, I liked the Mercedes race car. It was cool. There was also a gullwing car in the Mercedes set. I learned that there were a lot more cars with gull wings than just the DeLorean. The restaurant had just opened that day. We went to get something to drink and rest before we started touring the museum. I had almond butter honeycomb toast which was delicious.

Like most parking garages in LA area, I've found, the entrance is easy to drive past, so don't miss it. You can see a few cars before you officially enter the paid area of museum. Luckily I noticed the sign of where to meet for the Vault tour as the people working the desk hardly said two words to me as I showed them my prepaid ticket and collected my wristbands. Be on time for tour, as they won't wait a second longer! The vault tour lasted 90 minutes, so hit bathroom in advance. You see a lot very quickly and the vast majority of cars can only be viewed from front. No pics and no walking in between, which is understandable. Many vehicles of historical significance. You don't need to be a car nerd to appreciate the history of the people associated with the cars or their beauty. Spent about an hour in rest of museum quickly looking, but not reading much or watching videos. So, plan more time if that's your intention. I don't watch action or sci-fi movies, but if you do, there would be lots to see in the main museum area. I've been to about 4 car museums, but this one focused much more on those used in movies and tv. Good selection of race cars, too. Less of a focus on general car history, imo, unless you go to vault.

I have no idea why after all these years living in SoCal that it took me so long to pay a visit to Petersen Automotive Museum. Went on a Friday and arrived around 11:30 a.m., and while it was busy, it wasn't overwhelmingly so. Ample parking on site, though it does cost, however, it is a pretty short walk to get inside. If you taking the time to tour this museum, I highly recommend paying the little extra to tour "The Vault" in addition to the main museum. It's located on the lower level and it houses such an amazing collection of cars spanning the years, which car enthusiasts and the like will appreciate. Honestly, one could easily spend hours down there in awe of these vehicles! The main museum is also really interesting as well. There are three separate levels within the main area and each has it's own unique theme. Along the way you will see a wide variety of automobiles as well as famous cars you might recognize from the movies. Even if you're not a gear-head you will enjoy your time here!

The first floor is an advertisement for Elon Musk. The price is a robbery for the value.
Rude staff.

What a great visit. Exhibits are amazing and the basement tour is the best! Would highly recommend for a visit

When I was planning my visit to Los Angeles as a lover of all things on 4 Wheels this museum was at the top of my visit list.

And I am happy to say it did not disappoint the main museum was fantastic on its own and well worth the admission price.

But if you're a car nut like me you have to visit their vault yes it costs an extra fee but you are never likely to see a collection of vehicles like it anywhere else it's well worth the extra fee.

The building has excellent facilities with rest rooms on each floor and it is very disabled friendly from what I could see but I am not disabled. And water fountains provided which I also thought was a nice touch.

I did the vault tour here, and if you are a car nerd like myself you should absolutely do it. The other cars in the museum are mostly concept art or were film/video game industry cars which are cool but the main attraction in my opinion is the vault tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and there was an amazing collection of cars. I hope that later there is a more extensive tour of the vault; there are over 100 cars and I would love to go over each and every one of them but I know that's not necessarily feasible.

We visited in the spring with our two teenage sons. The museum was amazing - and incredibly safe with great social distancing and masking in place. The cars and movie set vehicles were (literally) out of this world and the building itself is so special! My husband and I are both physicians and loved that we were able to access free tickets via their healthcare heroes program - thank you !! I would put this museum on the must see sites of LA for every visitor!

I would not say i am a huge car guy but they have a great inventory of historic, rare and beautiful cars. We were there for a business meeting and we had the run of the museum. The staff was very accommodating and pleasant. I took many pics for my kids - batman car and motorcycle, speed racer, etc. Would take them when in the area.

They have a wide range of different vehicles on display. From modern racing cars and motorcycles to movie vehicles and Formula 1 cars.
It really feels like a museum.

The vehicle-art in the adjecent gallery comes off as a bit easy and cheap.

The electric vehicle part of the museum on the lowest floor comes over as marketing for Tesla. Its includes the rocket and robot part of Tesla, which has nothing to do with automotives.

Our daughter brought us here to spend the afternoon, and it was great. Granted, we only toured to three main floors, but did not go into The Vault. Interesting collections, many rare vehicles and some that have been featured in the movies. I think the best of show went to the Lowrider collections. The vehicles, mostly Chevy’s, were over the top. Unbelievable customizing and detail and hard to believe this exhibit is on loan to the museum. Stunning!

This Museum is absolutely premium, from the building itself to the collection to the ever-changing special displays. Even the Cafe was a special experience. Having its own parking garage is also a plus. Don't miss the custom-bodied RR with round doors!

We had a great time visiting this museum... even my "hard to impress teenager" was impressed by the cars they have. The James Bond exhibit is a must see if you're a 007 fan!!

Some very unique cars and motorcycles all in pristine condition. Not too crowded and well spaced out

Not your typical auto museum but and an interesting a varied history about cars, racing, technology and movie cars. Kids will enjoy it too. Loved the distinctive outside style of the building and the inside was spacious and well-organized. Ate in the very nice restaurant in the museum and it was very good too.

Very cool, especially for those who love cars.

It is a museum of automotive history, has several exhibits, and the museum often has specific exhibits on some type/culture of cars.

It's too worth the experience. The entire visit lasted about two and a half hours.

This is a superb museum where you can learn a lot thanks to the way displays are organized and have various explanations. There is a lot of variety in the displays and groupings. The "vault" tour was very interesting as it is a small group led by a VERY knowledgeable docent spending one and a half hours describing many cars and their historical and societal impact. The have a superb Italian restaurant that while a fair value, is perhaps high priced and not a good choice for families with children. I'm one of those who does not like the exterior appearance, but inside, everything is very attractive and well organized. Staff is excellent, professional, and justifiably proud of their museum..

Only reason I'm giving this 2 stars is because the cars and displays are actually nice and really cool. But let's talk about the bad stuff about this place... It is OVERLY PRICED!! 18 bucks just for parking after 30 mins... Then add another 16 bucks just for general admission... This place is REALLY small for this amount of money.

I wanna add something else, you can walk in without having to pay, they will already have a couple of things on display. Then you have a couple of doors you can walk into. Apparently you then have to pay for general admission, which I did not know by the way. But nobody told me anything as I was walking through. I looked around the 1st and 2nd floor without a problem and even talked to some of their staff asking questions about the displays and cars. When I got to the 3rd floor, I managed to look around 3/4 of the floor. I ran into 1 other staff and he said that I needed to pay. I said I didn't know anything and im sorry. He said I needed to leave. Keep in mind it was 15 mins before closing. I asked him, well I honestly didn't know and I talked to some of your staff and they didn't say a word about having to pay another 16 bucks just for the general admission, neither the staff on the 1st floor told me anything as I was walking through. He said, that I am completely wrong. That I sneaked in and been hiding from his staff. And that either way I need to pay for the general admission or leave with a high nasty tone of voice. I told him, well it's 15 mins till you guys close. I would have paid if I knew. Is it possible if I can just finish seeing these last few displays? In a extremely rude way he said "you need to get the hell out!" I couldn't control myself but I had to say that "it's funny, because you are a literal joke... And started to see my way out.

In the end, im glad I never gave them the OVERLY PRICED museum and saw literally almost all of the museum and took all the pics that I wanted, minus literally about 6 or 7 cars before the guy wanted to play dumb***.

In the end the only cool thing about this place is the random nice cars and displays they have.
But the CON is, that it is OVERLY PRICED for such a small museum. And has one of the rudest and stupidest staff ever. I wish i got his name, but didn't realize to look at his tag. Only go, if you have ran out of things to do and check out in LA. A last resort type of thing if you will.

Took my Wife and adult Daughter because this museum is great for a car enthusiast and anyone else who likes TV, movies, history and almost anything else. It's not just cars, it's entertainment.

When ad for a guided tour of the vault at the Peterson museum appeared in my email I jumped at the chance. I'd been to the museum a number of times but the vault was always off limits. Reservations were a must and the groups were kept small. The tour was 90 minutes, there were 14 in our group and "Steven" our guide was amusing and very knowledgeable. There were hundreds of cars, including antiques, modern cars, hot rods, race cars and everything you could imagine. All of them ready for their trip upstairs to the showroom. It was a great trip but it wasn't cheap. The tour cost $25, parking was $21 and if you wanted to visit the regular part of the museum it was an additional $17.

If I were a car, it would be my lifelong dream to be exhibited at the Petersen Museum alongside the many other great cars!

As a human being, with the small but fine special exhibition by the artist Mr. Brainwash but yet another absolute highlight to experience. In the interactive part, you can sit in an oversized matchbox car, rest in a van Gogh-style motorhome or, like Barbie, admire a pink Fiat 500 with plush fur. In addition, there are many screaming-comical images in which world-famous works such as "Mona Lisa" or "The Girl with the Pearl Earring" have been supplemented by automobile elements. In Cars We Trust!

Great staff... love the new lights and storyboards in the Vault..exhibits keep getting better..liked storyboards in the We are Porsche exhibit

They provided free tickets for first responders, they were profesional and the museum was awesome to see.

My son and I enjoyed our visit. The museum is well laid out and the displays have informative story boards.
If you are an automotive enthusiast, I would definitely recommend spending the extra money to tour the basement storage area known as "The Vault". The cars in the vault are parked in rows rather than in museum displays but our guide was very knowledgable and he enjoyed sharing stories about many of the cars.

Visited the PAM during the national Championship weekend for TCU_Georgia.. The quality of the vehicles is second to none. If there is any car that you remember from TV or movies, it is probably here. Tucker #30, The Mystery Machine, Pope Mobile, F-1 Race cars... the list goes on. They are spaced out so many can observe one at a time and stay as long or as little as you want. The one downer was that they discontinued the guided tours and replaced them with docents spread out through the museum. They are knowledgable, but if you dont know to ask about a particular vehicle, you may never know that you just passed the First Honda, First natural gas truck, "car X owned by Y" etc.

Be sure to your the Vault. The restaurant Drago on site was fabulous. Do it all if you can. Highlight of this trip to LA.

Visited the museum for the first time on 12/6/2019 with my dad. We were blown away by the collection, and enjoy how the vehicles were organized by floor. My dad knows Gene Winfield, so it was cool to check out his work up close. Favorite floor was the third, where we spoke with a very friendly and knowledgable docent Ben. He approached us throughout our visit and sparked up conversation about the collection with some funny anecdotes and historical context. Very impressed by this guy--he deserves recognition for making visitors feel very welcome.

The bottom floor was also extremely neat. Loved checking out more cinematic vehicles from films like A Clockwork Orange, Blade runner and Mad Max. The museum is set up well, with a high level of polish--and this collection is insane. We will be back.

A wonderful museum with a variety of vehicles. Outstanding presentation with videos and lits of written information on vehicles. Basement is definitely worth booking. Gift shop nice.

This is our second time visiting the Petersen Automotive Museum. My grandson just loves it. The prices have gone up, of course, but it is still reasonable, about 50$ for an adult which includes the Vault, which has a ton more cars and a few you may maybe never seen before or $21 for a standard admission. They have discounts for kids and seniors.

Located at the start of what we used to call Miracle Mile (that is where all the fancy places to eat used to be) it is in a nice area and there are other things to do around there. Parking is for a fee, about $23.

The place is really pretty and it is kept in top notch condition. The staff is super nice and all of them know everything about cars.

You will never see more cars in one place. They have special events all year. We are going to go back in, I think, October, to see all the Low Riders.

We loved the Tesla exhibit and so many BMWs, classic and newer ones. They have cool motorcycles and even trucks.

If you like cars you will love this place.

They also have a small eatery called Meyers Manx Cafe, but we just had coffee and pastry. It was great.

Have fun.

We visited the Petersen Automotive Museum on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. After doing research it became apparent that buying a membership was most beneficial due to benefits - unlimited access to the primary museum for a year, two free in building parking passes (during our visit the maximum parking cost was $21), two sets of Vault passes, and discounts at the gift shop and café as well.

There are four major sections to the facility. The primary museum (#1) on floors 1, 2, and 3. The gift shop (#2) and café (#3) both on the first floor, and the limited access Vault (#4) in the basement.

We spent 5 1/2 HOURS there and saw about 75% of the primary museum items on the three floors and about 50% of what was in the vault.

In the museum proper we spent about 3 1/2 hours on floors 1-3. We read SOME of the excellent signage and looked at the displays taking over 600 pictures. Realizing time was getting short we shifted to the Vault.

We spent about 2 hours in the Vault taking over 400 pictures. Not a lot of signage in the Vault, more a storage area for displays not on the floor any more or waiting for some other purpose. With that, using digital photography of hood ornaments, fender medallions, hubcap verbiage and other symbols I figured out what many of the production and concept cars were. This is a super part of the facility.

We do museums on numerous subjects and had done the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada, recently. Reno is super, Petersen is FANTASTIC.
I would rate Petersen as one of the five best museums I have been in.
Thanks,
Rex

We love this car museum and have been several times. They are always changing special exhibits. This one was low riders and I love them. We had the best time again.

Get your tickets on line and always look for coupons. The place is fairly prices. Parking is for a fee in their lot.

There are so many cars there you may not be able to really see them all in one day. The cars are not all just organized in a line. They do some the coolest things with the cars. My grandson loves this place.

It has a super cool exterior and the inside is always clean, even the bathrooms.

The staff is super nice and will direct you to what you just must see--like low riders.

It is just fun and relaxing and you get a good walk in. It is also accessible for all.

The museum is an absolute must for classic car fans in Los Angeles. It mainly exhibits special models. The current Porsche exhibition with a US focus was also great. But the tour of the depot in the basement (The Vault) is unique, where more than 250 classic cars are lined up next to each other.

Had a very enjoyable visit to the Peterson Automotive Museum this summer. It was a fun and interesting experience as we checked out antique vehicles, special vehicles from Hollywood films and so many others (new & old). The museum is clean, orderly and offers an enjoyable indoor activity for young and old alike. I highly recommend this as a place to visit.

There are so many amazing automobiles in the entire museum and the displays are second to none! Race cars and exotics and just pure classics! The only reason I couldn't give it 5 stars is that I bought the vault tour as well because they said they have all of these cars down there, but half of the vault was closed off and the cars I really wanted to see were in a locked area for a TV show. This could have been advertised before I paid for over 250 cars, over 100 were behind a line you couldn't go to.

Great museum for the whole family! Super cool cars and I am not a car person. Loved it! Great stop off the hop on hop off big bus and food trucks close by.

Nice museum, but very expensive. Main museum fee is high, and then there is another fee for seeing cars in the vault, which is the second car collection.

Parking is also expensive.

The vault doesn't have much information in regards to some of the cars, there are supposed to be attendant present to give you information, but there are few and it's difficult to keep finding them and asking. Also alot of the vault is closed off to public

This was at the end of a 3 week California holiday and something I was looking forward to having been told this is a World Class Museum. Well having visited the Schlump museum in France, British Museum in Gaydon, Beaulieu in the UK I was very underwhelmed.
There were sections that were closed with no explanation, and a huge exhibition of Lowriders, which whilst understanding the culture and workmanship I was not alone in thinking that this was too much.
Apparently I could have spent another $29 dollars to go into the vault to see others cars owned parked but with no explanations etc of them.
I also found that the car parking charges were unwelcome as they said it used to be free but now only if you buy $75 in merchandise.
As I said I have been fortunate to visit many world class museums around the world and this would not sadly make my top 10 and I haven't been to some in Germany which are supposed to be better.
Maybe I was unlucky, but speaking with a couple of older US citizens they did not feel it worth the journey for what was there.

their parking lot cost a flat fee of $21, entrance is $19 but only include 2 floors which have around 30 cars each.....if you want to see the remaining 3th floor, the most important with around 250 cars...you need to pay a surplus of $35....practically a legalized SCAM.

In Total you would end up spending $65 . I can look a the car online, thanks.

There are some awesome vehicles on display with lots of room to take photos without them getting photobombed. One thing that is very important and disappointing was the prohibition of photos in the vault. The vault is the underground garage. Here they have an amazing collection of some very rare and spectacular vehicles. My only complaint is you can't take a photo and must rely on your memory to recall their beauty. The don't tell you no photos until after you have paid and just about to go on the guided tour. It is worth is, but still a very big disappointment.

Not our first visit. What we particularly enjoy about this museum is that every time we go (on family visits to LA) the curators have switched things up. In the half dozen times we have been, we have never seen identical exhibits so it’s always a fresh experience.
The limited time exhibits, such as the current (at time of writing) James Hetfield of Metallica’s customized american cars and trucks, are always worth seeing. In addition, the Hollywood movie vehicle exhibit is varied and extensive. The display of EV evolution was timely and particularly interesting to my kids who are learning a lot about climate and social responsibility so it was very engaging.
Never get bored of this place. I haven’t seen the famous vault collection yet but as a huge car enthusiast, will do next time.

This museum stands up against some of the best automotive museums in the world! I have been to the Mercedes Benz museum in Stuttgart, the Zeithaus museum in the Wolfsburg Autostadt, the Classic Remise in Berlin, and the Toyota Technology museum in Nagoya. The quality of its collection, the information available in its exhibits, and the friendliness and efficiency of its staff places the Petersen among the best.

Admission for adults is $20 plus another $29 to access the "vault." Parking is $23 for more than 2 hours, but if you spend $75+ in gift shop you can obtain a free parking voucher. Since we live in Los Angeles, we chose to purchase a membership instead, which came with vault and parking vouchers for this visit. It was well worth the price!

• The vault is amazing! 🤩 It is actually just a parking lot in the basement with wall-to-wall cars and other vehicles. Most of the cars do not have any placards with informational text, but there are uniformed docents walking the floor to answer questions. I was very impressed with the knowledge of these docents. They were happy to spend as much time with us as we requested and they had very fascinating details for almost every car that we asked about.
• The Ferrari exhibit in the vault was almost worth the price of admission alone. They have some very rare and gorgeous models.
• In addition to production vehicles, the vault also includes many race cars (including F1 and drag racing), motorcycles, and protoype and custom cars. It is a very large collection.
• The special "Lowrider" exhibition was a highlight. It does a fantastic job of honoring and elevating this very unique car culture that originated here in Los Angeles. I want to come back and spend more time taking in all the details.

We spent 4 hours here and didn't even get to take in everything we wanted to, so we will definitely be coming back. That is why we got the membership!

Visited this museum while in LA. First time here. I think you can buy tix online, but I just walked up and bought mine. No problem in doing that. Very nice display of well-maintained cars from a variety of auto makers (not all, but some auto makers) Gave out some silly stylus to press buttons; not sure why. Didn't need it. Tossed it. Took a few hours, but could have easily spent more time reading the descriptions and looking at the great paint jobs and unusual models. Would have given 5 stars, but the parking is ridiculously priced. I parked on the street for free. Don't pay 17 bucks to park in their garage. Otherwise, absolutley recommend, even if you are not a big gearhead.

Even for a mom of the car obsessed teen- I loved it. Get the Vault tour as it’s beyond impressive and full of historical significance. Worth every penny and moment.

I’ve been to the Peterson before and love it but never done the vault until today. It was so worth it! We loved every second of it. Wish some of the cars had more info cards in the vault but it’s a storage area so not on display all the time. If you have kids who love Batman and they don’t have the OG Batmobile on display in the regular museum then it’s in the vault!

If you want to see cars all the way from James Bond's to bizzare other vehicles, this place is #1.
I will need to go back and spent more time. This is next level Auto!

Great exhibits and some fun interaction. Found the final floor a bit weird though as it’s blatantly an uncritical advert for Tesla - fine to accept their sponsorship but you need to be clear about whether you are a museum or an advert.

We discovered the Petersen by accident! We were on our way to LACMA, and espied the stunning red-walled, stainless-steel wrapped exterior, and saw that it was an automotive museum. We thought we might quickly spend an hour before continuing to our original destination. After a so-so lunch at the on-site restaurant, we began looking at the cars and trucks (and some motorcycles) on display on the three floors. We ended up spending the entire afternoon there, because there was so much to see. We even signed up for the (extra) 5:15 pm Vault Tour (with Donald, the superb docent), which lasted 90 minutes. Frankly, if you are interested in cars, it is worth going to L.A., just to see this incredible museum!

This is cool. So much to see, we were surprised by how cool this is. There were so many interesting cars, bikes and exhibits. We were there for 3 hours, it was cool.
Staff were so helpful.
We timed it perfect and there was a Sunday car display in the upper car park - added bonus.
Definitely would visit again

This is my second visit to this museum. They keep changing exhibits with quality offerings and thoughtful displays. I recommend their new exhibit on electric vehicles. Well documented and worht the trip.

A brilliant place for the car enthusiast with cars from games, moves, racing and the first mass production electrical vehicle! It’s just a shame there cafe is not open too

We go to this museum every year when we are in L.A. for the holidays. I reviewed this museum 5 years ago, but just had to write another review. This visit reinforces why we go back year after year. Unlike most museums where one visit is enough because nothing changes, this museum is different every time. It's 3 stories plus the "vault" (basement). We didn't go to the vault this time, but went through the entire museum otherwise. It took a whole day, as everything was different from our last visit (in 2019 due to Covid). There was a James Bond exhibit which included excerpts from the films showing the vehicles (cars, boats, planes, snowmobiles, etc) "performing" in the films. There was also an amazing exhibit on "hypercars" - cars which are faster, stronger, more expensive, more unique and limited in production than any others. These were only 2 of the special exhibits - there was so much more. They have such a large inventory of vehicles that they can rotate things through and it's new every time you visit. That's what makes this place so special, in addition to the fabulous collection itself. Everyone can find their favorite model style and era somewhere in this wonderful place. The only disappointment was the good Italian restaurant there (Drago) went out of business during the pandemic, so you have to leave the museum to eat (Fanny's across the street at the Academy Awards Museum is a nearby option).

Even if you are not that into cars, this is an amazing museum.

I loved the exterior. it's so original and such fun.

The cars are of all periods, makes and models and are awesome. I arrived a little after 3pm and was not lucky enough to see "The Vault". This is the collection of their most important and valuable cars.- there is a separate fee to see it.
I was in awe of what i did see. They also have a big collection of motorcycles.
I highly recommend checking it out.

Disappointed. Not that many cars on 2nd & 3rd floor, and the first floor is given over to a shrine to Tesla and Elmo, complete with him on more TVs than a sports bar. I was also hoping for more classics and specialty cars, rather than cars from TV shows.

Most of the cars I went to see are in the Vault, which requires a second expensive admission fee.

Each time I visit the Peterson Automotive Museum there are different cars on display, along with some of the famous ones like Batmobiles and Professor Fate's car (from the movie, "The Great Race". A truly special place for adults and kids of all ages.

Very disappointing. If you're expecting classic cars like Studebaker, Nash, Hudson etc forget it. There might be some in The Vault but that's extra admission. Disgraceful. If you're disabled like me forget. One elevator was working. And stairs to go down to vault. Where I found out couldn't see. There are better things to do in Los Angeles. Oh, and the staff are rude.

Took family members who had not been and they loved it. You have to purchase tickets in advance through their website and show proof of vax or negative test if you are an adult

Very cool collection of vintage cars, with permanent and rotating exhibitions, from historical and classic vehicles to sports cars and famous cars used in the movies. This time the museum had a special event celebrating the 75th anniversary of Porsche, displaying many beautiful automobiles made by the famed German manufacturer. You don't need to be a car aficionado to totally enjoy a visit to this museum.

The Petersen Auto Museum is hard to describe. It is a auto lovers heaven. It is the most sophisticated, well organized, friendly, professionally run auto museum in the world. I've probably visited 25+ auto museums in US, Canada, Britain, Europe and the Petersen is a stand out.

Their educational department is incomparable. The dozens and dozens of special events held each year are amazing. You get access to collections and significant collectors. They say there are around ten major collections in LA Area. What most people don't know is there is really over 100 collections that you would know about if it weren't for the Petersen.

So many great exhibits. Right now they have a limited edition exhibit of James Hatfield’s from Metallica’s cars. Also the history of each car displayed is fun to read about. Thanks for reopening safely and welcoming us back

This is such a fun day out! We opted to only go for the regular ticket, not the volt as well due to time, but next time we go, we plan to do that too! If you’re a film fan, this is a real treat. I loved the original Batmobile and one of the Delorean's from Back To The Future. There was even a class going on that you could walk into, on car design, which was very neat. They had a Lightning McQueen and Sally Carrera from Cars, and a storyboard of the town they were inspired by and the real people that influenced the characters. Also loved that in the parking lot, there were several prop cars too, like the vehicle from Jurassic Park. A super fun day!

This is a great museum for anyone that have any inklings of love for automobiles of any type! They have all kinds of cars here. I brought my two boys (7 & 4) here and they loved it. They’re in love with supercars and here you can see them up close. The Black Panther Lexus and plenty other movie cars, including Cars! There’s a place for little ones to play as well as a Teen to Adult Forza video game section with full driving kits. I can’t speak enough of how fun this was. The location is right in the La Brea Tar Pits/LACMA complex. What a great find.

Definitely an impressive collection of automobiles from early days to sifi movie models. Plan on 3 hours if touring the Vault which is well worth it.

Staff was rude, and still has all the mask/COVID restrictions like it is still march of 2020. Do not waste your time it is at its very best a mediocre tourist trap.

We were on the open top bus tour and passed by so we decided to pay it a visit and were so glad we did. The vehicles on show were amazing. Going from the low rider street cars , which were stunning in their design to tv and movie favourites which were great to see. If anyone is in the area I would recommend a visit!!!

Just the fact that there is an organization out there that is doing what you do. My Grandfather worked for Henry Ford I on the factory line as a teenager and became a foreman at the age of 18. While still employed at Ford, he established R.E. Bills Auto Painting Co. at 31 Ferrand Park, Highland Park, Detroit. By 1920 he resigned from Ford and moved his business to 3967 Grand River Ave., Woodbridge, Detroit where he advertised " Automobile painting, Auto Body and Fender Rebuilding and Special Sedan Bodies for Fords." By the late 20's he moved again to the facility at 3740 Cass Ave., Detroit, which he built and still exists today as a plumbing supply outlet. At that location heals established the Permanizing Company of Michigan, Inc., the exclusive distributor of Permo-Duro and Permo-Duco automotive finish products. My father also worked for Henry II as a teenager and became the first non family member dealership owner in Oakland, Ca. and later in Warren, Ohio. My heritage dictates that I'm a car guy. I am presently restoring a 1956 AC Ace. I'm looking to tell my story. Perhaps the museum can help me with that?

My second visit in one year. I expect to back annually at least.
One of the worlds great automotive collections, with samples of cars and motorcycles from the earliest times of those products up to the most hi tech modern hypercars. They also believe in the art of automotive. cant wait to do it again.

This place is so intriguing, the cars, both from Cinema and everyday life will truly show you how far we've come!

The current lowrider exhibit has an array of absolutely stunning cars as well as a motorcycle and some beautiful bicycles

I went with a friend of mine who is also a car buff. We truly appreciate all the hard work of all the staff who made our experience great. Thank you so much

. The Vault has some reallt special cars in there. Its a real pity they do not have adequate information in relation to the car itself or its history. Also the cars are packed together so you cannot fully appreciate them. Worth a visit but disappointed

Not really into cars but this place was cool as! Highly recommend on your to do list. Plenty of vehicles from Hollywood as well.

The visit exceeded our expectations! This car museum is definitely worth taking the time to visit. We loved their exhibits of the "movie" cars, McClaren race cars, and all the concept cars. The museum is very well done.

A good variety of automobiles .
Currently had low riders on display and was told they rotate cars.
Many different types of vehicles.
Also have motorcycles on display

A group of us took a fun trip to visit the Petersen Auto Museum. Excellent protected inside parking. Entry fees very reasonable. This is a three story building. Certain areas require additional fees. Contains an excellent exhibit of the beginning of autos up until the present time. Many old and new vehicles are on display and make good subjects for photos. Clean Bathrooms on each floor. Nice restaurant in the building. A number of famous cars used in the entertainment field/movies are exhibited and bring back memories of James Bond, etc. Young people would enjoy the exhibits. I recommend a visit if you are in the area.

Really enjoyed our time here at the museum! We are carbs and seeing both of the vault and the museum itself were very impressive. Our tour guide, Steven, for the vault was excellent. I would highly recommend, check this place out!!

I took my 9 year old Grandson because he loves cars. He really enjoyed himself, like a kid in a candy store! Great mix of new and old, concept and production and everything in between. The only negative was the lady in the parking lot who rolled up on us after we plugged my car in to charge. She barked at me “are you charging?” I replied yes. Then she asked in a condescending tone “is it done?” To which I replied “No it is not we just plugged it in, if you just took the time to check the display on the charger you could have answered your own questions! When it is, I will be glad to move it.” Not sure what that was about but it was unnecessary since there were at least 2 open chargers. To top it off the charging wasn’t free so I don’t understand the attitude.

Okay, full disclosure: I don't know the first thing about cars. And I don't care about them much. However, I was traveling with my brother, and he LOVES cars. My brother is GRUMPY. I don't think I've seen him enjoy himself as much in AGES as he was on the Vault Tour at Petersen. He was giddy. When I was planning the trip, I knew he'd geek out here, so I decided to splurge and get tickets to the Vault Tour (a tour of their basement vault: 60,000 square feet, more than 250 special cars not viewable without taking the Vault Tour). The Vault Tour is $39/person, and it includes regular admission. That's a fact I missed when I booked our Vault Tour online. So our tour was at 5:15pm, and we arrived around 4:50. We were told when we checked in for our tour that the museum itself closed at 6, so even though our tour wouldn't be over until after 6, we would only be able to visit the rest of the museum for the next few minutes until our tour began. I wish I'd pay more attention to the information on the website, because we didn't get to spend much time in the museum before our tour began! Like I said, I'm not much of a car person. But this tour seemed to THRILL the car enthusiasts on the tour (my brother included). I got excited a few times when the history of the cars related to famous people (there was a car given to Carole Lombard by Clark Gable, several cars owned by Steve McQueen, U.S. presidents, Saddam Hussein, and other historic figures). I didn't understand about the cars' engineering, but there were plenty of cars that were historic due to their provenance (the last car RFK rode in before he was assassinated) - these were my favorites. My brother was definitely more knowledgeable/interested in the cars for engineering/racing reasons. But we both enjoyed the tour! It was long - our tour started at 5:15 and didn't end until 6:45. I think my brother would have stayed for another hour, but we had dinner plans so I wish I'd known how long the tour was! Our tour guide (I can't remember his name) was so knowledgeable and clearly LOVED giving the Vault Tour. He was funny and seemed to know everything about every car. Even this girl who knows nothing about cars enjoyed the Vault Tour. My brother LOVED it. Definitely a worthwhile tour for car enthusiasts. Worth the money if you love cars (and maybe even if you don't).

This place is so great! I traveled here twice from WA just to visit.
Always plenty of cool cars to see. Its too bad the vault changed from a guided tour to a self guided tour, but it looks like it got more cars now.

I highly recommend a visit.

We were recommended to visit this museum whilst on our stay in Los Angeles and were told it had an immense collection of motors as well as some movie / concept vehicles.

We used the hop-on-hop-off bus during our time in L.A and the closest bus stop is about a 5-10 minute walk from the museum, so it’s super easy to get to. Otherwise you could easily catch an Uber / Cab or drive to the museum as there is ample parking available. There is a security section where bigger bags are dropped off for safe keeping and to ensure no damage to the museum pieces.

We bought our tickets on the door and it was super easy with barely any waiting in a queue. The staff were super friendly and gave us tips to make the most out of the visit (where to start and so on). We bought admission tickets and access to the vault which is a special area where some of the more limited motors are, including most of the conceptual and movie vehicles.

All in all we spent about 2 hours in here and we managed to see all of the vehicles, information plaques and information videos whilst also admiring the pieces on display.

Staff were dotted around the museum and offered to answer any questions we had. It was clear that this was not only a job, but also a hobby for them because their knowledge and enthusiasm when explaining something was great!

Overall, it was a superb visit with great pieces. You don’t have to read anything and is equally as good to simply look at some cool cars!

Personally, I was more captured by the exterior 2-level metal design of the building ... very original and captivating

On a hot summer day in Los Angeles, you look for indoor activities. My galpal and I have passed by this museum on many occasions. Tuesday was the day.
Parking is in a garage, easy access.
Tickets can be purchased online or at the desk ( which we did). You can also add (for a nominal fee) "the vault " and see more fabulous cars!
They do change out the exhibits periodically, but I'm not sure about the vault cars.
We really enjoyed this self guided tour. Plenty of employees to answer questions and talk shop!
They also had one area just for low riders ( all custom work). Wow!
The restaurant on site was also GREAT! We shared a cobb salad and for dessert, a slice of Japanese cheese cake ( kinda like dense but light butter cake!)
I recommend this day trip for just about everyone. There are elevators, etc.
Oh, and let's not forget the museum store! Fun stuff abounds!

They don't make cars like these anymore - this was one line I kept saying to myself again and again after seeing the classic cars at this museum. Apart from such classics, they had several racing cars and a good section on cars used in movies.

Wow. We visited the Petersen Automotive Museum with our two teenage kids on a lark. The museum will knock the socks off car enthusiasts, but is designed to be accessible to all without being overwhelming. Its three main floors are organized in coherent exhibits that will appeal to all. My son enjoyed an F1 exhibit, while my daughter and I loved an exhibit featuring a collection of fabulously campy Bond vehicles. Look for a collection of movie cars (Ecto 1!) and some awesome hypercars. The building itself is an architectural landmark.

Spend the extra money to see The Vault. It's an expansive basement absolutely stuffed with cars. You'll wander around gaping at the collection - Fred Astaire's Rolls Royce! Elvis' Pantera! More batmobiles! Wait....is that a Popemobile? While it's enough to enjoy the beauty of the cars, there isn't much signage down there, so ask one of the friendly docents to share the remarkable stories of these cars.

Go to the Petersen Automotive Museum to enjoy a world-class collection thoughtfully and beautifully displayed, whether you are a car buff, or just looking for something new to see in LA.

This is the best automotive museum I have ever visited. All displays were well done with great narratives. There is a lot of room to move between displays and we never felt crowded or rushed.

This museum feels as if it is on the same quality level as the Smithsonian museums in Washington D.C.

I recommend that visitors plan more time than they think needed. We will need to return to view more displays.

The display on electric vehicles and technology was great.

A must see!

Excellent museum. The guided tour was incredible with 1-1/2 hours learning stories about the vehicles in the vault! Awesome collection of current popular vehicles including the Batmobile(s), Bat Cycle, vehicles from Star Wars, Blade Runner, Aliens, Clockwork Orange, Super Bee, to custom cars with outrageous paint jobs. Truly a fun time. Good for families and middle age children. There is a restaurant inside where you can get a good Italian meal.

The Petersen Auto Museum has a great selection of automobiles in their collection. They range from very early models to the latest high tech type race cars. I would recommend a visit to the vault as part of a visit. So many of the cars displayed have very intersting histories which a docent can discuss. For movie buffs there are also a number of cars with Hollywood connections. Plan on at least 2 hours for the visit. We found the staff and docents were very helpful. It is so interesting to see how cars have evolved over the decades. The museum is very well maintained and would be interesting to adults as well as children. I highly recommend a visit when in L.A.

Excellent collection, recommend. Many fantastic cars. Parking fee of $17 is ridiculous, so try to find it outside the museum

Haven't actually visited and am hoping the Petersen Museum read this feedback. Was planning on visiting later this year, looking forward to seeing all of the cars including the add-on "vault" - that was until I read on the website that no photography is permitted in the vault. Seriously?? - a museum that doesn't allow photos?? I like to have a momento of places I visit so I can look back at them in years to come and reminisce. Pfffttt, I'll find something else to do with the time I had allocated to the Petersen Museum. No photos. What a joke.

We went to see the Tesla display. It was very well done, comprehensive and interesting. This was our second visit to the museum. If you are at all interested in cars, it is worth a visit. We like the Hollywood cars displayed, too. Batmobile, Back to the Future Delorean, Ricky Nelson jalopy, Iron Man, etc. Very nice!

Our family love cars, and we loved this museum! Definitely the best car museum we've ever been to. Even though it ended up being over $100 for 3 of us (including The Vault admission), which is a lot for a museum visit, it was well worth it.

Impressive display going over 4 floors, very well set out and displayed. If you are a car enthusiast, this is essential to do

I toured the entire main museum. However, I went through the Inside Tesla exhibit three full times. The quality of displays and historical significance is unprecedented in an automotive museum. The Tesla exhibit alone by itself is worth the visit. The display has one of the two remaining T-Zeros, Elon's Founders #1 Roadster, an early Model S prototype, and new prototypes not yet in mass production like the Cybertruck, next gen Roadster and Optimus Bot. There is even SpaceX and NASA artifacts that are one of a kind. I would provide my highest recommendation for a visit for the Tesla exhibit and the rest of the museum is good too.

Wow, second visit to the Peterson, it is just amazing and if you love cars it’s car heaven. Give yourself at least half a day and take the vault tour. Plenty of parking $20 and no time limit, probably best value in area.
If you visit LA and love cars you must visit

Went here with my friend. It was a very cool experience to see all the cars. The only downside was that a section of the museum was closed due to maintenance. I also learnt from the staff that there are different cars that come and go every other week. So its not always the same cars. Otherwise it was a good experience.

This is a must see for the car lovers. You will have to pay extra for the Vault but it’s worth it if you really enjoy cars. Took my granddaughter and her boyfriend that are here visiting from Washington.

I'm not a car buff. however, my husband is. We were in LA with a few hours to spare so we decided to visit. We bought the regular tickets. If we had more time, we would have included the vault. They have a lot of interesting cars and motorcycles. Several are from movies which was fun. The concept cars were interesting too. I'm sure we'll be back another time. In my opinion, the $17 charge for 2 hours of parking is excessive.

First time and I was impressed with what was there but saddened on how much wasn't, it was heavily Porsche centric which is okay but if that's not your jam then a lot of it will be less interesting to you. The main problem I had and the reason for this review was when I was there (late Feb 24) about 20% of the exhibit space was rented by Elon for an all Tesla display. Not exactly what I would call classic or meaningful historic cars. Yes they will be at some point going forward for sure, but to know the Museum has warehouses of other one of a kind cars not available to the general public including a 4th floor that is VIP (?) only, and then let Tesla buy this space was pretty disappointing. I have been to many car museums, some big some small, and I honestly expected a bit more. Probably a one and done for me.

THE spot for car aficionados in SoCal. They have everything from million dollar hypercars to the very first automobile; from movie cars to grocery getters - customs to motorcycles, concept cars and everything in between. Make sure you take the 'Vault' tour. There is so much cool stuff from presidential limos to the Pope Mobile (seriously) that we walked right by the original 1989 Batmobile, and didn't notice it till the way out. Plus, they have so much inventory that they change it out every few months, so returns are encouraged.
Plus, the La Brea tar pits is two blocks away. Highly recommend!

The Museum has a nice collection of cars to view with a general admission ticket. Plan ahead of you want to get into the Vault exhibit. We went to see the vehicles of James Bond display. There were several cars that are normally in the. Adult that are in the general exhibit. It is well put together, informative and an absolutely beautiful collection of cars. The James Bond exhibit was great and if you are a fan, covers the DB5 original as well as other modes of Bond transport. My wife enjoyed herself as well, as this was not in her list at all.

There are great cars in this super attractive building. If one is interested in movie memorabilia, one will not be disappointed. If one is interested in sports cars, try instead the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia. My interest in sports cars was not satisfied by this museum where I had to look at batmobiles and such movie artifacts.

Great museum for movie car buff had cars from Batman, Speed racer along with other era's. well worth the money for the Visit.

Its a great museum very well laid out. The majority of exciting/interesting things to see are in the vault. That should be included in the ticket. I wish the vault had more cars labeled. There are a lot of docents around to ask questions though so its fine. Don't skip the gift shop lots of cool stuff in there! I spent about 4 hours and that was good time but you can easily spend 6-8. There's a restaurant on site. lots of rest rooms.

I expected to be so bored. I had no desire to go to the Peterson Auto Museum, but my grandson saw it on one of our drives so in we went. I thought this will be easy, I won't be reviewing it because I know I won't care for it, so best I keep my opinion to myself. I was so wrong.

This place is super cool. They have every car you can imagine and more. There is a 2.4 million dollar car, whose name escapes me, but that car looks fast. They have low riders, which I love, and great futuristic cars.

If you don't care that much for cars but like art, there is something here for you. Some of these cars have the coolest art work, from fantasy to just funny and all of it done perfectly. Whoever owed these painted cars must have loved them dearly.

They have 2 fees and you can pick which one. There is this area called the "vault" and since we were there, I paid the higher price for the entire museum. I found it to be a fair value. Parking is pricey, which I hate and good luck finding street parking.

All in all it was a fun time and we learned quite a bit. The people that work there are kind and know everything. So, as often happens my little grandson says, "Bubbie stop the car" and I think what he wants he gets and I will just pretend to love it. I am wrong more often than I can count. The kid should be a tour guide of Los Angeles.

This was a fantastic place with so much to see. Highly recommend it.
There is something for all aged and all likes. I
It took us a good couple of hours to go through.

The main exhibit was all about Tesla, from day-1 to 2022. They obviously had Tesla involvement to make the presentation so complete. Your grandchildren will read about The Greatest Engineering Entrepreneur Ever in their history books. Attending this exhibit will teach you why. (Aside: Warhol was paid by Mercedes to create 100 images....which he only partially completed before dying. The 5-6 MBs on display are of little consequence, except for The First motor powered vehicle -- which was worth the side visit.
Side advice: If you are really into cars, pay the $25 extra to visit the vault. I wasn't

Excellent history of the Automobiles right from the first petrol engine. Latest EV models from Tesla on display. Great models of cars used in various Hollywood movies

Purchase the vault ticket upgrade to see the fabulous, restored cars, over 300 in the vault itself.
Give yourself several hours to see all the autos and take plenty of pictures.
Ken Block room full of his cars.
Plenty to see and kid's activities too!
Has a restaurant and gift store too.

Absolute worst museum customer service ever experienced. Travel from England to visit last year in November. Pre bought a ticket to the museum not knowing a seperate ticket was needed to the vault.

Enduring a whole exhibit of Tesla to see very minimal racing cars, asked a member of staff where they were they informed me the Vault. That was fine, I went to reception to get a ticket.

Upon trying to get a ticket they advised that ticket sales for the vault were finished as it was past 4pm. I checked the time and it was 4:03. I asked can't I go as I travelled from england and will be sure to leave by closing, I just didn't want to miss out. Response i got was 'sorry we can't do this'.

Less than a year later 09/21 I was back in La and thought I would go see the vault finally. I was already a little annoyed from my first experience however still wanted to see the vault.

I walked through the entrance at around 10:25. At first glance the museum looked good, no tesla in site. The other exhibits were all on that I saw before such as the movie cars as I knew from looking at the site.

I proceeded to the counter and requested a ticket to the vault which was 28$ each. The lady at the counter replied 'you need to have a general ticket to be able to view the vault so that will be 49$ '. I explained my situation and all I got was the response 'oh no'.

Honestly done with the museum, paid for parking twice , paid for two general tickets last time. I will never try attend this place again, I'm sure the cars are good to see but the place is company is just. An utter money grab. Very disappointed.

I had a great visit at the Peterson Auto museum. I did the regular museum and the guided vault tour. Great exhibits and the vault is a must for the car enthusiasts. Gift shop overpriced!

While I was visiting LA with my son, some local people recommended the Petersen Automotive Museum. I recognized the name Petersen immediately because the Petersen Publishing Company edited the auto magazines, I read as a kid.

Tickets are purchased on the web, their rates and gift shop were reasonable, $25 total for the two of us. Free parking after a nominal gift shop purchase, or $17 without one.

The cars were excellent. A few motorcycles too, like the first Triumph to win the Baja. Easy to social distance because of the large airy size. If you're visiting make this a half day of your trip.

Awesome museum of hundreds of makes and models. An easy two hours and three levels easy parking….parking is easy too…..

Went with the expectation of being wooed by cars and discovered original Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha and more, plus all kinds of inspired by art.

Nice way to combine history, art culture and some really cool engineering.

Three floors of interesting autos, bikes and other things with wheels plus the history of tires, AAA, a little Route 66 and more.

We came for the Vault and were not dissapointed with the unique cars. We also saw the Bond Cars exhibit along with the Andy Warhol pictures/cars exhibit.
All of them were top notch.

This “car guy” and museum enthusiast spent six hours, and could have stayed longer with younger legs. The collection is vast and varied, celebrating all types, vintages and rationales. Nothing shows this better than The Vault, in the lower level of the parking garage, where cars not on display bide their time. Thankfully, eager volunteer Richard stepped in to narrate the Vault, otherwise much of it would have been lost on me (and I’d like to think I know some about cars). The Porsche 75th anniversary retrospective was extremely well curated and attacked the subject from a variety of interesting angles (though the 804 F1 car was conspicuously absent). A floor celebrating automotive design was appropriate and captivating. But, an exhibit on Tesla came off as a mildly irritating commercial from Elon Musk. The restaurant was a welcome respite and a nice surprise — one of the best museum eateries I’ve encountered. The gift shop was appropriate to the broad demographics of general visitors. Traffic flow is generally good, though the lobby is weird in having a path to the restrooms and (only apparent) elevator cut straight across the ticket line.

Excellent museum, even for a couple with no real opinions or knowledge about cars! But the variety and spectacle of some of the cars were stunning. And some iconic ones from the movies too. There are 3 floors. The 2/F has an awesome kids playroom with hot wheel tracks, Lego and ramps, kid sized model cars, drawing tables etc. Enough to keep my 4 year old playing for over an hour.
Excellent staff - very knowledgeable and friendly.
Gift shop was very over priced though.

Even if you're not a huge fan of cars, I would still give this museum a shot because they have a lot of cool and unique cars to see. My group enjoyed it, but my husband especially did! He may have spent a lot of money at the gift shop.

I'm not particularly a car buff but this was a great museum to visit with my two teenage sons. We loved looking at all of the cars - both the ones from years ago and the ones that are futuristic. The museum is well organized so easy to start at floor 3 and work your way down to see everything. We did not do the value tour, but still feel like we saw a lot of cool things.

Decided to call in after shopping. Easy to park inside which costs $21. Entrance was about $30 for both of us. 3 floors of great cars.
We seen the Delorean which was in all BTF films, amazing to see. Also starsky & hutch car and ghostbusters car. Some great 007 cars in there all original. Worth 90 mins of anyones day.

OMG, what an amazing place. We took an unexpected trip to LA, with no particular plans, and stumbled across this GEM. The quality of the automobiles, and the way they are displayed only added to the enjoyment. It's not a place to visit if you only have an hour or two if you want to truly enjoy the exhibits.
Highly recommended.

Decided to leave early and stop here on the way back to LAX and home - so glad we did.

Have sen the place featured on TV car shows - it’s incredible.

Plenty of on site parking and a discount for visitors. $17 for a ticket is incredible value considering what’s on show.

We visited when they displayed 007 vehicles and cars from the TV and movies the star for me was a screen used BTTF DeLorean. They even had an actual car from Starsky and Hutch (one for the teenagers).

Wasn’t busy, easy to find and park - totally recommend.

The museum has an incredible group of cars with lots of variety that anyone will enjoy. I’ve been twice and the exhibits had changed so there was lots new to see. Looking forward to my third trip!

They don't take cash for admission. Why not? The stupid machine for parking fare takes cash, the gift shop takes cash, but you can't pay cash for admission. Kind of put a damper on my whole visit and was frustrating. The guy at the desk was just going to let me go in, and I was going to dump my payment in the donation bin, but I felt guilty so ended up paying on my card anyway. Decided not to go to the "vault" area, because I didn't want to charge that whole amount.

Overall the display was okay. I went mainly to see the Back to the Future Time Machine DeLorean, which thankfully was in the general display, but I got to see a bunch of other cool cars. The small displays that were set up with older car technologies and such were interesting as well (old radios, old car phones, old radiator caps, and some early carseats were in these displays.) The first floor was devoted to Tesla Garbage, so I basically skipped that whole area.

Generally this was disappointing. I actually think the automotive museum in San Diego is better, and is a heck of a lot easier to get to.

A great experience on a drizzly day in LA... anytime really...in an old department store, there are 3 full floors of cars from Mercedes Benz first electric touring car to the newest concept cars out of Detroit and the OC. There is a gift store on the first floor, as well as discovery and sim areas on the second floor, for kids and adults respectively, that are temporarily closed due to CoVid.

The day we went, the first floor had an exhibit that was the history of Pinnin Farina design and manufacturing at one end, and every vehicle that had ever been in every James Bond movie throughout the rest of the floor. Wonderful for movie lovers.

Pay extra and take a guided Vault tour - of the hundreds of cars locked away in the former parking garage - that takes 90 minutes and covers 125 years of more unique automotive examples from the US and other parts of the world, and most every movie too.

Photos are not allowed in the vault, but may be taken in the main areas.

Even for those of us who get tired in museums, we were fascinatingly amused for almost 4 full hours.
Beware though, this is one of the only museums anywhere that has no food area - even if it were on the edges away from the cars.

Cost was $17 in 2022. A great museum. The exhibits rotate, so many cars you can see in the photos are not there. You can see more cars in detail on the Petersen Museum YouTube channel, so you might be better off saving money and watching the YouTube tour.

We spent at least four hours here and could have spent more if we had arrived earlier. Women: please set aside any stereotypes you have that car museums are for men; this is a fascinating visit for ANYONE. The colors, textures, shapes, designs, history (and price tags!) will wow you. I highly recommend this museum for anyone who appreciates beauty and design.

My son and I made time to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum even though we had a jam packed agenda to do everything else LA had to offer . We booked for the “Vault” tour as part of the entry fee which I highly recommend as it gives you acces to truely unique vehicles which would normally not be seen at other car shows or events.If you love cars then this is a must to put on your list of things to do.

First, this is a very expensive visit when you factor in parking. Particularly for me this time, as I had to split the visit in two in order to accommodate something else. Meant paying twice added on to the already expensive admission (main + vault). Which is why I save it for every other LA visit, but wanted to see the 80's/90's exhibit. That said, they do put on interesting special exhibits, and the main collection is interesting as well if not comprehensive. This is more of a curated pop culture side of automotive history than a 'car museum' but they have an impressive collection of famous show cars, movie cars as well as some more mundane. And if motorized bikes are your thing - wow. Nice collection of period accessories. Biggest change for me was ability to wander the vault without the (sometimes) annoying docents. Much better. Accessibility to cars is decent, though I think you should be allowed to go in between the aisles. Generally there is space and it would not be that big of a deal. Makes vault visit much better and worth the extra charge. If you've never been - do see this, and if you're a car person be sure to add the vault.

Sorry I’m Tesla fan from uk and loved the display. Was super happy to see frans matt black cyber truck and the bullet cyber truck too. Great activity for kids too. The outside building is stunning

We visited Petersen Automotive Museum in 2007 and LOVED the collection of antique classic cars but now the Museum has totally changed. The outside of the building is a fascinating landmark facade. The upstairs collection's entrance fee of $16 has more movie and special effects vehicles which are interesting. But one has to buy an additional $28 ticket to view the Vault with a guide. The Vault has very UNIQUE & ONE OF A KIND VEHICLES which are in IMMACULATE SHOW QUALITY condition. But many more of these vehicles should be displayed in the main upstairs showrooms of the museum.

I have traveled the world and been to scores of auto and other museums. The Petersen is up there with the best in terms of size, scope and relevance. There is something for everyone and you will learn something new in every section

Our visit was extremely fun for the whole family, the automotive history that is kept at the museum is amazing

Great and fun place to see all these neat cars, but disappointed a bit.

Teachers and students get in free, but First Responders do not. Even over the phone I was told you can get on no charge, but they do not have any offers for First Responders.

What a place. If you love cars this is a must see. From the Batmobile to Mach 5 and everything in between. Roomy displays, lots of information. Great place

I had some free time while attending a conference in LA. I've always liked motorcycles and cars, though I'm certainly not an expert, and I figured that I would check out the museum. This was an amazing experience! While I was there, one child who was about 5 years old, kept excitingly saying "Oh" and I felt the same way! The exhibits on the upper floors are interesting and well done. I learned a lot about the electrification of cars for example. Although there is an extra charge to see the vault, it is well worth it. It consists of row after row of incredible cars and some motorcycles of all eras. There are also quite a few Formula 1 cars. The staff in the exhibit area were very friendly and knowledgeable about the vehicles are their histories. All in all, I very much enjoyed my day and would recommend it highly to anyone who likes cool cars.

A first time visit to the Petersen Automotive Museum was such an amazing experience. As someone who's not too much of a fan of cars I was surprised to enjoy my visit and appreciate cars more. Definitely worth the trip!

We had an amazing time in the Petersen Vault! We had some questions so we found Steven, one of the docents there! He was totally awesome, he answered our initial question and the proceeded to share his passion for the cars there with us! He made our visit 5stars! We only wish we could have taken him with us on the other three amazong floors! Thank you Steven for making our day spectacular!

My husband is a car fanatic, so this was a must-do whilst we were in LA. I'm not as into cars, but still would highly recommend a visit!

The main museum was really interesting with lots to see and do, but the highlight was the guided vault tour. We had initially planned to visit the vault without a guide, but the tickets had sold out, but we were so glad this was the case! Our guide was excellent, with information and stories that we wouldn't have known otherwise.

If you visit, make sure you add the guided vault tour to your intinerary!

Great range of famous movie cars. They told us to start at the top, but as that was the most interesting floor it would have been better to have done it last. Disappointing not to see some of the displays,previously shown on television.

Exceptional cars, very entertaining to go with children and take time to understand the evolution and importance of automobiles in the evolution of the world.

We really enjoyed spending a couple of hours at the Peterson Auto Museum. They have lots of beautiful kept automobiles, both vintage and modern. It is really interesting to see many vehicles and props from different tv shows and Hollywood movies. We would love to go back

Our visit was outstanding. The Petersen Automotive Museum is one of the finest car museums in the world. Over 300 cars are on display. This includes vintage cars from the early 1900s, classics, supercars, concept cars, racing cars, and cars made famous in Hollywood (Kitt from Knight Rider, a Herbie the Love Bug, the car from Christine and a DeLorean from Back to the Future as examples). There was a special exhibit showcasing Low Riders which isn't something I'm usually much interested in seeing but the artistry that went into transforming these cars was stunning. We easily spent 2-3 hours inside and could have lingered longer. We did not pay extra to see the cars in "The Vault" but felt there was plenty of cars on display in the main exhibit to make the experience worthwhile.

This is a great museum and I spent more time here that I expected. There is strong focus on the LA motor experience including a short history of motoring on the west coast and displays of cars used in TV and film. Just what you would expect in LA and a focus of other museums as well. Classic cars from the collection display was a good selection. There was also a large display of Porsches to celebrate the 75th anniversary and comprehensive displays on electric cars and Tesla which were topical and interesting.

It was a great experience overall and worth of the trip. A bit smaller than other places I've been in, but still great.

The biggest thing I noticed about this auto museum is the quality of the interiors of every car, especially the older ones.

The sections were really neat and distinct: The Porshe area, the Tesla area, and Movie Cars. Each were great and informative. There were areas for the kids and even an interactive section.

It took about an hour to go through and probably could have done it in two if I really really read everything. You could pay an additional $70+ bucks to see more than 200 additional cars in the basement, but I passed.

You can get discounted parking for $17 or maybe find someone on the road next door.

It's a good activity to do when it's raining or looking for something new. Also, the Oscar Museum is just across the street, but I didn't visit.

Visit for sure if you are a car lover like me. Super experience !
Especially the historic cars are very pleasant.

I expected much more from this well-known car museum. In this collection there were works of art made from cars, as well as movie cars and a small selection of real cars. There are dozens and dozens of better car museums in Europe than this one for anyone interested in real cars.

This place is just incredible - and not just for car enthusiasts. Everything was cool and exciting - car history, motor sports, cars in cinema - but we especially enjoyed the Vault - make sure not to miss it.

Not as big as I expected but had lots of nice displays/exhibits. You don't have to be a car fanatic to appreciate this museum. Has a little something for all age groups. I did not know some of the vehicles from current games and movies but I did know the ones from the 70's and 80's

(This is 4.5 stars, but TripAdvisor doesn’t have that feature for some reason. Ah, well.)

Candidly, I don’t care much for cars. But when I heard that the Petersen Automotive Museum had the DeLorean on display, I knew it was my moral obligation as a “Back To The Future” fan to visit the museum and have a pseudo-religious experience. And after visiting, I was pleasantly surprised that the DeLorean was not my favorite attraction. The Batmobile, the Mystery Machine, and Lightning McQueen were all highlights of this gorgeous museum. I found myself brimming with curiosity at every antique car I came across, which is an enormous feat for a museum I was initially unsure of seeing.

Even if you’re not a car fan, the Petersen Automotive Museum is an amazing place to stop by. And make sure to check out the vault as well!

I came here with my 18-year-old son not thinking that I would enjoy it myself, but knowing he certainly would. I was happily surprised at how much history I learned about cars, and How I was so excited to see the first motorcycle and the futuristic cars. It’s a really impressive display! I went through several months ago and yet I still keep thinking about it. I look forward to going back.

Truly a great attraction. We spent several hours in this place. Saw a lot of famous cars from my youth. It is worth taking the vault tour as well. There are more cars in the vault than in the museum.

We purchased tickets in advance online to visit the museum and take The Vault tour. I loved the creative exterior architecture of the building. We parked in their covered garage ($16/day) and left our vehicle there while we visited La Brea and Petersen and ate lunch. The main exhibit when we visited was "Hollywood Dream Machines", cars featured in motion pictures. As a movie lover, this made the auto museum even more interesting to me than it might have been. I also really enjoyed the gallery on "Artistry of the Automobile" with unique sculptural creations by Ed Roth. My husband preferred the exotic sports cars and racing cars. We saw several iconic cars in person that we have seen featured on car culture or hot rod television shows. The vault tour was definitely interesting but pretty intense; two hours of a docent firing info at us to fit in as many cars as possible. It's in the underground concrete garage, so it was cool (wear a sweater) and there was no restroom break. The groups are kept small (about 12-15 people) and you have to stay together close by the docent for security purposes. We learned a lot but it was frustrating that there were still many interesting cars we could see further back in the garage that we couldn't get close to and didn't hear about. I was also disappointed that photography is not allowed in The Vault. The museum has a large souvenir store and a restaurant, but prices at both were expensive in our opinion. The entire building including the vault was wheelchair accessible.

I love cars, that's why we went to this museum. I am delighted. I especially liked the cars from the films, the private collection was also impressive, but watching it for a fee

This was my second trip here...the first one was 5 years ago. I always pay for the behind the scenes tour. It's worth it to find out more tidbits. We really enjoyed the experience. The parking is also free when doing it this way. The food is also good at their Cafe there. Great service.

If you’re a car lover, you probably don’t want to miss this museum. It had a lot of impressive cars, especially if you went down into the vault (extra charge to enter). So many amazing vehicles that most anyone can appreciate. The rest of the museum had cool cars and movie cars, which makes it fun if you’re not a car enthusiast. Nothing is touchable except Lightning McQueen and the museum encourages you to touch his exhibit. Check out the age limitations before you take your children. Really cool cars museum!

If you love cars......you must come to the Petersen Automotive Museum!! It is easy to find, secure parking is available, with a great restaurant on premises. Staff was very helpful in answering questions. We had a wonderful time!

This was our second time to the museum as we had been her about 10 or so years ago. And somehow I remember it being better back then. Although it is organized into the 3 levels - history, design, and future, it still seemed like a bit of random collection. There’s lots of one offs from movies and TV shows but significant cars like the first Corvette, early 911s, or the first Civic would make more sense. GMs EV-1, VW Beetle, and a replica of the first Benz motor carriage are indeed there so there are some interesting cars for sure.

I found it to be a bit pricey as well for a 2 hour visit.

However, our family enjoyed our time so no regrets.

This museum has a General Admission area with quite a lot of mainly custom vehicles. Then there is a basement packed with interesting cars called the "vault".
The first area you pay your money and wander at will. For the vault it is a very structured tour at extra cost which takes about an hour. The structured nature of the vault tour somewhat spoils the experience. You are herded along looking at the cars the tour guide deems you will be interested in while there are many other cars of merit that are ignored. If you paused to look at other cars you are hurried along by the tail end charlie dragon lady. Tour takes an hour but you would need at least 3 hours to do the vault justice.
Therefore disappointing. Also expensive.
Had lunch in the restaurant which was nice until you get the bill and there is a 10% service charge not mentioned at all beforehand or on the menu. Food was good but portions small.
Brought a leather jacket in the souvenir shop was good value for money considering the rest of the place.
Good museum but could be so much better.
I have read this is the best car museum in the world. It certainly is not.

My real interest is contemporary art and LA is packed with museums and collections. I have been an auto racing fan for decades and drive an ancient sports car. So when I close friend suggested visiting the Petersen Automotive Museum, and I was able to get a ticket just days before my visit. I decided to have a look. This collection of early cars, custom cars, sports cars, all kinds of unusual vehicles, motorcycles, and so on, is worth every penny of the reasonable admission fee. Because of Covid restrictions you need to wear a mask, and you need to get your ticket on line before showing up. All a very small price to pay. There is parking right at the museum which I think was $17. Honestly, seeing any ONE of these 300 plus cars motorcycles etc. is worth the price of admission. I ended up spending nearly 3 hours -- this collection is really cool.

this place is a joke! you can see most of these cars driving around beverly hills.Alot of reproduction cars including the Batmobile.I have gone to tons of local car shows that were better than this.....and they were FREE! And they had the nerve to TRY to charge me an extra $20 to see the American cars.Super disappointing, don't waste your money this is not the place to go to see awesome cars ,its just alot of radom filler cars.OVER RATED!!!!!!

It is just over 30 minutes by Uber from downtown.
The road in front of the main entrance is under construction, so you can't Drop Off. You need to get around to the back parking lot.

When you buy an admission ticket and enter, you are encouraged to take the elevator up to the top floor and come down in turn.

Reservations can be made on the website in advance, but I don't think there is a need for an advance Reservation on weekdays.

Inside, you'll find everything from old cars to demo cars to cars famous for movies and more.
Recommended for car lovers.

DeLorean, Batman, etc. stood out.

Blown away. Exceptional attraction. Professional state of the art facility. The vault tour is a must. Very impressed. Car park is attached so very convenient and the bus stops outside too. So many rare cars.

The Petersen museum was fantastic. Tree floors plus the Vault all have great Exhibits. The Low Rider cars were amazing.

I love cars' museums, I visited several all over the world. The Petersen is without a doubt one of the best. There is always a special exhibition and the Vault is just amazing

We just returned from LA and my hubbie and son wanted to hit the Peterson. My daughter and I aren't car fanatics but they have a really large selection of cool cars. They have anything from the Delorian from Back to the Future, Batmobiles, Super cars, one of Steve McQueen's car, race cars, motorcycles and a special area of James Hetfield's cars. If your in LA make sure you stop by its well worth it!

What an incredible museum for motorsports enthusiasts and lovers.
It is possible to see up close iconic cars used in films, series and other events, in addition to exhibiting examples of the first cars to the most recent electric cars.
The building itself is a work. The visit is highly recommended!

In downtown LA. The venue has car parking in the building. The vault is a must see. Not sure if they had a Special exhibition on Porche and Tesla, but it took up a lot of space, and frankly was a bit much!
Other than that, a nice place to visit. Modest entry fee. Has a nice restaurant, not that we tried it.
Lots to do for young kids.

Such a fun museum. Tons of autos, from racing to movies. It's definitely worth a visit to the Vault (extra charge). We spent about 2 hours and was able to see the entire place. Great for families, couples, solo.

Great museum, at the beginning nothing flashy, but once you get into The Vault you find a gem that we’re not advertised, two F1 cars driven by Ayrton Senna the GOAT, alongside with Kimi’s and Schummacher’s cars … with every penny just for that….

Unbelievable amount of rare cars, fun cars, concept car, everything. Take the vault tour.
If you can find Larry the volunteer docent, use him in enhance your visit. He knows everything about every car. If you’re on the fence jump off, it’s a great day. All of the docents are very helpful.

Very enjoyable and surprising visit. Parking very easy, timed entry, and great cars for the younger kids

I always make a point of visiting this great museum whenever I’m in Los Angeles. There’s of course much for car enthusiasts to enjoy, but the special exhibitions are often geared towards a broader audience. The Italian restaurant just opposite the admission desk is a great place to relax after a visit, and will validate your parking.

You got to be a car freak to enjoy this place. Self proclaimed #1 but it’s a dissapointing place overall. Can’t touch anything. Boring for kids. No interaction with anything. Very expensive. Costly to get in. Costly to park. Costly to visit what they call the VAULT which is just a big parking garage where again you can’t get close to anything. Plus prices are being increased. Go to the Academy museum, the Getty, the LACMA and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. For cars, education and a really fun experience visit Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village in Dearborn Michigan

The museum is well priced but the Vault massively over priced. It should be a 10 dollar add on at the most. The parking is also ridiculously priced at 2 hours for 17 dollars..rip off. Other than this the museum itself has all the cars from the major movies and includes a little historical write up. In all honesty i would say visit the museum, well worth it and skip the Vault..massively over priced..especially for a family of four.

The self guided line were very nice and easy to browse. Yet there were enough information that could take you back to the past with details of the era and engine and history. Few movies cars were great touch for my kid as well.

$17 Parking - more than it costs to get in - didn't have decency to not charge for parking during CV19 like most retailers!

I wish I had done even more than the couple hours research before I went. The vault is a must. My friends, who are not car guys, loved it as much as I did.

A lot of cars. This would be a fun museum for people interested in customizing cars. For someone like me who's more interested in history, it got boring after awhile. There are only so many famous dude's customized Porsches that I want to see. However there is a historical section and I learned some things and saw a Rolls Royce Phantom for the first time and that was worth the price of admission.

This was a surprisingly interesting and fun museum. From Model Ts to the Batmobile and Lightning McQueen, there are cars (and motorcycles!) for every interest. The electric vehicles displayed are fascinating with prototypes back to the 80s and a charging station explained. The museum is spacious and clean. There were several school groups but plenty of room to wander and see everything.

If you even you just “like” cars you will love this museum. If you love cars, trucks , motorcycles, you be amazed by this museum. You could not see all the cars that are exhibit in a life time, unless you visit this museum.

The Peterson Automotive Museum is one of the finest museums in the world. Not just automotive museums, but museums in general. To see some of these priceless vehicles in person is a thrill and exciting. We happened to be at the museum the day IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward (he was in town for the Long Beach Grand Prix) was discussing his life and career to an assembly of school children. This is the type of exceptional programming available at the museum on a routine basis. This museum is a not-to-miss place in Los Angeles for locals and visitors alike.