Museum of Jurassic Technology

This museum is a truly unique experience, as it is an artistic mixture of fact and fiction, featuring weird and wonderful displays of things that never happened, next to strange but true practices of bygone years; it can be hard to distinguish between the two, and it's best not to try. Exhibits include micro-sculptures that fit within the eye of a needle, portraits of the canine astronauts of the early Soviet space program, and artwork made from the scales of butterfly wings that can be viewed under microscopes. An enjoyable afternoon's visit and a tribute to the weirdness of the world. The Tula Tea Room is located upstairs and serves complimentary tea and cookies, while the Borzoi Kabinet Theater has free movie screenings hourly; both open one hour after the museum, closing one hour before the museum. Photography and cell phone use (including texting and pictures) is not allowed in the museum. This attraction is actually in the Palms district of Los Angeles, although it has a Culver City address.

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Address

9341 Venice Blvd

Getting there

four blocks west of Robertson Blvd

Hours

Thu 2PM-8PM, Fri-Sun noon-6PM

Price

$8 for adults; $5 for students, retired persons, unemployed individuals, or those age 13-21; $1.50 for disabled persons or military personnel in uniform

Website

mjt.org (opens in a new tab)