Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor AdventureCatalina Island (Avalon)
$50+A Mediterranean-feeling island getaway an hour by ferry from the mainland, with a golf-cart-only town.
MuseumsHistory BuffRainy-Day Pick
Catalina Museum for Art & History
Catalina Museum for Art & History is a museum in Avalon, CA, part of the Los Angeles guide. Cost: under $25.
217 Metropole Avenue · Avalon, CA
Why you should go…
The Catalina Museum for Art & History is on Metropole Avenue in the center of Avalon. Its 18,000-square-foot building holds galleries, an outdoor amphitheater and open-air plazas, with a permanent exhibition on the history of Catalina Island and rotating art exhibitions. It is open 10am to 5pm, daily from June through Labor Day and closed Mondays the rest of the year. Admission is $14 for adults, and children 15 and under are free with a paid adult.
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