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Getty Villa
Getty Villa is a museum in Los Angeles, CA, part of the Los Angeles guide. Cost: free.
17985 Pacific Coast Highway · Los Angeles, CA
Why you should go…
The Getty Villa is the J. Paul Getty Museum's campus for the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome and Etruria. The building was inspired by the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum and opened in 1974. About 1,400 antiquities are on view, including the Victorious Youth and the Lansdowne Heracles, set among Roman-style gardens. You need a timed-entry reservation to visit.
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