On a budget, weigh it — LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) isn't cheap for what it is.
~$28 (Urban Light free outdoors)
After years of construction, LACMA's permanent collection is back: the Peter Zumthor-designed David Geffen Galleries opened in April 2026, a single-level, non-hierarchical sweep of the museum's holdings across 6,000 years and cultures. Pair that with the free, photogenic Urban Light lampposts out front and it's a genuine destination again, not just a special-exhibition stop. The new building's open, one-floor layout is itself divisive — some love the democratic flow, others miss conventional galleries.