Getty Museum

I recently went to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, I highly recommend it. The grounds were lovely, the art work is wonderful, they have great exhibits, Rococo furniture, illuminated manuscripts, and it's free every day. I'd like to also mention that you can see all of LA from the top of the museum.

Upon arriving at the museum you travel by a tram up to the actual museum. The architecture is very modern, but housed within these modern building is historic artwork, artifacts, furniture, etc.
The building are divided into East, West, North, and South. The East Pavilion is home to some paintings, sculptures and decorative arts from 1600-1800. The West Pavilion is where all the art from after 1800 is located, such as photography, impressionism, and changing exhibits. The North Pavilion contains art before 1700, this would be the illuminated manuscripts and also paintings from the middle ages. The South Pavilion is my favorite building, it holds paintings and decorative art from 1600-1800, including Rococo furniture and a golden, mirrored Neoclassical room. I've seen quite a few exhibits at the museum, among them was an exhibit on photographs of trees, Germanic sculptures, and China in the past and present. You can take the elevator in the West Pavilion to the roof and it overlooks all of LA. It's very beautiful if you go when the weather is nice. If you take the stairs all the way down to the grounds you can see the garden. The garden is comprised of lovely, colourful flowers, garden arches, and a labyrinth of shrubbery surrounded by water. Although the Getty not as big as some museums (such as the Huntington in Pasadena, another amazing museum), it is a great experience. The museum is family oriented, with activities are kids. However you can't escape the astonishingly high prices in the cafes and gift shops, but that's common to most museums. If you're ever in Los Angeles then take a day to go stimulate your aesthetic senses.