Resource Guide for Los Angeles County

• Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park
• Catalina Island Museum
• Los Angeles Maritime Museum
• San Gabriel Mission
• Southwest Museum

• Represents American Indian groups, both aboriginal and contemporary, of the Southwest, Great Basin, and California cultural regions
• Joshua Cottage features a "touch table" room where everyone can experience food grinding and processing techniques, or learn how earlier Indian groups started fires using sticks or bow drills.
• Location: 15701 East Avenue M in Lancaster,19 mi. east of the Antelope Valley Freeway (State Highway 14), in northeastern Los Angeles County
• Open mid-September to mid-June on weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Special docent led tours are available Tuesdays through Thursdays, by appointment only.
• Call (661) 946-3055 or (661) 942-0662
• Visit http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=632

• Displays prehistoric artifacts and other island memorabilia
• Research facilities are available by appointment: (310) 510-2414. Please ask for the Curator.
• Location: in the town of Avalon on Catalina Island
• Open April to December, daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Thursday from January to March and on Christmas Day
• Admission: $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children
• Call (310) 510-2414
• Visit http://www.catalina.com/museum.html.

• Exhibits featuring the early maritime history of the harbor
• Location: at Berth 84, foot of 6th Street in San Pedro, 20 mi. south of Los Angeles International Airport
• Open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday from 12 noon to 5 p.m.; closed Monday
• $3 adults, $1 youth and senior citizens, children are free
• Call (310) 548-7618
• Visit www.lamaritimemuseum.org

• Mission San Gabriel Arcángel was established on September 8, 1771
• Location: 428 South Mission Drive in San Gabriel
• Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors/students, $3 children 6 to 18. Free guided tours for groups 10 or more if a docent is available.
• Call (626) 457-3048
• Visit http://www.sangabrielmission.org

Southwest Museum

• Features magnificent exhibits on California prehistory and history
• Includes the Braun Research Library
• Location: 234 Museum Drive in Los Angeles
• Closed at present
• Call (323) 221-2164
• Visit http://autrynationalcenter.org/southwest/