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L. RON HUBBARD LIFE EXHIBITION MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES, CA
The L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition, filled with displays and artifacts that depict the life of L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986), is appropriately housed in a 1924 building constructed in the style of the Italian Renaissance. L. Ron Hubbard was a world-renowned [1387:-0.4-.04]-0
L.C. Bates Museum, Hinckley, ME
THe L.C.Bates Museum is a early 20th century natural history and cultural museum. [1099:-0.0-.00]-0
La Salle University Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
The La Salle University Art Museum is the only college or university museum in the Philadelphia area with a permanent exhibition of Western art from the Renaissance to present times. [859:-0.0-.00]-0
La Vegas Natural History Museum, Las Vegas, NV [523:-0.0-.00]-0
Labor & Industry Museum, Belleville, IL
Labor and Industry Museum Site. Museum in Belleville, IL, that preserves history of industrial movement in post-Civil War to Great Depression Era (1865-1929). [1230:-0.1-.04]-0
Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium, Lafayette, LA
The Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium exists to encourage the discovery and understanding of the natural world, the universe, and the role of humans within them. Exhibits and planetarium programs change regularly. Collections include cultural artifacts of South Louisiana, Louisiana landscape paintings, osteological materials, and meteorites and tektites. [599:-0.0-.00]-0
Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum, Lake Hopatcong, NJ
An entertaining and enlightening look at the history of New Jersey's largest lake. [469:-0.0-.00]-0
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum, Madisonville, LA
The mission of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin maritime Museum has evolved and grown over its 15-year history, but stated in its simplest form today, it is to bring Louisiana’s unique maritime history to life. Louisiana, and particularly the bayous, stream, Currently, the Museum has about 8000 square feet of exhibit space available and hopes to have this filled with exhibits telling the comprehensive history story cited above in a little over a year, pending the availability of funds. Treasures of the Tchefu [1380:-0.3-.04]-0
Lakeview Museum of Arts & Sciences, Peoria, IL
The largest private museum in downstate Illinois features changing art and science exhibitions, along with a permanent Children's Discovery Center and Illinois Folk Art Gallery featuring Illinois River decoys and Illinois Jacquard coverlets. The Planetarium offers shows weekends and some weekdays in the summer. Call 309/686-7000 for gallery information and 309/686-NOVA for Planetarium schedules. [870:-0.0-.00]-0
Lanai Culture & Heritage Center, Lanai City, HI
The Lanai Culture & Heritage Center seeks to inspire people to be informed, thoughtful and active stewards of their heritage by preserving, interpreting and celebrating Lanais Hawaiian heritage, and its ranching and plantation era histories. Hawaiian artifacts, historic photos and documents, and plantation family memorabilia. [1742:-1.1-.07]-0
Lanesfield School Historic Site, Edgerton, KS
1869 limestone school listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Fun learning experience for children. Visitors Center and Museum Store. [935:-0.0-.00]-0
Las Cruces Museum of Natural History, Las Cruces, NM
Environmentally oriented science museum. Area of study focuses on Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem. Changing exhibits and over 50 living specimens found in the region. Prehistoric fossils - Living collections - Programs and classes - Nature Camps - Nationally traveling exhibitions change 3 times annually. [1607:-0.3-.06]-0
Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV
Paradise Lust, large paintings by Suz Brna (Las Vegas) and Zara Kriegstein (Santa Fe), including Kriegstein's 32-foot"Amnesty Mural," thru Nov. 30;"Palm Springs Painters," first-time museum exhibition of work by Zinda Hogue and Cynthia Cole, thru Nov. 30;"Fall Art Roundup," annual LVAM competition, juried by Domenic Cretara, thru Nov. 30;"Lifetime Retrospective Exhibition," 30 pieces in marble and bronze by New York sculptor Essie Pinsker, with new LVAM's first published catalogue, t... [378:-0.0-.00]-0
Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV
Homepage of the Las Vegas Art Museum of Nevada. [611:-0.0-.00]-0
Las Vegas Natural History Museum, Las Vegas, NV
The Las Vegas Natural History Museum is a private, non-profit institution dedicated to educating the children and families of the community in the natural sciences- both past and present. Through its interactive exhibits, educational programs and the pres Children of all ages are struck with a sense of awe as they approach the 35-foot long Tyrannosaurus rex that lowers its head and roars at them! A Triceratops, ankylosaur and a ferocious raptor give a further glimpse into the past. Also represented is th [1862:-0.6-.09]-0
LaSalle University Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
The La Salle University Art Museum is the only college or university museum in the Philadelphia area with a permanent exhibition of Western art from the Renaissance to present times. [625:-0.0-.00]-0
Laserium, Boston/Denver/Los Angeles/San Francisco, CA [133:-0.0-.00]-0
Latimer Quilt & Textile Museum, Tillamook, OR
The Latimer Center is a living arts center with active quilter and weaver groups. It is also a quilt and textile museum with changing exhibits. [964:-0.0-.00]-0
Latin American Art Museum, MIAMI, FL
One of the few museums dedicated to contemporary Spanish and Latin American Art. Monthly exhibitions. Permanent collection of more than 450 artworks. [1355:-0.1-.04]-0
Latin American Collection of the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX
Formerly the Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery. Largest Latin American Art Collection in the USA. James & Mari Michener Collection of Twentieth Century American Art. 13,000 works and a premium Prints & Drawings Collection.The Westerrn American Art collection of C.R. Smith. [815:-0.0-.00]-0
Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture, Los Angeles, CA
The first museum in the U.S. dedicated to presenting the controbutions of Latino culture in the Americas. [991:-0.0-.00]-0
Laumeier Sculpture Park and Museum, St. Louis, MO
LSP is a 96 acre contemporary sculpture park and museum specializing in contemporary sculpture, art in nature sculpture, experimental programs for adults and children. Currently launching a new sculpture garden for children. Artists include: David Nash, Alexander Liberman, Vito Acconci, Mary Miss, Jackie Feerrara, Richard Hunt, Ursula Von Rydingsvard and Niki De. St. Phalle. Full exhibition schedule, Mother's Day Juried Art Fair, Summer Art Camp, Winter Solstice Program. [971:-0.0-.00]-0
Lawrence E. Will Museum, Belle Glade, FL
The Museum’s mission is to collect, conserve, display, and organize - for educational and research goals - the artifacts, memorabilia, photographic, and written records pertinent to this unique organic-soil, sub-tropical region adjacent to Lake Okeechobee and the upper Everglades. [1231:-0.1-.04]-0
Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA
Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) is the public science museum and research center for K-12 education at the University of California, Berkeley. LHS offers hands-on science exhibits, discovery laboratories, computer labs, planetarium shows, after-school classes and summer camps, family workshops, special events, school programs and teacher education. Science and mathematics teaching materials and curricula developed at LHS are used in schools across the U.S. and worldwide. [515:-0.1-.04]-0
Lawson's Emu-Z-Um, Grand View, ID
Lawson's Emu-Z-Um is a rural museum of historical Idaho. It has a wide collection of artifacts of the late 1800's and early 20th century from Idaho's early settlement. This includes a significant collection from the mining town of Silver The museum has a replica of an 1860s town, complete with the contents of the Silver City Schoolhouse Museum. Displays include period clothing, antique farm implements, a hand-built automobile and a train station with model trains on display. [1751:-0.1-.08]-0
Le Sueur County Historical Society Museum, Elysian, MN
Top rated Minnesota museum with large art, religious, and Native American collections. [453:-0.0-.00]-0
Leanin' Tree Museum of Western Art, Boulder, CO
The Leanin’ Tree Museum of Western Art in Boulder, Colorado, exhibits the private art collection of Ed Trumble, Founder and Chairman of Leanin’ Tree, Incorporated, publisher of fine art greeting cards since 1949. [1553:-0.9-.05]-0
Leather Archives & Museum, Chicago, IL
The compilation, preservation and maintenance of leather lifestyle and related lifestyles [including but not limited to the Gay and Lesbian communities], history, archives and memorabilia for historical, educational and research purposes. [1649:-0.7-.06]-0
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art opened in January 2002 and features the work of Abraham Rattner (1893-1978), a figurative expressionist whose paintings are in museum collections around the world including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Vatic The Museum schedules 6 – 8 changing exhibitions each year including exhibitions by international, national, local and student artists. The two changing exhibition galleries are separated by a rotating 28 foot wall and can be used independently or as one [1603:-0.3-.06]-0
Leffingwell Inn Museum, Norwich, CT
The restored home of early industrialist Christopher Leffingwell was built in 1675 used as a meeting place for patriots during the Revolutionary War. [1875:-0.8-.09]-0
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
The Woodson Art Museum invites you to discover and enjoy the world art via changing exhibitions and sculpture garden. [1112:-0.0-.00]-0
Leila's Hair Museum, 1333 S. Noland, Independence, MO
Believed to be the only hair museum in the world, Leila's boasts over 2,000 pieces of artwork or jewelry made partially or entirely from human hair. 300 framed hair "wreaths", earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, pins,3d art, hair of Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, Abe Lincoln and other celebrities. [1773:-0.3-.08]-0
Leonardo da Vinci Museum, , ?? [134:-0.0-.00]-0
Liberace Museum, Las Vegas, NV [524:-0.0-.00]-0
Liberty Bell Memorial Museum, Melbourne, FL
Centerpiece of the museum is a full-sized replica of the Liberty Bell. Also contains many copies of historical documents, military uniforms and war memorabilia. Building is a coverted water tank from the 1920s. There are also collections of model war planes, war ships, and of course American flags of every era of American history. Paintings and photos of presidents and historic events and sites line the walls. [546:-0.0-.00]-0
Liberty Hall Museum, Union, NJ
National historic site, home of New Jersey's first governor, William Livingston and continuous family home 1772-1995. 23-acres of grounds and large Italiante mansion, completely furnished. Special programs, afternoon teas. [1232:-0.1-.04]-0
Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Avenue, Union 07083, NJ
Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University chronicles more than 200 years of American history. Built in 1772 by New Jersey’s first elected governor and signer of the Constitution, William Livingston, the Victorian-style mansion houses extensive collections o [1769:-0.3-.08]-0
Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ
Liberty Science is a hands on learning center. We have the largest Imax dome Theater in the nation. [1233:-0.1-.04]-0
Library of Congress, Washington DC, DC
On-line exhibits. [135:-0.0-.00]-0
Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA
The Library of Virginia has served the archives and research needs of Virginians since 1823. The Library hosts special exhibits and displays of historic documents and artifacts. The Digital Library Project currently provides access to more than 2 million digital images of historic materials. [476:-0.0-.00]-0
Lightfactory, Charlotte, NC
Museum and gallery for the photographic arts. [345:-0.0-.00]-0
Lightner Museum, St. Augustine, FL
Splendors from the Gilded Age cut glass, Victorian art glass, furnishings, costumes, mechanical musical instruments. [1109:-0.0-.00]-0
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, IN [773:-0.0-.00]-0
Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne, IN [776:-0.0-.00]-0
Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA
Lindsay Wildlife Museum houses one of the nation's oldest and largest wildlife rehabilitation hospitals, and exhibits over 100 non-releasable live native animals. [1089:-0.0-.00]-0
Litchfield History Museum, Litchfield, CT
The Litchfield Historical Society, founded in 1856, is dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of Litchfield County, Connecticut through its museum, research library and historic house. [1234:-0.1-.04]-0
Living Word National Bible Museum, Branson, MO
A non-profit, tax exempt, educational museum, which preserves and celebrates the story of how we got our Bible; featuring 75 ancient Bibles, 7 multimedia presentations, and on-site tour guides. [629:-0.0-.00]-0
Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield & Museum, Lone Jack, MO
The Lone Jack Battlefield is the only Civil War museum in Jackson County, Missouri. The 3 acre park preserves a portion of the core battlefield and is one of the few battlefields in the country where the soldiers are still buried on the battlefield. The Lone Jack Battlefield Museum is the only Civil War Museum in Jackson County, Missouri. The Museum houses artifacts from the Border War era and from the battle, as well as dioramas depicting the Battles of Lone Jack & Westport, General Order #11. [1665:-1.1-.06]-0
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
The Long Beach Museum of Art - a 1912 house perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean -- featuring changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. [871:-0.0-.00]-0
Long Island Children's Museum, Garden City, NY
The Long Island Children's Museum is a learning laboratory where hands-on exhibits invite children and their grownups to experiment, examine, play and share in the excitment of the learning process as they explore the world in which we live. [207:-0.0-.00]-0
Longmont Museum & Cultural Center, Longmont, CO
The Longmont Museum contains exhibits on the history of Longmont, Colorado, as well as changing exhibits of art, craft, and history, and an interactive gallery with wonderful views of the Rocky Mountains. [1235:-0.1-.04]-0
Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX
Visit the LMFA site to find out when exhibits and activities are planned. The museum will eventually have all its permanent collection on-line for viewing. [1018:-0.0-.00]-0
Longyear Museum, Brookline, MA
Collection on Mary Baker Eddy's life and achievements, founder of Christian Science. Museum and six historic sites. [574:-0.0-.00]-0
Loren Adams Museum of Fine Art, Lahaina, HI
Collection of original oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, designs and objet d'art. [650:-0.0-.00]-0
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
LACMA's permanent collection includes more than 110,000 works spanning the history of art from ancient times to the present, making it the premier encyclopedic visual arts museum in the western United States. It also offers outstanding special exhibitions, lectures, classes and family activites. [890:-0.0-.00]-0
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Lost City Museum, Overton, NV [526:-0.0-.00]-0
Lost World Museum, Phoenix, NY
The Mission of The Lost World Museum is to bring together the largest variety of modern taxidermy specimens of the animal kingdom while comparing many to their giant prehistoric equivalent. To house a collection of specific objects, artifacts and fossils Anomalous Fossils, Giant Humans and prehistoric mammals, Ooparts, Taxidermy animals, Artifacts, Noah's ark. [1597:-1.1-.09]-0
Loudoun Museum, Leesburg, VA
Loudoun Museum chronicles the growth of this history rich county from its Native American inhabitants to the present. Included is a series of letters written in the 1830's between freed slaves who emmigrated to Liberia and their former masters in Virginia, the full text available on-line. [1019:-0.0-.00]-0
Louis Armstrong House and Archives, New York City, NY
The Louis Armstrong Archives contains Louis's vast personal collection of home recorded tapes, manuscripts, scrapbooks, photos, etc. The Louis Armstrong House is a national historic landmark. [677:-0.0-.00]-0
Louisiana Children's Museum, New Orleans, LA
Located within easy walking distance of the Mississippi River and French Quarter, the Louisiana Children's Museum offers interactive adventures for children and adults. Highlights include a supermarket, Kids' Cafe, where children can serve"meals"to their parents, and Art Trek. LCM offers many special art workshops for children of all ages. [730:-0.0-.00]-0
Louisiana Museum of Military History, Lafayette, LA
The Louisiana Museum of Military History is a hands on museum of Military equipment. It has 25,000 sq ft of indoor exhibits. Including Tanks Jeeps Helicopters weapons and article of clothing from WWI, WWII, Vietnam and Desert Storm!. [407:-0.0-.00]-0
Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans, LA
The museum contains over 75,000 artifacts related to the history and culture of the State of Louisiana. It maintains ten properties around the State. [1066:-1.2-.05]-0
Louisville Science Center, Louisville, KY
A hands-on science center with interactive exhibitions, an IMAX theater and educational programs both on-site and through distance-learning facilities. Our goal is to make learning about science, math and technology exciting for people of all ages, interests and abilities. [577:-0.0-.00]-0
Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology, Wichita, KS
The Holmes museum is associated with the Department of Anthropology at Wichita State University. The museum is dedicated to promoting the understanding of world cultures, North American archaeology and human origins and diversity. The museum offers a wide range of anthropological exhibitions. It houses one of the largest collections of Asmat art in the USA and important collections of art from the American Southwest, and Chinese nationality clothing. [1758:-0.2-.08]-0
Lower East Side Tenement Museum, New York, NY [982:-0.0-.00]-0
Loyola University Museum of Art, 820 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
The Loyola University Museum of Art is dedicated to the exploration, promotion and understanding of art and artistic expression and attempts to illuminate the enduring spiritual questions and concerns of all cultures and societies. The Museum interprets and displays the university s medieval, renaissance and baroque collection, known as the Martin DArcy, SJ, Collection, other museum permanent collections, and rotating exhibitions. [1703:-0.5-.07]-0
LSU Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU's Museum of Natural Science is both a research collection and an educational museum. Take a tour of our puclic exhibits and see what research goes on behind the scences. [430:-0.0-.00]-0
Luther Burbank Home & Gardens, Santa Rosa & Sonoma Ave., Santa Rosa, CA
Gardens featuring unusual plants created by famous horticulturalist. Historic home, 1889 greenhouse, museum, gift shop, plant sales, and drop-in guided tours. National Historic Landmark. Holiday Open House: Dec. 4-5, 2004. 10-4. Drop-in tours: Apr-Oc Historic plants developed by Luther Burbank. Unusual garden displays. Changing museum exhibit. Call for more info or group tours. [1367:-0.2-.04]-0
Lutz Childrens Museum, Manchester, CT
Lutz Children's Museum, Manchester, CT (Greater Hartford): Hands-on activities and exhibits, which change every 6 mos., live animals, outdoor playscape. [1238:-0.1-.04]-0
Lyceum: Alexandria's History Museum, Alexandria, VA
The Lyceum, with its Greek Revival architecture, was the City of Alexandria, Virginia's first intellectual and cultural center. Today it serves as the comprehensive history museum for the City. [658:-0.0-.00]-0
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT
Lyman Allyn Art Museum is a community-based museum located in New London, Connecticut. Housed in a Neo-Classical building designed by Charles A. Platt, the permanent collection includes over 10,000 paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, furniture and decorative arts, with an emphasis on American art from the 18th through 21st centuries. [1717:-0.7-.07]-0
Lyman Museum, Hilo, AL
The Lyman Museum houses two major exhibit galleries (Earth Heritage for natural history and Island Heritage for cultural history), the Shipman Gallery of Chinese Art, a Special Exhibits Gallery, a gift shop and over 26,000 volumes. The Earth Heritage Gallery is the best little introduction anywhere to Hawai`i before humans, its volcanic origins and unique ecosystems. [1538:-0.8-.05]-0
Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, NY
Overlooking the Hudson, Lyndhurst, a National Trust Historic Site, is Americas premier Gothic mansion with decorated rooms holding a wealth of artwork and original furnishings. 67 landscaped acres contain a rose garden, museum shop and seasona [1592:-0.1-.06]-0
Lynn Museum & Historical Society, 590 Washington St.., Lynn, AL
This museum features a comprehensive picture of life in a northern New England city with a diverse and lively history and culture from its beginnings as a British Colony in 1629 to the present. The Museum has permanent and temporary displays of its collection; please see our website for current information on exhibits. [1740:-1.1-.07]-0
Lyon County Historical Society & Museum, Emoria, KS
Museum is now housed in the lovely old Carnegie Library built in 1904. Small display area of 7 rooms or spaces, 4 'permanent' exhibits/3 rotating. Home of founder of Veterans' Day, Wm. A. White, & Nat'l Teachers' Hall of Fame. Native American: pottery, beadwork, tools; Veterans: Civil War thru current-Emporia is founding home of Vet.Day; Brinkman Room: model railroad diorama, wonderfully detailed, Santa Fe & Harvey House; Victoriana: a ladies' parlor - settee, tea tabl [1620:-0.5-.06]-0

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