Exposition Park in downtown Los Angeles serves as an educational and recreational area for all its visitors. Museums, sports venues, even a beautiful rose garden are all located in Exposition Park, making it an especially good place to spend the whole day.

Learn about biological sciences, mathematics, and physics the fun way with four large exhibit areas filled with interactive displays at the California Science Center, or watch a larger than life 3D movie at its IMAX Theater. Find out about the rich African American heritage of California at the California African American Museum, or take the whole family to enjoy a free program at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

Exposition Park is also home to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, site of the Olympics in 1932 and 1984, and home to the USC Trojan football team. Next to the Memorial Coliseum is the LA Sports Arena, former venue for the Los Angeles Clippers. The annual Los Angeles Marathon’s route courses around Exposition Park, and the LA Marathon’s Acura LA Bike Tour begins and ends in Exposition Park.

Take a walk through the Exposition Park Rose Gardens, with acres of roses of many different varieties designed in a formal setting, or have an outdoor picnic in the picnic area.

Exposition Park is located in downtown Los Angeles, accessible from the Harbor Freeway (the 110). It is bordered on each side Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Menlo Ave., Exposition Drive, and Figueroa Street. Entrance to Exposition Park is about $5 for cars, $10 for bigger vehicles.