Reviews of Heritage Square Museum (Museum)

melisa lopez

I love old historic homes. I took my kids and I thought they would be bored but they were amazed at the elaborate architectural details on the outside of the homes. Then we went inside each of the homes and we really appreciated every intricate detail of beauty that was before us. The nostalgia was ever so present. They sure don't make 'em like they used to :(

Michelle L'Hommedieu

I love this place so much, I considered having my wedding here! I'm so glad the homes here were preserved. Getting to go inside of them was a really neat experience.

Brigham Yen

Such great history saved and restored. The houses are historic gems and I'm so glad they're saved from demolition. The docent we had was super knowledgeable and engaging. She told our group how people in the Victorian area lived and how much they valued privacy with separate rooms up greet guests. A must do for any history buff or visitor to LA who wants to see what life was like here in the past.

Joe Zeiger

Step back in time and see some fabulous houses. Get the feel of the mid 1800's thru 1920 housing.

Ann Salazar

Cute place to visit! Hidden gem of a little Victorian neighborhood.

Israel Siria

Beautiful Houses, I wish the have more. Too bad that photos are not allowed inside the houses, but worth the visit

Eric Santacruz

I used to volunteer at to maintain the garden. It was a lot of fun. A wonderful place if you love architecture and history. Driving there is a pain since there isn't a lot of parking. There are a few bus lines the gold line nearby.

victor quiroz

Vintage houses. Movie nights. Food trucks. A bit pricey for entry. Parking isn't good and the walk to the screening area is really dark

Helry Lenny de Figueiredo Torres

Beautiful.

omar ibarra

Great history and it's a great. Cause to what they are doing

Dana Carmel

A small, quirky living museum that's the site of several Victorian era homes and structures that offer a glimpse into what life was like during Los Angeles' early years. The buildings here are very well preserved. This museum often hosts a range of events throughout the year. My husband and I were able to attend a car show at the museum one year which was a lot of fun!

Олег Покровский

Приятная экскурсия в историю Лос Анжелеса в этом архитектурном музее под открытым небом в пригороде Монтесито Хейтс.Сюда были перевезены 8 исторических зданий 19 века,спасенных от разрушения в городе.Они были с любовью отреставрированы на деньги спонсоров,интерьеры были восстановлены, и теперь их можно увидеть в одном месте.Мне понравился методистская церковь в готическом стиле и настоящий зеленый викторианский особняк Хэйл Хауз.Рекомендую посетить,если вы увлекаетесь американской архитектурой 19 века.

Leesa Luck

I was there for the Christmas movie showing...it was a great time..

Oscar Alberto

Cool

Alexx Jimenez

Oh oh

Amed Morales

(Translated by Google) Museum, with houses and things from the 80s It is very pretty (Original) Museo, con casas y cosas de los años '80 Esta muy bonito

Arman Hovhannisyan

Interesting place. Lots of victorian era homes from various parts of LA were moved here to preserve history. Make sure to come at round hour to be able to see inside of the homes, because only guided tours are allowed inside homes. Open on weekends only.

Oscar H. Fajardo

Glad I came. It was a treat to be here in autumn. Great location and very educational. There’s a movie Night coming up for Halloween.

sal salcido

Recommended

Todd Glodek

A great place to hold a an event. I attented a charaible event there... everybody enjoyed the experience,

Angelica Cruz

Cause is near the train

Edwards Art Studio

Amazing museum! A must spot to visit if you interested in history of LA, especially Victorian history. Get a tour to visit homes inside, it is something really stunning to see all these victorian homes inside. Thanks to our guide!

Rafael Garay

Nice place

Bruce Castillo

Had an awesome time! Thank you, Lucien!

Jeannie Rogers

Was disappointed in the featured display.

Stephanie Troyer

Loved the tour and buildings! I wish we could have taken pictures in the houses and gone to the second floors. The tour is more about the restoration process and history of the items in the house rather than the history of the Victorian era.

Charlotte Lanier

This place is a treasure.

m c

Worthwhile tome. Must see

Craig Scott

Classic California museum at its best

Jack Li

The place looks nice, but the service was below average. There was no restroom with water. Watch out for your dress in a mobile toilet. The rental price and food price were above average.

Teresa Marie Staal-Cowley

Great preservation of early Los Angeles history.

Jenifer leidelmeijer

Fantastic historical property! The docents and volunteers are kind. We attended the tea & fashion show benefit and it was spectacular!

Jose Guerrero Neri

There's a rich history of Los Angeles which often gets ignored or forgotten. But sites like this one, is a precious gemstones that reminds locals or visitors that there's much to be explored. Some of these houses date nearly a century and a half ago, they remain one of the earliest examples or a brief reminder of some of the lifestyles that these residents had in Southern California. Pay this site a visit, it doesn't matter if you're a history lover or a person with a curious mind. A place for the young and old alike, could gain something valuable.

Michael Luisi

Fantastic gem with a great deal of history. Definitely worth a visit.

Armando Lopez

If you're a history buff go here. The tours are on the hour and you can see what it was like in the Victorian era. Takes a couple hours but worth every minute.

Andrew Baker

Go, take the tour on a cool day. Guides are hit-and-miss, they're all volunteers, some are well informed and interesting. The museum is doing important work, go and check it out. NOT a great place for little kids. They get bored and there's lots to NOT TOUCH!!!

Karen Santiago

So much history and hidden i always wonder what these houses where its amazing

Jeff Blackburn

Great view back into the history of the area. Tips to make your visit even better: Check the times for the tours and plan your visit to take a tour. The tour adds so much to the visit. Parking can be tight and the tours fill up so go on an week day if you can.

Food Shutterbug

I visited the Heritage Square museum for the first time when I attended the 13th Annual Vintage Fashion Show. Right off the 110 freeway, it's not a large park, but I found the site interesting, especially the Victorian drugstore display. Fashion show was fun and costumes were wonderful. The event was $30 including light refreshments and admission. Regular admission to the museum/park is $20 and a bit pricey, but it's a small non profit. Good venue to visit for Victorian era buffs and local California history.

Chris Parke

I have been here during free Museum Days and it seemed full of life and very open. This time, we were told that the buildings could only be see on a tour and we didn't have much time to do the tour. Admission was still 10, $50 for our group, even though we saw none of the houses and we're greeted by a very grouchy lady at the main entrance. We did get into the Pharmacy we're a very helpful docent was present.

jay jay

Amazing historic place! Great tour guides with a lot of fantastic facts.

Frank Beltran

Its a cool place to get a piece of history. And especially love of mind.everybady is frieny especially the community.

Roberto Gonzalez

Beautiful place, can't wait to come back!

Jim D

Great place to see Victorian Homes, check the website for hours of operation.

elkolochini Ponce

Está bien me gusta me encanta la verdad sistema

Brent Adams

Loved the drug store

rendy mamusung

(Translated by Google) Pretty decent place (Original) Lumayan tempatnya

Angie Logue

Our tour guide Mary was great and was very informative and friendly. Nice to see some history preserved. Beautiful old homes and I loved the garden.

Alex Vasquez

Lots of great Victorian houses. Closes at 4p. They offer tours. Close to the lummis house. THIS PLACE ISN'T AN IDEAL WALK FROM THE GOLD LINE.

irving Vasquez

Old school houses rock

Miriam Munoz

I brought my daughter (6year old) for the tour and we both loved it! we couldn't get enough of these beautiful houses. On the tour we go through 8 houses so it's a lot of walking my daughter and I were both really thirsty. I was surprised they didn't offer any snacks or beverages. I think that's the only thing missing for me to give this place a 5star

Marilyn Arline

Love the beautiful houses!

Joseph Seong

Good place for learning the heritage of LA.

Lawrence Lucero

There for a movie screening. Be nice to visit the houses in holiday season.

Espi Reyes

This is such a lovely place to come to. Besides looking at all the beautiful houses, there is other little activities around the grounds! However, you should be aware that parking is limited so either be aware of a long walk to the museum or get there early to get a good spot.

Annette V

I was able to go on a Alhambra bus tour of the Heritage Square buildings & even though it rained, it was very interesting.

Paul McDonald

Really nice staff. Great history with the houses glad that they have been preserved. Great until sunset when the bugs swarm.

Kathy Z.

If you like history and architecture, this hidden gem is the place to go!!! The homes have been well-maintained, down to small details. Docents are knowlegible and very well-spoken. The grounds are great for taking pictures, as well. This is very interesting way to spend an afternoon.

Normand Mejia

When for the Love Actually outdoor screening. Set up was nice staff was friendly

Ricardo Sevilla

If you want take a gander to the past...Heritage Square provides homes preserved from early years of Los Angeles. Highland Park has highest density of historical landmarks anywhere in Los Angeles and probably County. Out 3,000 or so units...50 or so are slated Historical Landmarks. These homes take you back to Queen Anne Victorian, Tutor, Mission, and Craftman. Primarily a nice place to visit, get some historical significance.

Grant Yoshioka

Interesting to see the homes from the 19th century Los Angeles.

max ty

Nice exhibit

Kennith Leung

Walking into Los Angeles' past.

S Moore

What a true gem tucked away in Los Angeles. I stumbled upon this place after living in LA for decades! What a shame more people don't know about it. So much history! One of the only round houses left. They have so many offers for donated historic houses but no money to move them. Parking is easy in their dedicated lot. Their rates are great to get to visit a hidden tourist attraction that locals & tourists alike can appreciate. Highly recommend!

Irina Ponomarenko

A piece of LA history. The tour was great.

Deal2respect

Epic

Dsshone McAfee

Very unique and creepy at night

BlanKa Gwenyver

Safe

Bart pug

Must see!

Janine Guignard

A place to catch the Gold Line in-between Highland Park, Lincoln Hts & Cypress Park. Metro's Lost & Found is across the street from where the Metro Rail lets it's passengers on & off. Excellent security provided by LA Sheriff's Dept.

Cosmo

Good place to learn about some of California's history. Guided tours are informative

Elijah Dittersdorf

What a wonderful find. An LA treasure.

unise yadira merino

Amazing place and excellent docentes!

C Vasoyan

Fabulous houses, sight to see at least once. Especially if you live in LA ...No excuses.

Gerardo Reyes

A truly hidden gem...

Ron

Pretty cool

Lois Wildman

It was great our tour guide was very knowledgeable. The grounds are well-kept and I saw several different styles of homes.

Leticia Padilla

I wish I was back in the days to have a dream house I love it so beautiful that is a the green Victorian house!!

Dan C

Fantastic history; great docent; fantastic restoration of homes

Drumphffukt Meinya

Definitely enjoy the establishment and experience a good learning tickets here. Was recommend by classmates Acquaintance for this as ive always wanting to pickup more info about this era. This heritage museum is a good window into this particular time era.

H V

Another great find on goggle maps. I was searching for new museums and this one caught my eye. Entrance fee is 10 dollars and you get a nice tour of the beautiful homes. There's also an old style pharmacy at the end which has many antique pharmasuticals that were used in the old days. Great place to visit for architecture buffs or those interested in old buildings.

pedro rodriguez

Wonderful place. Great history facts and the tutor guide or museum speaker was super friendly and knowledgeable.

Kevin Mooney

They've moved some old houses and other structures here to preserve some if the older architecture of the Los Angeles area. It is a good place to visit if you like historical structures dating from the 19th century.

Ansul Singh

Nice

Micahel Ramierz

It's the Indians who live in spirit

My-An Le

Dedicated volunteers, beautiful venue, beautiful houses.

Carlito Nati

Heritage Square Museum is a living history and open-air architecture museum located beside the Arroyo Seco Parkway in the Montecito Heights neighborhood of LA. The museum focuses on interpreting the years 1850 to 1950, a century of unprecedented growth in Los Angeles. I visited on a Saturday and took the 2 hr guided tour. Admission is free but the tour cost $10 bucks. Grounds are self guided but inside the houses are not. I love the Victorian style architectural houses. Each of the houses were rich in history. My favorite was W.Hayes Perry and Hale's house because of their unique interior design and layout. Our tour guide was very knowledgable and friendly. Parking is very small and limited. However, residential street parking available. Overall, I enjoyed visiting HSM and I highly recommend you visit at least once.

Louie Zamora

Lots of nice things to see

Yuval Baum

Quite interesting

Fernando Pérez Rodríguez

It's a great effort to preserve all these buildings and antiques.

Natalie Monroe

Very nice and lots of space

Glo Merci

The Christmas tour was interesting as well as entertaining. Well done.

valentine kolb

A friend birthday party in the area;sorry

Beard Raider

Awesome

Christopher Robinson

Full disclosure, I volunteer there. But the reason I do is because I love history, Victorian buildings, and Victorian furniture. Visiting the museum for the first time I decided to keep coming back and hopefully make wonderful experiences for new guests.

leonardo ruiz

C U L T U R E

george Lujan

Good historical experience

Alecx A

Beautiful place

whoami me

Relax with ancient people's life

Rocío Brown

Great place to check out

Cody DeFrate

Really neat, tour was okay, buildings were beautiful.

Veronica Trejo

Blessed good faith family our son's

Cody Babcock

Great historic homes from all over the LA area moved into one amazing location.

Edgar Aguilar

Un sitio histórico, el acceso por el freeway es muy peligroso. Por la calle Figueroa es difícil de encontrar.

Terrance Cohen

This is a cool little village that feels like a throwback to Victorian times. Worth a visit!

Catherine A. Montgomery

In the middle of skyscrapers in the Los Angeles skyline and a modern neighborhood community lies this historic place of Victorian homes and lifestyle. It is a testament to the past, and a reminder of the simplicity of the 1800s and the many modern conveniences sometimes we take for granted. It is a also a history lesson and realization that at one time, metropolitan Los Angeles we experience now was the wild west. It is a must to experience. The staff is quite knowledgeable about the elements in the homes, and each one (except in the gift shop), is dressed in the fashion of the time. Travel back in time. An experience you won't forget.

American Girl

A nice living history museum with 9 historic buildings and an impressive little orchard that allows you to take a look at the life of the upper middle class at the close of the 19th Century. The picturesque Hale House is a gas/electric hybrid meaning they had the gas lighting fixtures right next to the electrical ones for when the latter was failing. The 8 sides of Octagon House with its windows on all sides and the "3rd floor" provide optimal air circulation and natural lighting, minimizing heating and cooling expenses while making the most of the floorplan. The Ford House features extensive wood carvings done by hand by the prolific wood carver and home owner John J. Ford. Then there is the Colonial Drug Store displaying the original pharmaceutical and botanical raw materials in the original containers (over 80000 items) with the soda fountain where you'd meet and socialize while waiting for your drug to be handmade for you.

Kirk Fitzhugh

After living in LA for 25 years, I finally made it to Heritage Square. A remarkable set of 19th century homes and other buildings. The Colonial Pharmacy is simply astounding. My only reservation during the tour of the homes was the guide's excessive emphasis on the presence of ghosts and paranormal activity. Not everyone accepts these non-empirical causes and it detracted from what otherwise is a very informative tour. Stick with the presentation of historic facts that enlighten us of a lost elegance, and delete all the after-life mumbo jumbo.

Kate Braid

Wonderful!

Jr R

a must to come very friendly tour guide amazingly beautiful

Norma Cardenas

Love visiting here! You must love old houses. The interiors are lovely. They also have fashion shows, teas, day of mourning celebrations, and plays at Christmas time.....much more. You can have a wedding there if you like. Lots to do there all year long. Check it out. Its a nice little day trip, spending a couple of hours there freeing you up to check out more areas of los Angeles.

arlie a

Great historical site

Sabina Procacci

I absolutely loved the Heritage Museum! I shot a wedding there and the location was just stunning. Love the vintage flair and everyone was extremely nice and accommodating. Can't recommend this place highly enough!

eddie/victoria barajas/mccaslin

Just seen it from outside the gate but can't wait to take my family there

Pamela Brown

Highly recommend going and taking a tour. Fun for the whole family.

Julian Carr

Amazing museum (collection) of historic homes and buildings from around Los Angeles. Definitely worth seeing.

Fatemah Yusufali

Loving it

Jesselynn Desmond

Heritage Square Museum is such a beautiful place because they really keep true to the way it was back in the day. On the Arroyo Days festival they reenacted all of the entire Square. People were dressed in. Costumes and doing. Things. Children were everywhere they were being taught how they did things back in the day. The architecture and the information in the knowledge that was shared on these free Arroyo days was magnificent! I am so honored and grateful that they preserved and keep preserving these beautiful places to share with others so that you can see where we came from. They just installed a new Pharmacy with all original Pharmacy and medical instruments as well as old medicines that they used to give to people. Arsenic and the weirdest things that they would prescribe the people that now we know actually kill people were things that were prescribed from the pharmaceutical companies. It's really interesting how nothing has really changed from the pharmaceutical companies, except that now the amount of people that they kill are thousands of percent more in this current day Society. It's amazing how Reliant and ignorant humans are in regards to their own health and healing.

JOEY LOPRESTI

Wonderful tour of old LA

Teresa Soldani

This museum was a surprise, what they do to preserve old buildings that help you to understand how los angelinos lived in the past is incredible. You can only visit the buildings with guided tours, and they need founding to keep doing what they are doing so well, so go, enjoy and help!

John CO

(Translated by Google) It is very beautiful and historical. (Original) Es muy bonito e historico.

Henry Gunawan

Good

Suzanne Hull

A beautiful day and docent-led tour

Katie Davis

Really cool old houses! The tour was great.

John Hamm

Fabulous slice of LA history.

Michaela Lynnette Torstenova

I was impressed by the beauty of the original Victorian houses, as well as by all the details inside of them. You really see a piece of history here. Our guide Katherine was great. Very knowledgeable, entertaining and passionate about the living and culture of our ancestors. We spend 2,5h there and it totally exceeded our expectations. If you are curious about our past, don't hesitate to visit this place!

TERRY FRIEDMAN

This is a must if you like history of Los angeles

jefferey cloete

Had a good time

Dcosta F

The eight historic structures located at the museum, constructed during the Victorian Era, were saved from demolition and serve as a perfect background to educate the public about the everyday lives of Southern Californians from the close of the 19th Century into the early decades of the 20th Century.

Someone

It was a interesting place

Patricia Salazar

(Translated by Google) Old traditional place (Original) Antiguo lugar tradicional

Francisco Iniguez

Wish you could spend more time inside the houses.

Chris Fabbro

This museum is a very small nonprofit, but they have an amazing volunteer staff to supplement the mission. Many dozens of people come together over the course of a year to support events such as Holiday Lamplight (the biggest draw of the year), as well as regular weekend tours. Always worth the visit.

Louis Valle

A cool place to relax and see the building and take picture

Nena Star

A to be continue experience

Julie Y

This is the most beautiful walk back into history of LA

AMAN GHOSH

I like it you would love it

Kori Capaldi

Architecture and history.

Jetzel Martinez

Nice if you a senior

comet meteor

Loved it

Andrew Spear

Fun place for a wedding.

Jerry Crawford

Great display of historic houses, but parking is a pain on weekends. Knowledgeable and friendly guides! Don't park in lot if possible.

danelle garrison

The museum is a collection of buildings save from destruction and moved to the museum. Visit on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday Mondays to take a deep dive into Los Angeles history and the Victorian era.

Derica Stoecker

Great

Norma Martinez

(Translated by Google) very interesting (Original) muy interesante

A G

Los Angeleno's best place to see what their home town looked like way back when.

Michael Renly

The collection of antique buildings that were moved to this location are fascinating and there are chickens too!

R U

Was in a wedding here. Very nice place.