nethercutt museum

We have visited Los Angeles for 20 years. Each time we find something new. This by far is the best attraction we have seen. You MUST take the private tour. Allows you to see the musical area that was used by Merle Norman to entertain guests. I can not put into words what you will see and hear. Fantastic !!!!!!! you must see. The car collection is beyond belief. This attraction is the best kept secret of all Los Angeles. Many local people don't even know it exists. Don't miss it!!!!!!!!! Best of all........it is FREE!!!!!!!!!

Wow! What a fantastic place - the collection of cars! And the tour of all the other collections, wow! are just amazing. Plan to spend at least 4 hours.

This place is amazing! Although I must admit while driving there, I thought I had to be lost. BOOK for the tour of the collection! You will not be disappointed. Antique and classic cars like you have never seen, and the same with antique musical equipment that still works. In fact, everything works and many are demonstrated during the tour. Yes, driving to the Sylmar neighborhood is a little drive from Hollywood or Pasadena, but this is a one of a kind, make a vacation, place.

Decided to take our 11 & 12 years old grand children to the Nethercutt Collection. The Museum features antique cars and a restored locomotive. We toured the museum looking at every automobile. There were over 100 cars in the museum. The grand children were fascinated with the Bugatti cars. After two hours of touring inside, museum officials offered an outside tour featuring a locomotive and a restored car.Admission to the Nethercutt Collection was free and so was parking. I am sure not if they allowed photo taking. I did not ask.We all had a great afternoon and everyone in my family enjoyed the Nethercutt Collection. We will be back to enjoy it again.

Large facility with an immaculate collection of classic (and a few cheesy) cars. They have a full time staff to maintain and clean the collection and it shows. The building is uninspiring, more of a large warehouse but the cars are well displayed. Even if you only have a passing interest in automobiles, it is worth a visit. No fee.

It you like old cars you will love it. There are no few cars there are many of them. so go there and see it.

IIt seems that this attraction is surprisingly not very well known, even to many Angelinos. However, it thoroughly deserves its high ratings here on Trip Advisor. It is not only completely free, but so is the adjacent parking, thus instantly elevating it to the top of the value for money charts! Trip Advisor’s “Recommended length of visit” is 2-3 hours. That’s really not enough, unless you omit either the main car exhibition on one side of Bledsoe St or the guided tour of “The Collection” across the other side of the street. Missing either of these would be a real shame, unless you have visited this attraction before. I recommend covering it all in one visit and I suggest a realistic minimum of three hours, much more likely to be four, if you take in all that is on offer. The guided (and very entertaining) tour of “The Collection” alone lasts two hours, plus a little time before and after the actual guided period. Add at least a solid hour for the main car section (some people will spend 2-4 hours in there!) and another good twenty minutes to be guided around the magnificent Canadian Pacific locomotive and custom built Pullman Rail Car. You WILL want to take photographs!Photography is permitted throughout, but Video and FLASH photography are forbidden in “The Collection”. This is a little frustrating, but you must go along with the rules. Tempting to knock off one star for the restriction, but I absolutely won’t because it remains a very interesting and highly enjoyable visit. I will definitely return when the opportunity arises.PS With respect, this attraction is not aimed at small children and does not cater for them in any way. So please don't drag toddlers along and then complain! :-)

If you are into cars, this is one place you should not miss. They also have a train included in the showroom. The number of cars from years ago and how well they are all cared for - simply amazing

You have to make a reservation for the "tour". To visit without the tour is a waste of time. It is the guides that take your through the best part of the collection. More than the cars - which are spectacular - it is the music "boxes" that are astounding to se and hear. It is really out of the way but worth the drive.

Beautiful restorations, and the price is right. Good way to spend a day. Actually 2 museums, one on each side of the street.

This is an excellent auto museum, exceeded only by its neighbor, the Nethercutt Collection, which is also free. But you need to make arrangements in advance to join a tour of the Collection. In addition to more fabulous cars, you will see other collectibles. The "mechanical musical instruments" go way beyond music boxes and musical clocks to whole mechanical dance bands and orchestras. Our tour was led by the Collection's historian and the curator of mechanical instruments. What a great experience. Be sure to plan ahead so you can seeboth facilities.

In an unassuming warehouse area so the expectations were low. But, from the moment I entered the building, the experience was way more than I expected! The front desk provided all sorts of background information, the warehouse was completely carpeted and the cars were lined up with placards providing details about what was unique about this car. Each car was more beautiful than the next. A bonus was the rail car and engine out back. Beautifully restored and I could 'feel' what it was like to live in that car. The museum also had some music boxes that were in working order and fabulous. My only regret was that I did not have a ticket for the tour of the music and furniture museum across the street!

Cannot believe that this museum exists at all let alone in the location it is situation. The cars are amazing in the main gallery and the private tours (free but call ahead for a spot) is amazing. One of the best car museums in LA if not the nation.

Here I am, living in LA & not knowing of this great museum in my back yard. It took visitors from PA to clue me in. Anyway, this place is great. We only saw the main building since the other was by guided tour & we were not in the right place at the right time. However, the main building held plenty of classic cars, each restored to its fabulous glory days. Many are one of a kind; a priceless collection. Admission is free; plenty of free parking. This is a great way to spend a few hours while visiting LA. The museum is in the San Fernando Valley, removed from tourist areas.

I've known about the Nethercutt for years, but hesitated to go. I'm not really a car enthusiast, how long could I possibly be interested? Happily my daughters had no such qualms and took me there for my birthday this year. The cars were mesmerizing and the two guides (one for the cars and one for the amazing antique musical instruments) could each do their one person show and do very well on their own. Although there is a self guided tour, I heartily recommend the free tour detailing not only the cars, but the history of the Nethercutt as well as Merle Norman, the benefactor of the whole collection.We were very happy just looking at the cars, but when we were shown up the winding staircase into the gigantic room filled with dazzling musical instruments and one of the largest pipe organs in the world, we didn't know where to look first. That part of the tour was topped off by a demonstration of the pipe organ plus an amazing concert featuring Phantom of the Opera and the theme from The Raiders of the Lost Ark. As much as I loved all parts of that tour, I think getting to sitting on the floor (there were couches, by the way) and listening to that organ was the capper. They have free concerts several times a year + some that feature silent movies. A wonderful attraction for tourists and for locals. It's a bit of a hike up the 405, but very worth it.