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Venice Heritage Museum

Museum
In Los Angeles, California
1.3 mi from Route 66

The Venice Heritage Museum in Venice, CA, tells the story of this beachside neighborhood of Los Angeles. It celebrates the town that Abbott Kinney founded in 1905 and opened in its permanent home in March 2024. It sits about 2 miles off the old road, a short drive from the Santa Monica Pier where Route 66 traditionally ends, and adds some local history to the last miles of the trip.

What is Venice Heritage Museum?

The museum is dedicated to the history of Venice, from its founding by Kinney onward. It is a neighborhood museum rather than a large institution, focused on one community by the ocean and the people who shaped it.

History of Venice Heritage Museum

Abbott Kinney founded Venice as a town in 1905; today it is a neighborhood of Los Angeles. The museum found its permanent home in March 2024, which makes it one of the newest museums near the western end of Route 66.

Visiting Venice Heritage Museum: tips

Allow about an hour. The museum has wheelchair access, and restrooms are about 0.2 miles away. Food is about 0.1 miles off, and a hotel about 0.2 miles.

Edgemar, Frank Gehry's shopping complex, is about 0.6 miles away, Heal the Bay Aquarium under the Santa Monica Pier about 1.3 miles, and the Museum of Flying about 2.1 miles. Together they make an easy final day between Santa Monica and Venice.

Practical info

Address: 1234 Pacific Ave, Venice, CA 90291
Website: veniceheritagemuseum.org
Hours: Fri–Sun 11–5
On site & nearby

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Where to eat near Venice Heritage Museum

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Diner & restaurant
Barney's Beanery
West Hollywood, CA · 8.8 mi from Venice Heritage Museum
A West Hollywood roadhouse on Santa Monica Boulevard since 1927, its walls covered in old license plates.
Diner & restaurant
Carney's
West Hollywood, CA · 9.1 mi from Venice Heritage Museum
Hot dogs and burgers served from yellow Union Pacific rail cars above the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.
Diner & restaurant
Pink's Hot Dogs
Los Angeles, CA · 9.7 mi from Venice Heritage Museum
A Los Angeles hot dog stand on North La Brea Avenue, serving since 1939 at the edge of Hollywood.