Exposition Park

Exposition Park
With sports arenas, a science center, a rose garden and a museum devoted to African American history, this downtown space welcomes visitors of all ages.

Exposition Park has numerous iconic sights, making it one of the highlights of Downtown Los Angeles. Enjoy the great range of activities when you visit Exposition Park.

On a sunny afternoon, bring your family to enjoy the enchanting scenery here. The Exposition Park Rose Garden contains a charming white gazebo in the midst of gorgeous roses of red and pink.

Purchase food from one of the trucks and stalls beside Jesse Brewer Jr. Park, an open green space where kids can play games. Enjoy a picnic on the grass of Christmas Tree Lane Park.

Turn your attention to the many entertainment complexes on the park’s northern side. See the immense dinosaur skeletons in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Adjacent, in the California Science Center, study the Space Shuttle Endeavour that successfully completed 25 space expeditions. The science complex also has an IMAX theater with 3-D screens and a range of family-friendly interactive exhibits.

Learn about an integral part of history in the California African American Museum. It provides information about the African American experience through art displays and historic artifacts.

For a change of scenery, watch a football game at the open-air LA Memorial Coliseum. Home of the USC Trojans, the impressive stadium seats almost 80,000 spectators. Head next door for the Banc of California Stadium, where the Los Angeles FC soccer team plays.

Exposition Park is on the southern side of the University of Southern California’s campus, in the southwestern outskirts of the Downtown Los Angeles district. Ride the tram to the Expo Park/USC station or travel by bus to one of the nearby stops.

While you’re in the area, stop at other neighborhood attractions such as the USC Fisher Museum of Art, the Hancock Memorial Museum and the Ronald Tutor Campus Center.

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