Here's us - Susan and Jim - visiting the fabulous 1890s Grier-Musser house museum near Downtown L.A. The address is: 403 South Bonnie Brae Street (near 3rd) Los Angeles, CA 90057. The area is pretty seedy, and you cannot park on the street, but luckily they have a protected parking lot in the back. Call first so they know you're coming: (213) 413-1814 and can be unlocked and ready for you. This is one house you absolutely cannot miss if you're in Los Angeles! Once you're inside you escape from the modern world and into a tranquil haven of beautiful woodwork and rare antiques and collectibles. More info at: http://griermusermuseum.com

Other house museums we'd like to recommend:

The Flavel House - Astoria, Oregon: http://www.oldoregon.com/Pages/flavel.htm

The Banning House - Wilmington, California
http://www.banningmuseum.org/

The Muller House - San Pedro, California
http://www.sanpedrochamber.com/champint/mulrhsmu.htm

The Haas - Lilienthal House - San Francisco, California
http://www.sfheritage.org/house.html

The Octogon House - San Francisco, California
http://www.planetware.com/photos/US/CASFV4.HTM
http://www.hoovers.com/companyindustry/cityguide/detailed/0,3368,39_23366,00.html

The Discovery Museum of Orange County - Costa Mesa, California
http://www.discoverymuseumoc.org/

The Winchester Mystery House - San Jose, California
http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/

Heritage Square - Los Angeles, California
http://www.heritagesquare.org/

 

Me and a friend at the Winchester Mystery House

Me at a house at HeritageSquare