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Museum of Tolerance

Museum of Tolerance is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 85 m. Mount Lukens stands 1,547 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Conversation, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

The Museum of Tolerance (MOT), also known as Beit HaShoah ("House of the Holocaust"), is a multimedia museum in Los Angeles, California, United States, designed to examine racism and prejudice around the world with a strong focus on the history of the Holocaust. The museum was established in 1993, as the educational arm of human rights organization, the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The museum also deals with atrocities in Cambodia and Latin America, along with issues like bullying and hate crimes. The museum has an associated museum and professional development multi-media training facility in New York City. The museum is closed on Saturdays, the Jewish day of rest and on all major Jewish holidays and United States public holidays.

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Dates from 1993.

Wikidata Q318594, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1991
Height
22.8 m
Elevation
85.0 m

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.05369, -118.40171

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • The Conversation: 0.4 mi
  • Empire Strikes Back Mural: 0.6 mi
  • Column of Four Squares: 0.6 mi
  • Sound of Music Mural: 0.6 mi
  • Napoleon Dynamite: 0.6 mi
Parks
Attractions
  • Rodeo drive Steps: 0.9 mi
  • Rodeo Drive Sign: 1.0 mi
  • Rodeo Drive: 1.1 mi
  • Rodeo Drive: 1.2 mi
  • Beverly Hills Children's Zoo: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Motor Avenue Urban Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Sara Berman Greenway: 2.0 mi
  • Funkmeyer New Reality Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Desert Collection: 2.4 mi
  • Mediterranean Ecosystem Collection: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites: 39
  • Lake Side: 3.5 mi
  • Garden Grove: 3.6 mi
  • Blue Lagoon: 3.6 mi
  • Picnic Central: 3.8 mi
  • Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Temescal Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 17.9 mi
  • Millard Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Royal Falls: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 20
Springs: 14
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 3.3 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 9.2 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Goldenrod Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Fascination Spring: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 17.3 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.5 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 18.6 mi
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 19.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 7.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Museum of Tolerance. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LukensNNE 32°1,546.6 m17.5 mi
Brown MountainNE 49°1,363 m19.3 mi
Kagel MountainN 3°1,081 m19.4 mi
Verdugo PeakNNE 32°951.6 m13.1 mi
Wella's PeakNE 46°910 m18.6 mi
Limerock PeakN 8°905 m18.4 mi
Saddle PeakW 277°851 m14.6 mi
Tongva PeakNE 39°803 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4319:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5616:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F605960626366707171686459
Precip in4.14.72.70.80.40.10.00.00.10.71.02.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — U C L A, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/386067421

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