Los Angeles: Business Hours

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Business Hours

Los Angeles is not a city that never sleeps, but through much of the area, business extends well into the evening, especially for the bigger stores and chains and malls. On Monday certain restaurants, nightclubs, and shops (such as outdoors sports-gear rental stores) are closed.

Museums

Many L.A. museums are closed on Monday and major holidays. However, a few of the preeminent art museums, including the Norton Simon and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, stay open on Monday. Instead, the Norton Simon is closed Tuesday, the Los Angeles County museum on Wednesday. Most museums close around 5 PM or 6 PM, and most stay open late at least one night a week, often Thursday. Many museums, large and small, have weekly or monthly free days or hours when no admission is charged.

Shops

Most stores in Los Angeles are open 10 to 6, although many stay open until 9 PM or later, particularly those in trendy areas such as Melrose Avenue and in Santa Monica. Tower Records on the Sunset Strip, for example, is open every day until midnight. Shops along Melrose, Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, and in Los Feliz often don't get moving until 11 AM or noon. Most shops are open on Sunday at least in the afternoon.