Forest Lawn Museum — Attraction in Glendale

So beautiful! Rolling hills, sweeping vistas and lots and lots of dead people. Underground of course but oh they're there! Still, it's quite tranquil. At the top resides a small.museum and a chapel and an unparalleled view of Glendale and downtown L.A. The chapel is a copy of an old English church from the 900's and the museum has an actual Easter Island statue as well as some gorgeous bronze and marble sculptures. Also up top is two GIGANTIC paintings of the crucifixion, one that was lost for decades which is so large and long it was wrapped around a telephone pole until it was rediscovered and a companion piece painted specifically for the cavernous hall built around it. All in all I'd say Forest Lawn Glendale is well worth the visit even if you don't have someone to bury which while it may be the reason the place exists it has much more to...

Forest Lawn museum has impressive collection of art and beautiful atmosphere. Museum offers a rich cultural experience without any entry fee. Every visit here is peaceful and lively. Luckily we met Harrison who is one of the employees at the museum.He made our visit extremly enjoyable.We discuss general impression of the museum also he was very passionate about the museum. It is very important when you first walk in and who you see or ask a questions.Harrison was happy to hear that we are bringing guests here often to show Jan Styk's masterpiece painted in the late 19th century.This painting makes you feel the weight of the moment and dedicated love and truth.I would recommend to make frequent visits to Forest lawn museum and thank you to Harrison to make our visit...

I've been coming here for close to 10 years now, visiting my grandfathers grave. Back then the price for a burial spot was about 8K to 10K. Now it's most likely doubled. The crew that works on the trimmings & maintenance are very diligent & get things done day to day basis's. I appreciate the management staff here, for assistance when a few years back the Terracotta flower bowl I would place on my grandfathers grave got moved to a different persons headstone. Having realized the workers moved it when they run the grass trimming tractor, so they wouldn't run over it, placed the pot back on the wrong grave. Once I talked with the management that never happened again. I still think the workers are doing an excellent job on keeping the place looking very...