Kids under 12 are free, and adult admission is $8, which makes for a pretty affordable outing. Pack up some extra kids if you really want to get your money's worth:)
The museum was small, but big enough to hold the kid's interest. The jail cells were cool, and the vehicles outside were great. Some cars even had bullet holes! My son liked climbing in the police helicopter, and my daughter, of course, found it terrifying. She is at a not-so-adventurous age.
I would caution you that the second floor has a lot of guns on display, so if you don't want your kid knowing about or asking about guns you should avoid going upstairs. Also, the museum is not really well trafficked, and even with the map it is a bit hard to know where to go to avoid ending up in someone's office. But the people were super friendly and you could tell they would be happy to answer questions.
All in all an affordable and entertaining day, and a great way to start conversation about what the police do, what happens to criminals etc. When we were talking about the jail cells my son was listing the things you don't have in jail, like toys, and I told him that was because all you could do in jail was sit and think about what you did. Nice. And I learned some new things too.
Here is the link to the website so you can figure out how to get there and hours etc. Thanks to Red Tricycle for highlighting this museum last month!
http://www.laphs.org/
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