LA's Natural History Museum to Expand With Transparent "Front Porch" Additions, Natural History Museum West Wing at Night (view from southwest): From the exterior, passers-by can view the museum's new public facilities, including a flexible theater and an interdisciplinary education center for urban nature, culture, and history. A rooftop restaurant offers panoramic vistas of the Los Angeles basin that include the Downtown skyline, San Gabriel Mountains, Baldwin Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains.. Image Courtesy of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County