La Brea Tar Pits & Museum

5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90036 USA

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“A gateway back to the Ice Age, right in the heart of L.A.”

Visitors can learn about Los Angeles as it was between 10,000 and 40,000 years ago, during the last Ice Age, when animals such as saber-toothed cats and mammoths roamed the Los Angeles Basin. Through windows at the Page Museum Laboratory, visitors can watch bones being cleaned and repaired. Outside the Museum, in Hancock Park, life-size replicas of several extinct mammals are featured. The Page Museum is part of a Family of Museums that includes the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County downtown in Exposition Park and the William S. Hart Museum in Newhall, CA.

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Derek T.

July 31, 2024

Nothing like the smell of burnt rubber in the morning. It's not your LA roadsters burning rubber, it's historical tar pits just popping up in LA. La Brea Tar Pits is such a fascinating museum and... Read more

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Leeanna C.

September 14, 2024

Oddly enough, I had never been to the La Brea tarpits before so I wanted to take my kids to experience it. I bought tickets ahead to avoid any entry delays. The tarpits themselves, you can see... Read more

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Jamal C.

June 28, 2024

We had a great time at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum. If you're a member of any museum, student or receive public assistance- you get in for Free. Normal price is $18 per person. There's free... Read more

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