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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Mark P.

April 09, 2024

Amazing place to learn paleontology. Interesting museum and grounds. Thereis also an arboretum. For a small extra cost, there is a 3D movie, that explains why the tar pits are a predators death... Read more

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Rachel S.

April 10, 2024

If you come to Los Angeles, you have to stop by the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum at least once. This was my second time visiting the tar pits and the entire outdoor area is under renovation to have... Read more

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Jolie F.

March 24, 2024

What a neat place to visit in the heart of Los Angeles just a short drive away from the Grove! If you are visiting Los Angeles you should definitely add this to the list! With that said, avoid the... Read more

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