La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

The La Brea Tar Pits are the world’s only active, urban Ice Age excavation site. They are a physical formation in Los Angeles resulting from tens of thousands of years’ worth of asphalt seeping up … Read more from reserves far below the earth’s surface. The pits are a goldmine of preserved remains of Ice Age animals that fell into and then could not escape from the tar. Inside, the Page Museum is where the best fossils, animals, and plants that have been discovered here, including mammoths, saber-toothed cats, and dire wolves, are showcased. Visitors can see actual excavators and scientists working on the fossils found in the Tar Pits. The entire tar pits complex is a very popular destination for tourists and locals alike, especially those with young children. One of the greatest places for ice-age fossils. All of our kids love it. Make sure you buy a T-Shirt or keepsake….it’s tradition! Great learning experience for the kids. This museum has interesting information that the whole family will love.Ice Age–fossil excavation site with an adjacent museum, plus a re-created prehistoric garden. This place is the bombdiggity. You get to look at sabre tooth cats and direwolves and such things. The fascinating La Brea Tar Pits are one of the most famous fossil localities, displaying “Ice Age fossils — including saber-toothed cats, dire wolves and mammoths — from 10,000 to 40,000-year-old asphalt deposits” (tarpits.org). The museum has a collection of more than three million Ice Age specimens. The world famous La Brea Tar Pits. Visit the Page Museum while you’re there. Just steps awat from LACMA.It has been over 20 years since I came here. I remember coming here on a field trip in elementary school. I’m back now on free museum day! The line wasn’t that bad. You wait and purchase your tickets and explore on your own. This is a smaller museum. There are lots of dire wolves fossils! Make sure to check the fossils lab as you see them hard at work! PS if you’re a teacher, you get free admission too. Yay I can come back for free!Great place for kids to learn and experience what Los Angeles was like during thisbtime periodThe tar pits are fun to walk around and see the various tar pits and the work being performed at the actual archaeological/paleontological work being done. There is a mock-up of wolly mammoth statues along the pit lake. As you first approach the tar pits and the pit lake, the asphalt smell is definitely noticeable. Great place for families with kids and/or people aspiring to be Ross. Make a trip to LACMA next door as well.Took the kids had a blast such an awesome place to visit. I defiantly will go againFascinating look into the past with both skeletons of Saber toothed cats and mammoths to wolves and birds on display, as well as viewing of the actual digs and preservation.Very interesting place to visit at least once. Viewing the tar pits is free. The museum is nice but small. Military gets in for free and it’s discounted for students. Park on the street, it’s a lot cheaper and even free in some spots.Awesome to walk around, close to LACMA and The Grove! A fun place to walk around and hang out with friends.It was cute. Small place but very interesting. Missed the 3D movie but I think THAT’S the big drawPretty interesting to think there are still prehistoric active tar pits in this area. Makes me wonder if there are more around.Fossils in LA? Yes Mammoth? Yes, In LA? Yes Real ones? Yes!! Yes, it’s true. They aren’t the once made in Hollywood So, what’s a Tar Pit? It’s natural asphalt. This asphalt is a gooey sticky substance that trapped prehistoric animals, wolves, birds, etc. and preserved the bones They have the lake pit fenced in with exhibit of some mammoths. A single one on the far end and a family of three on the other. It depicts how an animal gets trapped in the tar pit. Very cool exhibit. The outside exhibit is free. But if you want to see the fossils, you need to go to the George C Page museum next door. That’s not free. Lol. If you don’t want to see the museum it’s still worth a visit. There’s a park there that’s a nice place to have a picnic. They have picnic table and a clean bathroom (big surprise to me. Lol) Note: Parking is $10 If you want to see something different in LA, head on over to the La Brea Tar Pits.Smells. You’ve been warned. Haha… Other than that great to see after seeing the laps at LACMA (only 3 minutes walk)My kids love this place. It’s one of their favorites. I bring them for da day out. Can’t wait to go again!Educational and fun! I recommend the Ice Age 3D movie, short 30 min film on the animals that you discover in the museum. Learned a lot from this place and who would have ever guessed all the discoveries found and still being found in such a populated area.”},{“value”:”The La Brea Tar Pits are the world’s only active, urban Ice Age excavation site. They are a physical formation in Los Angeles resulting from tens of thousands of years’ worth of asphalt seeping up … Read more from reserves far below the earths surface. The pits are a goldmine of preserved remains of Ice Age animals that fell into and then could not escape from the tar. Inside, the Page Museum is where the best fossils, animals, and plants that have been discovered here, including mammoths, saber-toothed cats, and dire wolves, are showcased. Visitors can see actual excavators and scientists working on the fossils found in the Tar Pits. The entire tar pits complex is a very popular destination for tourists and locals alike, especially those with young children. I can’t recommend a visit highly enough to visitors of all ages! The museum is fun and interactive, and provides an amazing look at the city from prehistoric times to the present. One of the greatest places for ice-age fossils. All of our kids love it. Make sure you buy a T-Shirt or keepsake….it’s tradition! Great learning experience for the kids. This museum has interesting information that the whole family will love.Ice Agefossil excavation site with an adjacent museum, plus a re-created prehistoric garden. This place is the bombdiggity. You get to look at sabre tooth cats and direwolves and such things. The fascinating La Brea Tar Pits are one of the most famous fossil localities, displaying “Ice Age fossils including saber-toothed cats, dire wolves and mammoths from 10,000 to 40,000-year-old asphalt deposits” (tarpits.org). The museum has a collection of more than three million Ice Age specimens. The world famous La Brea Tar Pits. Visit the Page Museum while you’re there. Just steps awat from LACMA.It has been over 20 years since I came here. I remember coming here on a field trip in elementary school. I’m back now on free museum day! The line wasn’t that bad. You wait and purchase your tickets and explore on your own. This is a smaller museum. There are lots of dire wolves fossils! Make sure to check the fossils lab as you see them hard at work! PS if you’re a teacher, you get free admission too. Yay I can come back for free!Great place for kids to learn and experience what Los Angeles was like during thisbtime periodThe tar pits are fun to walk around and see the various tar pits and the work being performed at the actual archaeological/paleontological work being done. There is a mock-up of wolly mammoth statues along the pit lake. As you first approach the tar pits and the pit lake, the asphalt smell is definitely noticeable. Great place for families with kids and/or people aspiring to be Ross. Make a trip to LACMA next door as well.Took the kids had a blast such an awesome place to visit. I defiantly will go againFascinating look into the past with both skeletons of Saber toothed cats and mammoths to wolves and birds on display, as well as viewing of the actual digs and preservation.Very interesting place to visit at least once. Viewing the tar pits is free. The museum is nice but small. Military gets in for free and it’s discounted for students. Park on the street, it’s a lot cheaper and even free in some spots.Awesome to walk around, close to LACMA and The Grove! A fun place to walk around and hang out with friends.It was cute. Small place but very interesting. Missed the 3D movie but I think THAT’S the big drawPretty interesting to think there are still prehistoric active tar pits in this area. Makes me wonder if there are more around.Fossils in LA? Yes Mammoth? Yes, In LA? Yes Real ones? Yes!! Yes, it’s true. They aren’t the once made in Hollywood So, what’s a Tar Pit? It’s natural asphalt. This asphalt is a gooey sticky substance that trapped prehistoric animals, wolves, birds, etc. and preserved the bones They have the lake pit fenced in with exhibit of some mammoths. A single one on the far end and a family of three on the other. It depicts how an animal gets trapped in the tar pit. Very cool exhibit. The outside exhibit is free. But if you want to see the fossils, you need to go to the George C Page museum next door. That’s not free. Lol. If you don’t want to see the museum it’s still worth a visit. There’s a park there that’s a nice place to have a picnic. They have picnic table and a clean bathroom (big surprise to me. Lol) Note: Parking is $10 If you want to see something different in LA, head on over to the La Brea Tar Pits.Smells. You’ve been warned. Haha… Other than that great to see after seeing the laps at LACMA (only 3 minutes walk)My kids love this place. It’s one of their favorites. I bring them for da day out. Can’t wait to go again!”},{“value”:”The La Brea Tar Pits are the world’s only active, urban Ice Age excavation site. They are a physical formation in Los Angeles resulting from tens of thousands of years’ worth of asphalt seeping up … Read more from reserves far below the earth’s surface. The pits are a goldmine of preserved remains of Ice Age animals that fell into and then could not escape from the tar. Inside, the Page Museum is where the best fossils, animals, and plants that have been discovered here, including mammoths, saber-toothed cats, and dire wolves, are showcased. Visitors can see actual excavators and scientists working on the fossils found in the Tar Pits. The entire tar pits complex is a very popular destination for tourists and locals alike, especially those with young children. I can’t recommend a visit highly enough to visitors of all ages! The museum is fun and interactive, and provides an amazing look at the city from prehistoric times to the present. One of the greatest places for ice-age fossils. All of our kids love it. Make sure you buy a T-Shirt or keepsake….it’s tradition! Great learning experience for the kids. This museum has interesting information that the whole family will love.Ice Age–fossil excavation site with an adjacent museum, plus a re-created prehistoric garden. This place is the bombdiggity. You get to look at sabre tooth cats and direwolves and such things. The fascinating La Brea Tar Pits are one of the most famous fossil localities, displaying “Ice Age fossils — including saber-toothed cats, dire wolves and mammoths — from 10,000 to 40,000-year-old asphalt deposits” (tarpits.org). The museum has a collection of more than three million Ice Age specimens. The world famous La Brea Tar Pits. Visit the Page Museum while you’re there. Just steps awat from LACMA.It has been over 20 years since I came here. I remember coming here on a field trip in elementary school. I’m back now on free museum day! The line wasn’t that bad. You wait and purchase your tickets and explore on your own. This is a smaller museum. There are lots of dire wolves fossils! Make sure to check the fossils lab as you see them hard at work! PS if you’re a teacher, you get free admission too. Yay I can come back for free!Great place for kids to learn and experience what Los Angeles was like during thisbtime periodThe tar pits are fun to walk around and see the various tar pits and the work being performed at the actual archaeological/paleontological work being done. There is a mock-up of wolly mammoth statues along the pit lake. As you first approach the tar pits and the pit lake, the asphalt smell is definitely noticeable. Great place for families with kids and/or people aspiring to be Ross. Make a trip to LACMA next door as well.Took the kids had a blast such an awesome place to visit. I defiantly will go againFascinating look into the past with both skeletons of Saber toothed cats and mammoths to wolves and birds on display, as well as viewing of the actual digs and preservation.Very interesting place to visit at least once. Viewing the tar pits is free. The museum is nice but small. Military gets in for free and it’s discounted for students. Park on the street, it’s a lot cheaper and even free in some spots.Awesome to walk around, close to LACMA and The Grove! A fun place to walk around and hang out with friends.It was cute. Small place but very interesting. Missed the 3D movie but I think THAT’S the big drawPretty interesting to think there are still prehistoric active tar pits in this area. Makes me wonder if there are more around.Fossils in LA? Yes Mammoth? Yes, In LA? Yes Real ones? Yes!! Yes, it’s true. They aren’t the once made in Hollywood So, what’s a Tar Pit? It’s natural asphalt. This asphalt is a gooey sticky substance that trapped prehistoric animals, wolves, birds, etc. and preserved the bones They have the lake pit fenced in with exhibit of some mammoths. A single one on the far end and a family of three on the other. It depicts how an animal gets trapped in the tar pit. Very cool exhibit. The outside exhibit is free. But if you want to see the fossils, you need to go to the George C Page museum next door. That’s not free. Lol. If you don’t want to see the museum it’s still worth a visit. There’s a park there that’s a nice place to have a picnic. They have picnic table and a clean bathroom (big surprise to me. Lol) Note: Parking is $10 If you want to see something different in LA, head on over to the La Brea Tar Pits.Smells. You’ve been warned. Haha… Other than that great to see after seeing the laps at LACMA (only 3 minutes walk)My kids love this place. It’s one of their favorites. I bring them for da day out. Can’t wait to go again!”}]