La Brea Tar Pits and Museum General Admission
Los Angeles, California
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Trip Type: Museum Tickets & Passes
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The La Brea Tar Pits and Museum is not your typical museum. It's a one-of-a-kind experience that unlocks the mysteries of Ice Age L.A. Discover an active Ice Age dig site where millions of fossils are excavated here before your eyes. Come experience science in action - from excavation to fossil research, done right here inside the Museum.
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The La Brea Tar Pits and Museum is not your typical museum. It's a one-of-a-kind experience that unlocks the mysteries of Ice Age L.A. Discover an active Ice Age dig site where millions of fossils are excavated here before your eyes. Come experience science in action - from excavation to fossil research, done right here inside the Museum.Head to the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum and join visitors who come to witness Ice Age fossils being excavated right in the middle of L.A. Check out the tar bubbling in the Lake Pit, see prehistoric plants in the Pleistocene Garden, and explore active dig sites where excavators uncover something new every day.
Inside the Museum, scope out fossils from prehistoric creatures like mammoths, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, ground sloths, and more. As you roam between exhibits, imagine Los Angeles during the Ice Age and get the chance to watch paleontologists working in the Fossil Lab on their most recent finds.
Find out how these massive beasts ended up in the sticky tar and be sure to reserve a spot on the Excavator Tour, free with Museum admission, which offers a guided look at the history of the La Brea Tar Pits, the Fossil Lab, the Observation Pit, and Project 23, where you can see excavators unearthing new fossils that help unlock the mysteries of prehistoric Los Angeles.
Inside the Museum, scope out fossils from prehistoric creatures like mammoths, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, ground sloths, and more. As you roam between exhibits, imagine Los Angeles during the Ice Age and get the chance to watch paleontologists working in the Fossil Lab on their most recent finds.
Find out how these massive beasts ended up in the sticky tar and be sure to reserve a spot on the Excavator Tour, free with Museum admission, which offers a guided look at the history of the La Brea Tar Pits, the Fossil Lab, the Observation Pit, and Project 23, where you can see excavators unearthing new fossils that help unlock the mysteries of prehistoric Los Angeles.
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