La Brea Tar Pits
Neighborhood: La Brea & Miracle Mile
Phone: +1 323 934 7243
Fax: +1 323 933 7546
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Once upon a time, Rancho La Brea was only a Mexican land grant. Now a park, the tar pits have been the world's richest deposit of Ice Age fossils. More than 40,000 years ago mammoths, saber-toothed cats and dire wolves freely roamed the Los Angeles basin and became entrapped in the natural asphalt of the tar pits. During the summer months, visitors can observe the ongoing excavation from Pit 91. A visit to the on-site Page Museum is a must.
M-F 9:30a-5p, Sa-Su 10a-5p
Ice Age Fossils
Neighborhood: La Brea & Miracle Mile
Phone: +1 323 934 7243
Fax: +1 323 933 7546
Email | Website | Map | add to Travel Bag (NEW)
Virtual Tour Website 1 ,2
Once upon a time, Rancho La Brea was only a Mexican land grant. Now a park, the tar pits have been the world's richest deposit of Ice Age fossils. More than 40,000 years ago mammoths, saber-toothed cats and dire wolves freely roamed the Los Angeles basin and became entrapped in the natural asphalt of the tar pits. During the summer months, visitors can observe the ongoing excavation from Pit 91. A visit to the on-site Page Museum is a must.
M-F 9:30a-5p, Sa-Su 10a-5pReviews
Weird thing to find in the middle of a major city
Nestled between a Staples and a Starbucks, why, it's a pit of tar from which they've excavat...
Reviewed by:jamidwyer from on Jul 14 2008
Critic review
The tar pits are fun both inside and out. For the price, you would think the musuem would be larger,...
Reviewed by:spa.brat from on May 06 2008
Tarpit delight
Excellent visit. Exciting to see actual tarpits that...
Reviewed by:hasterts from on Mar 20 2008
