La Brea Tar Pits
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If you enjoy museums, you will like Tar Pits. Only takes about 2 hours to see everything. I went during a rainstorm, the pits weren't bubbling and oozing like normal. Would have liked it better in July? when they are actually working in the pits and excavating. Small museum, but big skeletons.
Reviewed by: Colleen from on Oct 22 2009
This is a very interesting place to visit. Taking the walking tour with an experienced guide made the difference. Both my partner and I would recommend visiting La Brea for all ages and worth the trip.
Reviewed by: Char B from on May 11 2009
The La Brea Tar Pits and the Museum just blew me away!!!!
Reviewed by: THERESAN from on Apr 19 2009
We visited the La Brea Tar Pits today and it was great fun. I'm fifty-eight and took my nine year old niece and my brother and sister to the tar pits and had a blast. You can still see tar oozing, and methane bubbling from the earth, and the collection of bones they've found there is huge. The wall with the 404 Dire wolf skulls, just a quarter of their collection is pretty neat. There are two short film presentations, and you can walk around the grounds and see more excavations, oozing tar. The park is only about a city block in size, and the museum isn't huge, but will take you about two hours or so to feel like you've seen everything. I'm glad we went.
Reviewed by: David from on Sep 14 2008
Nestled between a Staples and a Starbucks, why, it's a pit of tar from which they've excavated the remains of all kinds of unfortunate pre-historic animals. Weird and awesome. Don't miss it -- when I lived in LA it was a must for out-of-town visitors.
Reviewed by: JamiD from on Jul 14 2008
The tar pits are fun both inside and out. For the price, you would think the musuem would be larger, but it is still intresting.
Reviewed by: Spa from on May 06 2008
Excellent visit. Exciting to see actual tarpits that
Reviewed by: disappointed... from on Mar 20 2008
It was a very exiting and interesting place to go, being able to study creatures of the Ice Age. I can't wait for a return trip
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 04 2008
An amazing conrast of true scientific and educational value in the middle of the most vulgar, cras and commercialzed place in the US (outside of NY).
Reviewed by: Mitch from on Nov 03 2007
This was great!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Sep 05 2007
Ice Age Fossils
Back to La Brea Tar Pits
If you enjoy museums, you will like Tar Pits. Only takes about 2 hours to see everything. I went during a rainstorm, the pits weren't bubbling and oozing like normal. Would have liked it better in July? when they are actually working in the pits and excavating. Small museum, but big skeletons.
Reviewed by: Colleen from on Oct 22 2009
This is a very interesting place to visit. Taking the walking tour with an experienced guide made the difference. Both my partner and I would recommend visiting La Brea for all ages and worth the trip.
Reviewed by: Char B from on May 11 2009
The La Brea Tar Pits and the Museum just blew me away!!!!
Reviewed by: THERESAN from on Apr 19 2009
We visited the La Brea Tar Pits today and it was great fun. I'm fifty-eight and took my nine year old niece and my brother and sister to the tar pits and had a blast. You can still see tar oozing, and methane bubbling from the earth, and the collection of bones they've found there is huge. The wall with the 404 Dire wolf skulls, just a quarter of their collection is pretty neat. There are two short film presentations, and you can walk around the grounds and see more excavations, oozing tar. The park is only about a city block in size, and the museum isn't huge, but will take you about two hours or so to feel like you've seen everything. I'm glad we went.
Reviewed by: David from on Sep 14 2008
Nestled between a Staples and a Starbucks, why, it's a pit of tar from which they've excavated the remains of all kinds of unfortunate pre-historic animals. Weird and awesome. Don't miss it -- when I lived in LA it was a must for out-of-town visitors.
Reviewed by: JamiD from on Jul 14 2008
The tar pits are fun both inside and out. For the price, you would think the musuem would be larger, but it is still intresting.
Reviewed by: Spa from on May 06 2008
Excellent visit. Exciting to see actual tarpits that
Reviewed by: disappointed... from on Mar 20 2008
It was a very exiting and interesting place to go, being able to study creatures of the Ice Age. I can't wait for a return trip
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 04 2008
An amazing conrast of true scientific and educational value in the middle of the most vulgar, cras and commercialzed place in the US (outside of NY).
Reviewed by: Mitch from on Nov 03 2007
This was great!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Sep 05 2007
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