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La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

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(3.3K) · Museum in Los Angeles, United States
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Explore the world's only active, urban Ice Age excavation site. Inside the Page Museum is where we showcase the best fossils, animals, and …

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Feb 7, 2025
It's so crazy to imagine giant pools of sticky traps or fly paper strong enough to trap mammoths and sabre-tooth cats. If you want the budget version, the outdoor space is free and has great signage …Full review by Graham M
Dec 22, 2024
$18 for a ticket and a $18 for parking. Museum takes around 5 mins to look at. Very sparse and poorly put together. Tar pits are really dirty pools of water or just dirt surrounded by a fence. Not wo…Full review by Michael A
Nov 5, 2024
Although we didnt have a lot of time and it was late in the afternoon, we popped in for a visit as I always wanted to see the grounds. It was too late for the museum but I enjoyed walking the grounds…Full review by runner24
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Delightfully Old Fashioned Museum
Due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the La Brea Tar Pits Museum is temporarily closed until further notice. The tar pits in the park out…
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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 …
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A Famous Fossil Site
Mammoths, saber-toothed cats and dire wolves used to roam LA's savannah in prehistoric times. We know this because of an archaeolo…
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A Fascinating Place to Visit
One place you really shouldn’t miss while in Los Angeles is the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park on Wilshire Boulevard. I…
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Thousands of Animal Bone and Plant Remains
La Brea’s tar pits have thousands of animal bone and plant remains. Some of the fossils have been dated back to 40,000 years ago. M…
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The La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, located in Los Angeles, showcase a unique glimpse into the prehistoric world. This site was once a Me…
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is there parking how much does it cost
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Plenty of parking but there is a fee if you visit the museum. Free if you just walk the grounds. At least when we were there.
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Answer by Todd B · Mar 23, 2025
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how much is the ticket?
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Sorry I didn't see this. I don't remember much of a fee.
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Answer by · Oct 16, 2021
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