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La Brea Tar Pits Museum

La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, 5801 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Open | Tue, 09:30-17:00
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What You'll Experience

View the vast Ice Age collection at the La Brea Tar Pits Museum.
See fossils of extinct mammoths and sloths to microfossils of plants and animals.
Gain insight into the past and the Earth's evolution through the Excavator Tour.

The La Brea Tar Pits is an active paleontological research site located in Hancock Park, Los Angeles. Formed around a group of tar pits where natural asphalt has seeped up from the ground for tens of thousands of years, you can witness tar bubbling up from the ground. Continue your journey on the Excavator Tour to see palaeontologists in action, visit historic excavation pits, and visit Project 23 to view live excavations.

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La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, 5801 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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