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Children learning about mammoths in LA Learning at the Tar Pits A mammoth stuck in time at La Brea Tar Pits
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La Brea Tar Pits Museum

Time travel to the Ice Age, right in the heart of Los Angeles!

La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
Open today: 09:30 - 17:00
Wheelchair accessible
Provider: Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County
Registered address: 900 West Exposition Boulevard, 90037, Los Angeles, US
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What's included

General admission to the museum at La Brea Tar Pits
The Excavator Tour

What's not included

Parking fees
Admission to special exhibitions

Important information

Los Angeles County residents can enjoy complimentary museum entry between 3-5 p.m. on weekdays, with onsite ticket availability.
  • See million-plus Ice Age artifacts at the famed La Brea Tar Pits Museum in Los Angeles
  • Prepare to lock eyes with formidable models of dire wolves, mammoths, mastodons, and fearsome saber-toothed cats
  • Get up close to tar oozing across the park's terrain and learn the story of Earth's evolution

Get ready to time travel to an age where mammoths roamed and saber-toothed cats prowled! The La Brea Tar Pits, the world's only active urban fossil dig site, offers a journey that's as exhilarating as it is educational.

Find yourself spellbound by the sight of tar still bubbling up from the ground, a testament to the constant churn of time. See where scientists are doing painstaking work to unearth ancient relics at the fossil excavation site.

Each new discovery reveals an exciting piece of the Earth's fascinating history and a close encounter with the magnificent beasts that once ruled our planet.

Present your smartphone voucher at the entrance to the museum.

  • The museum's parking lot is located at the corner of Curson Avenue and 6th Street, directly behind the museum
  • The Excavator Tour is included with General Admission and can be reserved onsite
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
Thursday 09:30 - 17:00
Friday 09:30 - 17:00
Saturday 09:30 - 17:00
Sunday 09:30 - 17:00
Monday 09:30 - 17:00
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 09:30 - 17:00
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
5801 Wilshire Boulevard, 90036, Los Angeles
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  • Cancellation is possible until 24 hours before your visit date.
  • Rescheduling is possible until 24 hours before your visit date.

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Anonymous
13 Mar 2024
Excellent
An amazing museum! Tar pits and ground sloths. And tiqets worked fine.
La Brea Tar Pits Museum
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Jean,  United States United States
18 Feb 2024
Excellent
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