La Brea Tar Pits
Bubbling pools of natural asphalt in the middle of the city, where scientists still dig up Ice Age mammoths, saber-toothed cats and dire wolves.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid museum; the park is free
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- 5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- Next to LACMA on Wilshire.
Why Go
Animals trapped in the tar for 50,000 years left one of the world's richest fossil sites. The museum displays skeletons and lets you watch scientists cleaning fossils; the park around the pits is free.
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