Discover an Ice Age excavation site, right in the heart of Los Angeles. Watch as scientists excavate and work on fossils of mammoths, saber-toothed cats and more. See ‘tar’ bubbling through the surface throughout the park.

 

EXPERIENCE:

Discover science in action and make discoveries right alongside the scientists. Step into the past and experience the Ice Age come to life as you explore the world’s only active, urban Ice Age excavation site.

Check out the La Brea Tar Pits where tar is still bubbling. See what excavators have uncovered today at the active fossil excavation site.

Enter the museum and watch as scientists clean and study the unearthed fossils right before your eyes in the Fossil Lab. The museum showcases the best fossils, animals and plants that have been discovered here – mammoths, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and more.

It’s a gateway back to the Ice Age, right in the heart of Los Angeles.

 

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Discover over a million Ice Age fossils at the museum at La Brea Tar Pits
Learn what has been excavated today at the active dig sites
See tar bubbling from the ground
Watch as scientists clean and study the unearthed fossils right before your eyes in our Fossil Lab
See what has been discovered here – mammoths, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and more
Watch scientists at work in the Fossil Lab

 

 

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