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Admission: La Brea Tar Pits and Museum Admission Ticket

Overview
Discover the curiosities of one of L.A.'s most unusual attractions: La Brea Tar Pits and Museum with this admission ticket. Enjoy this unique experience which helps unlock the local mysteries of the Ice Age. Visit an active Ice Age dig site and watch paleontologists excavate millions of fossils before your eyes. From viewing saber-toothed cats, mammoths, dire wolves, giant sloths, and watching scientists work on excavated fossil bones — it's all done right inside the museum. 
City: Los Angeles
Sat 10 May
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Starting at $18.00
Sat 10 May
Starting at $18.00
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What's Included
Excavator Tour
Pit 91 Access
Atrium Access
Pleistocene Gardens
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Los Angeles
5801 Wilshire Blvd,
This ticket provides direct entry into the attraction
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Additional Info
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Involves a moderate amount of walking
What To Expect
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La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
Use your general admission ticket for entry to the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum. Here, Ice Age fossils are being excavated right in the middle of L.A. Enjoy this truly unique attraction by experiencing all that it has to offer. Marvel at its outdoor Lake Pit, oozing with bubbling tar; travel back in time among the prehistoric plants of its Pleistocene Garden; and explore its active dig sites, where it seems excavators uncover something new daily. The museum itself features its own wealth of offerings. Scope out the fossils of prehistoric mammoths, saber-toothed cats, wolves, and ground sloths, or take an opportunity to watch paleontologists working in the Fossil Lab on their most recent finds. For a wonderful overview, reserve a spot on the Excavator Tour, free with admission. This guided tour delves into the history of the tar pits and explains just how so many massive creatures ended up stuck here. You’ll also visit the Fossil Lab, Observation Pit and Project 23, where excavators are continuously helping to unlock the mysteries of prehistoric L.A.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Kathy_V
Feb 2025
Be ready to step back in time to imagine what happened in this very location. Los Angeles can be proud of preserving this valuable area. It is a working paleontology fossil find with millions of fossils already categorized.
James_H
Feb 2025
Very informative trip. I especially enjoyed the free site tour and information received. I would definitely recommend taking the tour.
Anna_L
Feb 2025
Great educational tour for the children. But may add more activity structures to attract more family outing destinations.

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