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Admission: La Brea Tar Pits and Museum Admission Ticket

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

Fri 10 Jan

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Starting at $14.36

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Fri 10 Jan

Starting at $14.36

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What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges

Excavator Tour

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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

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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Reviews (77)

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kpbooth3

May 2022

I was expecting the pits to be more bubbly and oozing so to speak. A bit boring to look at it. Inside museum with the fossils was cool. Pretty quick tour as it took me only an hour. Not sure if it was worth 15 bucks for that.

joep735

May 2022

Something I have always wanted to do and glad I did it. You can smell it from quite a distance off but you can also see a lot from the park without actually going into the paid area. This is a great place for kids, lots of areas to run around. Inside many exhibits will love, dinosaurs some interactive things. Of course guess the animals poo amused many. The build was very clean and covid friendly. If you are into dinosaurs and history this is a great one. If you are not just do the park and give the museum a miss.

EJRover

May 2022

It was not what I expected, which made it even more pleasant. The museum is a fun and wonderful learning experience. You can even see scientists at work (they probably don’t like being on display, but it would be inspiring for children to see what archaeologists and preservationists do!). The grounds are open for the public as a beautiful park to stroll through. Well done LA!