Group of tar pits formed in urban Los Angeles where tar has preserved the bones of trapped animals. The George C. Page Museum is dedicated to researching the tar pits and displaying specimens from the animals that died there
General Information
Hours:
Museum Hours:
Wednesday to Monday: 9:30am to 5pm
Tuesday: Closed
Park Hours:
6am to 10pm
Wednesday to Monday: 9:30am to 5pm
Tuesday: Closed
Park Hours:
6am to 10pm
Fees:
Museum:
Adult: $15.00
Senior: $12.00
Child (3-12): $7.00
Child 2 and Under: Free
Parking
$15 FLAT RATE
The museum's parking lot is located at the corner of Curson Avenue and 6th Street, directly behind the museum. Enter from the western side of Curson Avenue.
Adult: $15.00
Senior: $12.00
Child (3-12): $7.00
Child 2 and Under: Free
Parking
$15 FLAT RATE
The museum's parking lot is located at the corner of Curson Avenue and 6th Street, directly behind the museum. Enter from the western side of Curson Avenue.
Pet Policy:
Pets allowed
Closest cities with hotels:
Los Angeles
Seasons:
All year
Location:
Website:
How to Get There
Take W 1st St, CA-110 and Exit 21 to W 17th St. Take 3rd Ave to W Olympic Blvd. Turn left onto W Olympic Blvd. Turn right onto S Curson Ave.
Overview
The La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park on Museum Row in Los Angeles are an active Ice Age fossil site where natural asphalt has trapped animals for tens of thousands of years, including mammoths, saber-toothed cats, and dire wolves. The La Brea Tar Pits Museum displays fossils, a working fossil lab, and the Lake Pit with life-size mammoths. Visitors can watch the ongoing excavations at Project 23 and see bubbling tar in the park.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "La Brea Tar Pits", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
