Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits
An excellent museum that displays fossils of animals – including saber-toothed cats, dire wolves and mammoths – that got stuck in tar pits during the Ice Age 10,000 to 40,000 years ago. Visitors can watch fossils being prepared and learn about the natural and human history of the tar pits. However, the real highlight is just outside the museum in Hancock Park, where you'll find a Pleistocene Garden and the tar pits themselves, with life-size replicas of extinct mammals and where you can witness the ongoing excavation of the pits.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Address
- 5801 Wilshire Blvd
- Hours
- Open now · closes 5 pm
Weekly hours
Mon 9:30 am–5 pm Tue 9:30 am–5 pm Wed 9:30 am–5 pm Thu 9:30 am–5 pm Fri 9:30 am–5 pm Sat 9:30 am–5 pm Sun 9:30 am–5 pm Read from the travel guide, which lists: Daily 9:30AM-5PM
- Price
- Adults $12, youth (13-17)/seniors (62+)/college students (w/ ID) $9, children (3-12) $5, children under 3 free. Free general admission for everyone 1st Tu of the month, except July and August
- Phone
- 12137633499
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