Museum Exhibitions | La Brea Tar Pits Museum Exhibitions Millions of fossils found at La Brea Tar Pits—all under one roof. General Info Free with paid museum admission Free for Members Inside the Museum at La Brea Tar Pits What lies beneath the surface at the world famous La Brea Tar Pits? Step inside the museum to see massive ground sloths, towering mammoths, and snarling saber-toothed cats—some of the most spectacular fossils ever found at the Tar Pits. Watch scientists prepare specimens in the Fossil Lab, and then see these incredible fossils on display in the surrounding galleries. of While You're Visiting: Discover the large animals like mammoths, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, giant sloths, and more that roamed Ice Age L.A. See what scientists are working on in the Fossil Lab, from sorting microfossils to cleaning mammoth tusks Feel what it was like to get stuck in the sticky asphalt that trapped so many Ice Age animals Make MAMMOTH discoveries throughout our museums Talk with real scientists, our Museum Educators, and volunteers about recent finds and stories that make the past come to life What digging up the past tells us For over a century, researchers at La Brea Tar Pits have unearthed and studied the remains of millions of plants and animals. The resulting collection of fossils, from the gigantic mammoths to small micro fossils of insects and tiny plants, is the world’s most complete record of what life was like at the end of the Ice Age - between about 50,000 and 10,000 years ago - a time both foreign and familiar to our own. Experience for yourself how life from the past became trapped in “tar,” how scientists are digging it up today and working on these fossils right before your eyes, and what their discoveries tell us about the past and climate change. Upcoming Exhibition: Mark Dion: Excavations Museum Highlights Mammoths and Mastodons Fossil Lab Shop La Brea Tar Pits More to Explore More events Today April 23 LBTP Titans of the Ice Age 3D Journey to a world lost in time, buried in ice, and ruled by giants. In this exciting 3D adventure, narrated by Christopher Plummer, discover an icy world on the brink of extinction, where humans share the frozen tundra with majestic beasts. daily through 07/06/26 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am 12:00 pm 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm LBTP Tours & Activities Kids & Family Adults Excavator Tour The Excavator Tour explores the Fossil Lab where real paleontologists work, our historic excavation sites, and Project 23, where live excavations can be seen. daily through 07/06/26 2:00 pm LBTP Tours & Activities Discoveries From the Tar Pits Join a Museum Educator to hear about exciting discoveries from the Tar Pits! These 20-minute presentations highlight what we can learn at the Tar Pits, followed by a Q&A opportunity. Topics are always changing. daily through 07/06/26 4:00 pm Friday April 24 LBTP Titans of the Ice Age 3D Journey to a world lost in time, buried in ice, and ruled by giants. In this exciting 3D adventure, narrated by Christopher Plummer, discover an icy world on the brink of extinction, where humans share the frozen tundra with majestic beasts. daily through 07/06/26 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am 12:00 pm 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm LBTP Tours & Activities Kids & Family Adults Excavator Tour The Excavator Tour explores the Fossil Lab where real paleontologists work, our historic excavation sites, and Project 23, where live excavations can be seen. daily through 07/06/26 2:00 pm