La Brea Tar Pits

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La Brea Tar Pits
Final Months to Visit
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La Brea Tar Pits closes July 7 for a 2-year mammoth makeover. Experience L.A.’s most iconic destination before we get a little work done.
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Special Experiences
Explore the sites, collections, and programs that bring the Ice Age to life.
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Upcoming Evening Event
Climate Dance Party at La Brea Tar Pits
Premium Experience
La Brea Tar Pits Insider Tour
Ice Age Encounters
Lake Pit
Our Excavations
Dire Wolf Wall
Fossil Lab
Ice Age Fossils
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La Brea Tar Pits
Reimagine the future of La Brea Tar Pits and explore the transformation, the process, and keep up-to-date on the latest developments.
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Experts Uncover L.A.'s Ice Age Past
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Experts Uncover L.A.'s Ice Age Past
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Our Evolving Understanding of Dire Wolves
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Ice Age Angeleno: Teratorn
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Solving a Juniper Seed Mystery at La Brea Tar Pits
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Mammoths vs Mastodons: A La Brea Tar Pits Trunk Show
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Get Stuck in Our New Tar Mobile
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Planting the Ice Age
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What Tar Pits Fossils Reveal
with Dr. Emily Lindsey
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What Ice Age Plants Reveal
with Dr. Regan Dunn
A New Scientific Research Hub
Read about the Samuel Oschin Global Center for Ice Age Research
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What are you interested in learning about at the Tar Pits?
Cats
Climate Change
Discoveries
Mammoths
Excavations