Uncover something amazing during your L.A. visit with this admission ticket to the city’s famous La Brea Tar Pits and Museum. Explore the bubbling tar pools that harbor a wealth of amazing Ice Age specimens like mammoths, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, ground sloths. Then head inside the museum to explore the beautifully-preserved fossils of these ancient creatures and watch paleontologists hard at work cleaning and preserving their recent finds.
Explore the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum with this admission ticket
Discover this unexpected scientific site right in the heart of Los Angeles
Admire the range of prehistoric fossils from mammoths, saber-toothed cats and ground sloths found in the pits
Learn about ongoing efforts by scientists to continue excavation, collection and discovery
Experience what life was like in prehistoric Los Angeles
Great option for families and children
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.
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Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Involves a moderate amount of walking
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Include
Excavator Tour
Pit 91 Access
Pleistocene Gardens
Atrium Access
Exclude
Souvenir photos (available for purchase on-site)
Ice Age Encounters show and 3D Film (tickets are available on site when you arrive)