The La Brea Tar Pits & Museum in downtown Los Angeles, is about the only reason to visit the city. It is an absolute gem of a museum and interactive spot to learn about the Ice Age (pleistocene) creatures that lived and thrived not only in the area of Southern California but also the American Continent. There are so many bones, skulls, recreations, dioramas, interactive displays… Some of their specimens include: The American Lion, Sabertooth Cat, American Mastodon, Pygmy Mastodon, Columbian Mammoth, Short Faced Bear, Bison Latifrons, Bison Antiquus, Extinct American Camel, Shasta Ground Sloth, Harlan’s Ground Sloth, Dire Wolf, Extinct Western Horse, & more! They’ve got it all and they’re all really well displayed and there’s plenty to interact with and read. I really love this place.

Outside the Museum there are plenty of active tar pits, more displays, statues, and information.

Adult: $15

Child: $7

Senior & Student: $12

Make sure you listen to my Podcast Episode over the Ice Age Animals in the New World and the People that would have interacted with them!