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Exhibition | Tar Pits
Ice Age Encounters

Ice Age Encounters is on hiatus for April and will return in May. Check back here for updates.

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Image of mammoths
Exhibition | Tar Pits
3D Theater

Travel back in time with Titans of the Ice Age.

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Two children looking at a laminated guide and a tray of micro fossils

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Fossil Finders
Day Camps Youth
  • 12 am
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Tue

23

Jul

Two children looking at a laminated guide and a tray of micro fossils

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Fossil Finders
Day Camps Youth
  • 12 am
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Wed

24

Jul

Two children looking at a laminated guide and a tray of micro fossils

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Fossil Finders
Day Camps Youth
  • 12 am
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Thu

25

Jul

Two children looking at a laminated guide and a tray of micro fossils

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Fossil Finders
Day Camps Youth
  • 12 am
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Fri

26

Jul

Two children looking at a laminated guide and a tray of micro fossils

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Fossil Finders
Day Camps Youth
  • 12 am
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Not To Be Missed

You won’t want to miss these iconic stops on your visit to La Brea Tar Pits.

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News & Press

Ice Age Saber-toothed Cats and Dire Wolves Suffered From Diseased Joints
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New La Brea Tar Pits Display Shows How Modern Science Can Shed New Light on Old Fossils

Three revamped cases display how the journey of fossils from the asphalt to the lab can lead to incredible new discoveries about our world

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Natural History Museum Issues Statement on the Passing of P-22, Los Angeles’ Famous Mountain Lion

NHMLAC is committed to honoring and sharing the iconic animal’s legacy to inspire Angelenos to continue to protect L.A.’s wildlife and ecosystems.

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Burro-ing Into the Past

A new study reveals that introduced donkeys and indigenous pumas are helping to resurrect extinct food webs in Death Valley.

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