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ice age encounters show tar pits
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Ice Age Encounters
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Image of mammoths
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3D Theater

Travel back in time with Titans of the Ice Age.

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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Fantastic Fossils
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through 08/01/25

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Children digging in a rocky, sand trough with replica fossils
nhm

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Fantastic Fossils
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weekly

through 08/01/25

  • 12:00 am
Children digging in a rocky, sand trough with replica fossils
nhm

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Fantastic Fossils
Learn more

weekly

through 08/01/25

  • 12:00 am
Children digging in a rocky, sand trough with replica fossils
nhm

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Fantastic Fossils
Learn more

weekly

through 08/01/25

  • 12:00 am
Children digging in a rocky, sand trough with replica fossils
nhm

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Fantastic Fossils
Learn more

weekly

through 08/01/25

  • 12:00 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

New Exhibition Fierce! The Story of Cats Roars into the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park on July 13

Tickets are available now for this insightful, interactive celebration of the diversity
and significance of cats

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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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