BE ADVISED: On Sunday March 15, the parking lot at La Brea Tar Pits will be closed at 3 pm. Alternative parking structures are located at the nearby SAG-AFTRA building and the Petersen Automotive Museum. For questions or directions, please call 213.763.3466 or email info@nhm.org.

Field Trips

Witness discoveries made daily at La Brea Tar Pits, the largest active urban Ice Age fossil site in the world!

Visit La Brea Tar Pits on a field trip! Explore our exhibit halls, get up-close-and-personal with specimens and artifacts, and experience our museum with your students. Self-guided field trips to La Brea Tar Pits are free for California Pre K–12 public or private school groups. See below for information on how to book your visit!

volunteer with kids in dinosaur hall NHM

Field Trips at the Natural History Museum

Inspire wonder, discovery, and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds!

Book an NHM field trip