La Brea Tar Pits museum will remain closed until further notice. The park at La Brea Tar Pits is currently open and visitors can currently see paleontologists working at our excavation site weekly.  See NHMLAC's response to coronavirus (COVID-19).

Glopping in Pit 91 La Brea Tar Pits

Experience the Tar Pits

Discover science in action and make discoveries right alongside our scientists. Step into the past and experience the Ice Age come to life!

Mammoths and Mastodons key art

Mammoths and Mastodons

Start your BIG adventure
Image of mammoths

Titans of the Ice Age 3D

Journey back in time.
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Tours and Shows

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sabertooth cat puppet in ice age encounters show tar pits

Live Theater Show

Ice Age Encounters

Photo of paleontologist excavating fossils

Tour

Excavator Tour

field school students using microscopes in the fossil lab tar pits

Presentation

Inside the Fossil Lab

Project 23 boxes and bins

Presentation

Project 23 Revealed

Tar Pits and Park

What we dig
Excavating at the Tar Pits

Daily Discoveries

Explore our excavations
Photo of person working in the Fossil Lab

Inside the Museum

Real-time Discoveries

Watch paleontology up close as you peer into our Fossil Lab.

Discover with us
Saber-toothed at Exhibit

Inside the Museum

On Display

Discover the magnificent beasts that were excavated right here at the Tar Pits.

Just look what we've found