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.

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La Brea Tar Pits 
Insider Tour

Your exclusive backstage pass to the Ice Age. Go behind the scenes with scientists, sort real fossils, and explore bubbling tar pits up close. Includes Museum admission.

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