BE ADVISED: On Saturday, June 20, Wilshire Blvd will be closed between Fairfax Ave and Curson Ave due to a nearby event. Visitors can access the museum parking lot on Curson Ave via 6th St. For questions or directions, please call 213.763.3466 or email info@tarpits.org.

Photo of paleontologist excavating fossils

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Excavations

Exhibitions

Fossil Lab

What happens after the fossils at La Brea Tar Pits are excavated? This is where you find out.

3D Theater

Travel back in time with Titans of the Ice Age.

LBTP
Tours & Activities Kids & Family Adults

Excavator Tour

The Excavator Tour explores the Fossil Lab where real paleontologists work, our historic excavation sites, and Project 23, where live excavations can be seen.

daily through 07/06/26

  • 2:00 pm
LBTP
Tours & Activities

Discoveries From   
the Tar Pits

Join a Museum Educator to hear about exciting discoveries from the Tar Pits! These 20-minute presentations highlight what we can learn at the Tar Pits, followed by a Q&A opportunity. Topics are always changing.

daily through 07/06/26

  • 4:00 pm
LBTP
Tours & Activities Kids & Family Adults

Excavator Tour

The Excavator Tour explores the Fossil Lab where real paleontologists work, our historic excavation sites, and Project 23, where live excavations can be seen.

daily through 07/06/26

  • 2:00 pm
LBTP
Tours & Activities

Discoveries From   
the Tar Pits

Join a Museum Educator to hear about exciting discoveries from the Tar Pits! These 20-minute presentations highlight what we can learn at the Tar Pits, followed by a Q&A opportunity. Topics are always changing.

daily through 07/06/26

  • 4:00 pm
LBTP
Tours & Activities Kids & Family Adults

Excavator Tour

The Excavator Tour explores the Fossil Lab where real paleontologists work, our historic excavation sites, and Project 23, where live excavations can be seen.

daily through 07/06/26

  • 2:00 pm

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Saber-toothed Summer Self-Guided Tour

Smilodon for the camera and capture some purrfect pics on this selfie scavenger hunt. Discover everything there is to know about the fearsome feline with the killer canines only at La Brea Tar Pits.

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Future Paleontologist

Dig up the past as you discover the science of the fossil’s journey from excavation to our col

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Our Expeditions

Our goal is to foster integrative research collaborations at asphaltic fossil localities around the world.

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