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  1. What are the Tar Pits? The Tar Pits have fascinated scientists and visitors for over a century, and today, this area is the only actively excavated Ice Age fossil site found in an urban location in the world! Over the last 50,000 years, Ice Age animals, plants, and insects were trapped in sticky asphalt, which preserved them for us to find today.

  2. Small tar pit. The La Brea Tar Pits is an active paleontological research site in urban Los Angeles. Hancock Park was formed around a group of tar pits where natural asphalt (also called asphaltum, bitumen, or pitch; brea in Spanish) has seeped up from the ground for tens of thousands of years.

  3. Located in the heart of metropolitan Los Angeles, the La Brea Tar Pits are one of the world’s most famous fossil localities. Explore the world’s only active, urban Ice Age excavation site. Inside the Museum is where we showcase the best fossils, animals, and plants that have been discovered here — mammoths, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves ...

  4. Right in the heart of L.A. sits the world’s most powerful gateway to the Ice Age. The asphalt seeps at La Brea Tar Pits are the only active urban fossil dig site in the world. Plants and animals from the last 50,000 years are discovered here every day. Outside, you can watch excavators carve fossils out of the asphalt.

  5. Nov 1, 2022 · Things to Do. Attractions & Tours. La Brea Tar Pits: The Story of an LA Icon. by Liz Ohanesian. Nov 1, 2022. View of the mammoth sculptures in the Lake Pit, an iconic part of the grounds at La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park. | Photo: Natural History Museums of L.A. County (NHMLAC) Been There. My Next Trip. Museums Family Friendly Landmark.

  6. La Brea Tar Pits and Museum. 3,273 reviews. #32 of 926 things to do in Los Angeles. Natural History MuseumsScience Museums. Open now. 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. Explore the world's only active, urban Ice Age excavation site.

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