La Brea Tar Pits
La Brea Tar Pits
La Brea Tar Pits is a location where visitors can take a step back into prehistoric times. The La Brea Tar Pit is a museum as well as an archeological excavation pit. There are many fascinating things to seen and to learn at La Brea Tar Pits.
If you have ever had an curiosity about the Ice age, La Brea Tar Pits can answer your questions. Here you can view fossilized artifacts that have been discovered by paleontologists. You can view the teeth of a saber-toothed tiger. You can peer at a dire wolf brain cast, or learn how mammoths' teeth grow. The fossils are too numerous and amazing to name.
If it's not enough for you to see the finished fossilized product, visit the museum real laboratory. This is a "fish Bowl" style laboratory where scientists restore and clean fossils that are currently being excavated in front of your very eyes. The only thing that separates scientists from tourists is a piece of glass. You may think this would be boring to watch, but just wait and see. This laboratory draws the largest crowds at the museum. Visitors will spend hours watching someone clean a fossil with cotton swabs and toothbrushes. Here you can be present while scientist discover the many mysteries of the Ice Age.
Hours: Monday through Friday 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM.; Saturday and Sunday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Admission: Adults $7.00, Seniors and students 13 to 18 $4.50. Children 5 to 12 $2.00. Admission for children under 5 :free.
La Brea Tar pits is an archeological marvel. It is sure to entertain your family as well as teach them a little something new. Let your friends and family discover the mystery La Brea tar pits has left to uncover.
