In La Brea Tar Pits Park, you can follow one of the suggested itineraries, access the excavation 101, take a look at the observation pit, and visit the museum.

Another part of the journey to La Brea Tar Tips includes exploring the fossil lab, viewing exhibits, and watching Ice Age Encounters and more in the 3D theater.

Visitors can also plan group visits or catch special events and filming activities.

Schools are invited to the park for field trips to discover a different world, one that was once covered with ice and home to such species as sabre-tooth tigers and mammoths.

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