Los Angeles, California - La Brea Tar Pits
- Address:
- 5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA [Show Map]
- Directions:
- I-10 exit 8, then north on La Brea Ave. for a couple of miles. Turn left onto Wilshire Blvd, and the Tar Pits will be a half-mile on the right.
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Los Angeles, California - La Brea Tar Pits This is an area on Wilshire Blvd. in the area known as the "Miracle Mile" where remains of various prehistoric animals indigenous to Southern California embedded in tar. There is an excellent museum displaying findings from the tar pits as well as a viewing area where you can watchers clean and categorize new findings. Outdoors ther are viewing pits where you can watch current excavations as well as some untouched findings. [OxyEx, 12/12/1997][RA: Was featured in the 1997 disaster movie "Volcano." On our visit in March, we noticed at least one spot on the lawn, marked off with traffic cones, where tar was bubbling up. The museum is fairly straightforward -- though they still have the test-your-strength - "Discover What It Is Like to Be Trapped in Tar" exhibit.]
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