5 places to explore ancient LA in Los Angeles

1) La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

No matter how hot it gets in LA, the ice age is never far away. At the center of our city are the bubbling La Brea Tar Pits, one of the world’s most famous fossil localities, where the remains of sabertoothed cats, dire wolves, and mammoths have been uncovered.

a saber-toothed cat at La Brea Tar pits

5801 Wilshire Boulevard, Miracle Mile

+1 213 763 3499

http://tarpits.org

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