Tours and Tickets to Experience La Brea Tar Pits

There are plenty of ways to experience La Brea Tar Pits. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Half-Day Sightseeing Tour of the Best of Los Angeles

• Private Luxurious Tour of Los Angeles

• Hollywood to Beverly Hills Sightseeing Tour from Orange County

• Los Angeles and Celebrity Homes Combo Tour

• Half-Day Best of Los Angeles Tour from Santa Monica

The price to visit La Brea Tar Pits is US$18 for adults and US$14 for seniors. Students pay US$14, and it’s US$7 for children, except for those 2 and under, who enter for free. Add-ons, like the 3D theater and Ice Age Encounters show, are extra.

At La Brea Tar Pits, you can see bubbling asphalt pits on the grounds, and life-size Ice Age mammals, a range of fossils—including saber-toothed cats, mammoths, coyotes, and tiny microfossils—in the museum. You can also watch scientists at work inside the Fossil Lab, watch multimedia shows, and explore museum exhibits.

Yes, the La Brea Tar Pits are incredibly kid-friendly. Children can explore hands-on exhibits, participate in fossil–themed activities, and create their own shadow puppets. The museum’s engaging exhibits make it a great place for families to visit and have fun together in an active urban Ice Age research site.

That depends on your interest level and how in-depth you want your visit to be. To fully explore the outdoor excavation sites and museum exhibits, plan on spending one to two hours. This allows enough time to explore the interactive displays, learn the site’s history, and see the excavation areas.

Yes, parking is available at the La Brea Tar Pits for a flat rate of US$18. The parking lot is situated on the corner of Sixth Street and Curson Avenue, right behind the museum. Cash payments are not accepted; payment is by credit card only.