Winter in Los Angeles usually means temperatures drop to the 70s so why not take advantage of the great weather and spend the day outside? La Brea Tar Pits, part of the Page Museum, is an excavation site that houses fossils from the Ice Age. Paw prints guide visitors to their destination and one of the first stops is Pit 91. One walks inside the shed and peeks through their windows to look at the dug up site. In this area, paleontologists found the remains of the Harlan ground sloth, eastern horse, dire wolf, and sabertooth cat. Excavations at Pit 91 run deep but it has been halted so they can focus on Project 23. The work started in 2006 and it is still in progress as they look for fossils that will give them answers on what animals once inhabited the area.
La Brea Tar Pits has something for for everyone - the children are free to roam around the large park, parents can leave most of the entertaining to the excavation sites and enjoy the scenery, while couples can lie down in the grass and soak up the sun. Located on Wilshire Blvd. and Curson Ave., there are plenty of place to eat afterwards. To see the fossils on display and to learn more about them, make sure to visit the Page Museum, which will be discussed in the next article.
La Brea Tar Pits and the Page Museum are open everyday from 9:30am-5:00pm with parking available on Curson Ave. and 6th St.
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