A great place to take children would be the Page Museum in Los Angeles. It houses Ice Age fossils that were also discovered on the same land. In fact, excavation sites are set up right outside of the museum in Hancock Park. Years of excavation pay off as fossils of whole animals were discovered and put together all throughout the museum. Some of the notable animals are the Sabertooth Cat, Colombian Mammoth, Dire Wolf, and California Condor. A few of them were even recreated to include its outer layer of skin and fur. If that doesn't catch a kid's attention, they could always try to pull a handlebar out of tar and it isn't as easy as it looks.
It all comes to full circle when the last stop is a timeline displayed on the wall that features which animals were present at certain times. Appropriately enough, most of the pictures are the same animals displayed within the museum. The trip is both fun and educational as banners hang on different sections of the walls, discussing the evolution and diversity of animals and plant life.
There is also an Atrium, filled with an abundance of plants, light from the sun, and koi fish. This is just a nice area to relax and enjoy the fresh air. To get a simulated experience of life in the Ice Age, the Pleistocene Garden is the place to go. Of course, no trip is complete without stopping by the Museum Store where memorabilia can be taken home after a trip to the Ice Age.
The Page Museum is open daily between 9:30am-5:00pm with guided tours available. More information can be found on their website.
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