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Summer Nights at the Tar Pits: Whatever the season ... with pop-up roasting sessions in Anaheim and Burbank. Several stores will be in the swing in the coming weeks, with Ralph's, Food4Less ...
This question, posed by Ricky Fulton, was included in one of our latest reader polls: What are the La Brea Tar Pits? Is it a bunch of bubbling tar with dinosaur bones sticking out? You can vote in ...
The La Brea Tar Pits is the only active urban fossil dig site and home to the largest collection of Ice Age fossils in the world. Since its opening in 1977, the Tar Pits museum and site has hosted ...
At the site known today as the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, natural asphalt has bubbled up from below the ground’s surface ...
The La Brea Tar Pits’ makeover team is adding new members. Lori Bettison-Varga, the president and director of the National History Museums of Los Angeles County, announced today that the La Brea ...
As the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum undergoes a major redesign, its leaders hope it can do more to engage the public and educate visitors about the realities of climate change. Only in Los Angeles ...
The La Brea Tar Pits are beloved by Angelenos, scientists, and those not offended by the pungent smell of tar. But the museum, grounds, and research facilities have remained largely the same for ...
Only two of seven geese survived after being rescued from the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, the International Bird Rescue said in a news release. On July 31, a flock of 15 Canada geese ...
For the first time ever, the La Brea Tar Pits is on the move across Los Angeles. Where is it going: The Tar Pits trailer is bringing the Ice Age to Los Angeles Unified School District campuses.