It was quite dark when we went so we couldn’t see much. But we did see it bubbling and could smell the tar; thick and choking. It was strangely peaceful and not as eerie as I had expected it to be. It is just so random having tar pits in the middle of a bustling city.

We visited the La Brea Tar Pits today and it was great fun. I'm fifty-eight and took my nine year old niece and my brother and sister to the tar pits and had a blast. You can still see tar oozing, and methane bubbling from the earth, and the collection of bones they've found there is huge. The wall with the 404 Dire wolf skulls, just a quarter of their collection is pretty neat. There are two short film presentations, and you can walk around the grounds and see more excavations, oozing tar. The park is only about a city block in size, and the museum isn't huge, but will take you about two hours or so to feel like you've seen everything. I'm glad we went.

Nestled between a Staples and a Starbucks, why, it's a pit of tar from which they've excavated the remains of all kinds of unfortunate pre-historic animals. Weird and awesome. Don't miss it -- when I lived in LA it was a must for out-of-town visitors.

The tar pits are fun both inside and out. For the price, you would think the musuem would be larger, but it is still intresting. This is a great place to bring the family, and a wonderful place to pack a picnic to enjoy on the grass. Bubbles of tar can be spotted all around the park, and during the summer season you can watch people digging for bones in the pits.

Excellent visit. Exciting to see actual tarpits that are being excavated and smell the tar bubbling and oozing just like years ago. Inside the museum, you have a chance to see many of the specimens that have been found and reconstructed. You also have the chance to see palenthologist working behind the glass.........cleaning and preparing the specimen. Very education. Not a full day but half a day's fun!

It was a very exiting and interesting place to go, being able to study creatures of the Ice Age. I can't wait for a return trip

An amazing conrast of true scientific and educational value in the middle of the most vulgar, cras and commercialzed place in the US (outside of NY). Beam up up Scotty.. or beam me back.. I'd like to be in a nearby tree watching the goings and comings 25,000 years ago. Would be be possible to place some additional tar pits around LA to entrap and dispose of the many undersirable inhabitants ? Capt. Mitch Witt, me The Cruising Yacht Private Dancer

This was great! So interesting and fun! I had a great time! I loved it and I would like to go back soon!! I think all ages could enjoy going to the tar pits because there is so much to do and to find out about!

this was such a cool place and i being 13 at the time(last june[[2006]]) this was a great place it doesn't get boring and it is so amazing to see the things that have evolved!

My husband and I visited in 1996. He is deceased now(2000), but I am coming back to CA. and I want to re-visit the LaBrea Tar Pits. Thank You

Great park. Very interesting place to take your kids. You can see the tar pits and exhibits of the fossils that have been extracted from them. Free entry. Parking is $6.