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Created by Katie T • Updated On: November 10, 2012
La Brea Tar Pits & Museum is one of Been there.

1. La Brea Tar Pits & Museum

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5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Historic and Protected Site · Mid-City West · 117 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: These tar pits hold the fossils of Ice Age animals that became trapped in the asphalt deposits here. The fossils were first described by Wellesley College professor William Denton in 1875.