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Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 465 attractions in Los Angeles
Traveler Description: Museum featuring artifacts from the La Brea tar pits.
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Attraction type: Geological formation, Historic site, Natural history museum, History museum, Science museum, Other, Specialty museum
Activities: Leisure education, Picnicking
Address: 5801 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036
Tel: 323 934 7243

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Reviews of Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits

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5 of 5 stars
Illinois
Oct 29, 2008

An awesome experience. The restorations are very realistic and displayed in a naturalistic setting. The tarpits themselves can be seen from the street but its well worth the walk in the gardens to get inside the museum. There is a handson display of the tar. Trying to pull the rod out of it will make you want to run out... more

Sep 24, 2008

The place is a great place to visit if you like science and fossils. These are not dinosaur fossils, though. They are fossils of=2 0ice age animals that got trapped in the seeping tar. It is a great place to spend 40 minutes and see something. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is right next door, so very worth... more

Aug 21, 2008

Overall, I was very impressed by the Page Museum and the La Brea Tar Pits. Before we visited the museum and tar pits, I didn't quite understand how these two sites are related; I'll describe each separately, touching on that point. Page Museum: At $7.50 for adults, this museum doesn't have quite as steep an admission fee as the Natural... more

5 of 5 stars
Dublin California
Jul 29, 2008

I had heard of the La Brea Tarpits but never knew exactly where they were. My husband and I were literally driving by and stopped while trying to get to Hollywood (we never did get to Hollywood.) As a teacher, I found this to be an awesome, educational experience. At the museum, we were greeted and asked if either of... more

4 of 5 stars
Seattle, Washington
Jul 17, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

Well, I'm kind of a nerd so I really enjoyed the tar pits and museum. Usually I would never bother going to a science museum while travelling cause I figure they're all the same but this one was definately unique. When you come into the park you see the tar pits with life size (or close enough) models of what... more

Jul 2, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

This is the one place in L.A. I had never visited, and I finally decided to take my 6 yr. old son on our recent visit. It is interesting and fun. Actually going to the Pit 91 excavation site is what makes if so worthwhile (although we didn't know it closed 1 and a half hours earlier than museum). There... more

Apr 11, 2008

The Page Museum is one of my favorite places in Los Angeles. It does often seem to be overlooked, but it really shouldn't be. It's awesome, has a friendly and knowledgeable staff, and is really unique. Visitors to the Page Museum will discover an impressive array of fossils of Ice Age animals who met their ends in the tar pits.... more

4 of 5 stars
Columbus, Ohio
Apr 1, 2008

I've been to LA many times but had never been to the tar pits or Page Museum. My two sons ages 7 and 10 found it as interesting as their parents. Neither were too much into dinosaurs or bones before the visit but we spent an hour or so inside looking at displays and then another half hour outside sticking... more

5 of 5 stars
Katonah, NY
Feb 28, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I really don't know why the La Brea Tar Pits aren't more well-known and more visited. I have been may times over the years, and everytime I go I find it more fascinating. I have just had the pleasure of taking my 7 and 9 year olds for the first time, and they were completely fascinated and engrossed by this... more

5 of 5 stars
chicago
Dec 2, 2007

Definately a must see when you come with the kids. It's an inexpensive way to have fun with the kids. We actually went there the last day we were in town beofre we had to catch our flight. My son really enjoyed it. more

Reviews of Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits

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Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits Address

5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Tel: 323 934 7243