The city is packed with world-famous attractions, but few feel as surreal as a place where Ice Age fossils are still being pulled from the ground in the middle of the city. That rare mix of science and spectacle is now heading into a long pause.
The first phase of the Weiss/Manfredi master plan focuses on renovating the 69,000-square-foot Page Museum and reshaping the surrounding 13-acre campus. That includes improved entrances along Wilshire and 6th Street, upgraded landscaping, new walkways, lighting, signage, and expanded outdoor learning spaces integrated into the park’s berms.
La Brea Tar Pits and Museum Admission Ticket with Excavator Tour
13 July 2026 09:30 + more dates
More ambitious elements, including a new research building, relocated parking, and additional entrance pavilions, are scheduled for later phases. The full buildout is expected to unfold over several years, with construction continuing through the late 2020s.
How and when to visit the La Brea Tar Pits Museum
With a standard admission ticket, you can access both the museum and the surrounding grounds, where active fossil excavation still takes place. Depending on timing, you may see paleontologists working directly in the pits!
Entry tickets also include several key areas of the site. Visitors can join the Excavator Tour, explore Pit 91, walk through the museum’s Atrium, and visit the Pleistocene Gardens. These spaces mix indoor exhibits with outdoor dig zones, where Ice Age fossils and replicas of prehistoric animals help frame what’s being uncovered on site.
