# La Brea tar pits - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/la-brea-tar-pits/ - Published: 2016-06-02T13:38:00-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout ##### In the midst of urban Los Angeles, one finds Hancock park, home to LACMA and the infamous 󠀁[La Brea Tar Pits](http://www.tarpits.org/)󠁿. I come here to explore the latter.󠀁[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/7c4d4-img_3593.jpg?ssl=1)󠁿 ##### The tar pits are actually an asphalt lake that has churned and spewed methane gas for thousands of years. Creatures have come for just as long, looking for a place to quench their thirst and cool off, only to find themselves becoming trapped and eventually fossilized.󠀁[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/26ce4-2016-05-282b14-45-47.jpg?ssl=1)󠁿 ##### Entry to see the tar pit itself is free, with a nominal fee to also enter the museum, which you should also check out to see the bones of the giant Mammoth and the 30,000 jawbones of the direwolf.󠀁[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/755df-2016-05-282b14-29-35.jpg?ssl=1)󠁿 ##### For someone that would constantly look at history picture books as a child and dream of saber tooth cats and wooly mammoths, a visit to the tar pits was a dream come true. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/la-brea-tar-pits/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20La%20Brea%20tar%20pits&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fla-brea-tar-pits%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/la-brea-tar-pits/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/la-brea-tar-pits/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/la-brea-tar-pits/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/la-brea-tar-pits/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…