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April 15 - 29, 2012
11 am - 3 pm
We offer several daily guided public tours, which are overviews of our fossil collection, Hancock Park, and the La Brea Tar Pits. Tours are at 1 pm and 3 pm weekdays and 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm on weekends.
Kids ROCK! music & eco festSunday, June 10, 2012 11 am - 5 pm
Get connected to nature in the the middle of the city - dance, eat, learn, create and explore! Meet the NHM bug performers, interact with living creatures and listen to music by headliner The Verve Pipe along with Randy Kaplan, Rhythm Child & more. Free event.
Ice Age Encounters at PageSunday, June 10, 2012 11 am - 2 pm
11:00 am, 12:30 pm, and 1:45 pm; free with Page admission
Have an Ice Age Encounter when a snarling, prowling Saber-Toothed Cat and her 2-month-old baby make a special appearance at the Page Museum. This jaw-dropping adult Smilodon fatalis will take you back to a time when big cats roamed the land we now call Los Angeles. Bring your camera. You won’t believe your eyes.
*All times are subject to change. Please check the Museum admissions desk upon arrival.
Click here for more information.
Adventures In NatureMonday - Friday, July 9 - 13, 2012
9 am - 3 pm
Adventures In Nature is a day camp offered every summer. Enroll your children ages 4 through grade 6 in our hands-on, interactive classes and they will learn about fascinating topics -- the Earth's creatures and cultures -- that spark their natural curiosity and creativity.
Please visit our AIN page on NHM.org for more information.
Daily Activities
Pit 91 Viewing Station (outside)
Open 10 am - 4 pm
An excavation site with undisturbed fossils still in the ground.
Guided Tours
Weekdays: 1 pm and 3 pm
Weekends: 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm
Start inside, then explore Museum or Hancock Park.
Fishbowl Lab (inside)
Open 9:30 am - 5 pm
Watch our paleontologists work!
Project 23 (outside)
Always open
Live excavation seven days a week!
Pleistocene Garden (outside)
Always open
See what L.A. looked like in the Ice Age! This was planted according to fossil seeds excavated from Pit 91.
Self-Guided Scavenger Hunts
Download PDF here!


