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Daily Tours
Sunday - Saturday
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.

Jun
10
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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.

Jun
10
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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.

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09
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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!

Tickets

Skip the lines and buy general admission tickets in advance

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