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| The entrance to George C. Page Museum |
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| The Lake Pit at La Brea Tar Pits |
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| The outdoor sights at La Brea Tar Pits |
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| Giant Columbian Mammoth |
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| The girls were impressed by the massive fossil finds |
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| A wall of Dire Wolf skulls on display |
On our final day in Los Angeles, we were very excited to get the opportunity to visit The La Brea Tar Pits and George C. Page Museum. This has been on mom's list of places to visit for a while now. We weren't sure what to expect with the girls and whether they would really be able to appreciate the museum at their young ages, but they loved the experience! They marveled at the size of the massive Ice Age fossils, especially the giant Columbian Mammoth.
We didn't have too much time to explore all the excavation sites and pits, but the museum itself was more than enough entertainment for the girls. They enjoyed the brief movie on the history of the La Brea Tar Pits and learning about how all the animals ended up stuck in the tar and eventually became fossils on display in the museum. There is also a spot in the museum where they were able to try and pull metal bars up from the tar, just to show how tough it really was to escape once stuck. Elise was proud to put her reading skills to the test and educate us on what animal was on fossil display and the history behind them. After a fun morning at La Brea Tar Pits, we headed over to the LA Museum of Natural History. More photos to come...
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| Adolescent mammoth fossils |
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| Fun exploring the Page Museum exhibits |
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| Elise educating us on the fossilized bison |
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| Fossil puzzle piecing in the Fossil Lab observation room |
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| The bubbling Lake Tar Pit |
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| A fun end to our La Brea Tar Pit adventure |
