La Brea Tar Pits - Los Angeles, California
A walk back in time
One of the tourist spots you can visit in Los Angeles is the famous La Brea Tar Pits, which are collection of tar pits. It is located in the affluent and historic urban neighborhood of Hancock Park.
This accessible and famous paleontological site was created from asphalt or tar that has infiltrated from the ground for thousands of years. As a result, hundreds of sticky pools of tar were formed. Of the hundred pits in the park, Pit 91 is the most famous because it is visited by tourists every summer. One of the exhibits of the site is the regular excavation of the site for fossils that last for two months.
