If your kids go crazy for dinosaurs – and really, what kid doesn't? – then a visit to La Brea Tar Pits is sure to be the highlight of their trip. Although the pits look like the set of a ...

Museums and cultural centers hold a unique position in society as spaces for learning, community, and connection. They serve as platforms for preserving history and engaging the public with new ...

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the La Brea Tar Pits Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art are all offering free admission through Jan. 17. “We hope our museums can ...

Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. "We hope our museums can serve as spaces of respite, offering comfort ...

In light of the ongoing wildfires, LACMA, the Natural History Museum and the La Brea Tar Pits are opening their doors to all. It’s also worth noting that the Huntington just announced that upon ...

The Natural History Museum, the La Brea Tar Pits Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will welcome visitors for free through Jan. 17.

So, in that spirit, we visited an L.A. landmark we’ve always wanted to visit: The La Brea Tar Pits and they did not disappoint. The photo above is from the Urban Light art installation, which is next ...

I think of the La Brea Tar Pits, bubbling with prehistoric fossils hard up against the bustling commerce of Wilshire Boulevard. Which is the real Los Angeles? All of these, and more. To write and ...

Next door to the La Brea Tar Pits sits the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the linchpin of the Los Angeles museum district. Since its 1965 opening, LACMA has showcased thousands of pieces ...

From wafting tar pits and smells of the beach to native plants and a chocolate factory, our readers smelled Los Angeles and ...

Americans in general are great volunteers, with at least 30 percent regularly donating their time to myriad organizations ...

For instructions on how to participate, go to ca.audubon.org ... Science-focused museums: The La Brea Tar Pits, the William S. Hart Museum and the Natural History Museum all welcome volunteers ...