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Hancock Park La Brea

4.2 (63 reviews)
Open 6:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Erich L.

Free park near the la brea tar pits. You can walk around and see some of the digging sights and tar pits. Interesting place that's unique.

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Daniel J.

This review is for Hancock Park - La Brea, only covering the outside grounds at the "La Brea Tar Pits." I have also written a separate review for the "La Brea Tar Pits & Museum," for inside the museum itself. The outside grounds at the La Brea Tar Pits makes for an enjoyable walk around the park. While strolling through the park, one can find people doing various activities while enjoying the fresh air, of course with the exception of the fumes emanating from the tar pits themselves. ;-). Typically, I find people just sitting on the grass, playing frisbee with friends, or taking a mid-day nap on a park bench. Several other folks are usually walking around the park while casually enjoying the main tar pit attractions on display, like we usually do. Entrance to the park at the tar pits is free, although parking is not. I usually park right across the street where there is typically plenty of parking available for a few bucks (remember that this is still in a congested part of Los Angeles). The automated system is pretty easy for parking too. There is also closer parking right behind the museum, but it usually fills up first. The main attraction in the park is the Lake Pit, showing a mammoth trapped in the pit, crying out of fear of what has occurred while the mammoth's family watches the tragic event unfold in slow motion. It's a great example of what occurred, and presents an excellent source of discussion for explaining this period of time to your young children. Also on display on the outside grounds at the La Brea Tar Pits are several other pits that reveal interesting facts about the pits themselves, like how tar pits mostly trapped carnivores. One can also see ongoing excavation projects in action and talk with staff members doing interesting research, as well as take a walk through the Pleistocene Garden. A walk around the park would not be complete without a visit inside the museum itself, which was beautifully constructed and is visible throughout your stroll. The outside grounds at the La Brea Tar Pits may only require an hour or two to enjoy and still see everything on display. This visit should either be preceded or followed by your visit within the museum itself to get the entire experience. Your combined visit to the museum and park can easily be completed in one half a day, since it is relatively a small museum and park. Although relatively small, I still highly encourage a visit here every so often, especially if you have children eager to learn interesting facts on history. Enjoy!

Jennifer N.

Look at that green grass! http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=QtT8tBXKhZI3Ehe4oUfbGw&select=eo80soeEYkxJVoEw-HqFjw Don't you want to run your bare feet over that? Tar Pit http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=QtT8tBXKhZI3Ehe4oUfbGw&select=95NLT8dTHUNKDANqdU_6kQ I used to do have projects across at the E! building so it's so convenience to walk over to eat at the park for lunch. I missed those good ole days...

Cobra K.

It's okay...I couldn't recommend to anyone to go out of their way (submit themselves to an hour of LA traffic) in order to experience this. If you're an out of towner, spend your time somewhere else...this place is BORING!

Tar Pit
Kat R.

This place was disappointing :( I remember it being * a lot* nicer when I was a kid. Maybe it is for this reason I was underwhelmed. So much so, I was in a bad mood for the rest of the day. The park is clean. The grounds are well kept. If you are here for a park, I'd say come here! However, if you are here to check out the tar pits (which we were here to do) I was disappointed because many were dried out or locked. I was so sad. I couldn't see any bones in the pits!! They have some pretty cool statues (sculptures?) around the park and it is great for a history lesson, but next time I might just pass on this unless I have oodles of time.

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People with toddlers: the beautiful grassy park around the tar pits looks beautiful and clean, but it is full of tar!

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