La Brea Tar Pits

Photo cred: La Brea Tar Pits

Who knew that in the depths of the city there would be one of the world's greatest repositories of ice age fossils that are constantly being uncovered?! At the La Brea Tar Pits you get to learn about what makes the area unique and how it has manage to capture tens of thousands of years of history in its depths. At the museum you can choose to pay a little extra and watch their new 3D film "Titans of the Ice Age." You can opt to do a guided tour, or you can show yourself around the museum and the grounds. As you learn more about the area, you will come to revel in the long history that is associated with the area. The museum grounds are beautiful and are inviting to walk around in and even spread out a picnic. The museum also happens to be next to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, if you wanted to make a day of museum hopping.
If you're looking for something to do while at La Brea try picking out your pre-historic spirit animal :) (I mean, how cool would be it to be able to say afterwards that your spirit animal is a Smilodon fatalis, or the dire wolf). Have fun!