La Brea tarpits, the essential LA elementary school field trip
replyAnd well known to fans of Dr Demento. This is the Wikipedia about “Hancock Park” the city park that contains the tar pits and museum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Park
replyThere is also a district of the city that contains NIMBYs and other fossils, by a similar name.
Pico and Sepulveda! Pico and Sepulveda!
replyI remember it well and now I can’t get that stinger out of my head
replythe museum is small but excellent; it has a wall covered just in Dire Wolf skulls found there
replyWhat's it called?
replyLa Brea tarpits
replyThe the tar tar pits.
reply(La Brea means "the tar").
A bit west of downtown, too, but I'm an annoying pedant.