The La Brea Tar Pits are full of mysteries. Here are three of the most baffling
The lake pit in front of the La Brea Tar Pits Museum is a leftover from asphalt mining that occurred in the 19th century. (Gina Ferrazzi / Los Ange...
The lake pit in front of the La Brea Tar Pits Museum is a leftover from asphalt mining that occurred in the 19th century. (Gina Ferrazzi / Los Angeles Times) Last year, we started inviting readers They sent us their burning questions around Los Angeles and California. Every few weeks, we ask questions voteasks readers to select the question they would like answered in the form of a story. This question, asked by Ricky Fulton, was included in one of our most recent polls: What are La Brea Tar Pits? Is it a bunch of flying tar with dinosaur bones sticking out? You can vote in the following reader question poll over here.