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Nature Centers in Los Angeles and Southern California

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Long Beach

• El Dorado Nature Center. "The Nature Center’s wildlife habitat is an island of serenity in the midst of the busy urban landscape. Two lakes, a stream, two miles of dirt trail and a 1/4-mile paved access trail wind through meadows and forested areas to offer visitors a rewarding getaway. Visit the interactive, hands-on exhibits available in the museum before you walk the trails."

Los Angeles

• Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits. "The Page Museum is located at the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits in the heart of Los Angeles. Rancho La Brea is one of the world’s most famous fossil localities, recognized for having the largest and most diverse assemblage of extinct Ice Age plants and animals in the world. Visitors can learn about Los Angeles as it was between 10,000 and 40,000 years ago, during the last Ice Age, when animals such as saber-toothed cats and mammoths roamed the Los Angeles Basin. Through windows at the Page Museum Laboratory, visitors can watch bones being cleaned and repaired. Outside the Museum, in Hancock Park, life-size replicas of several extinct mammals are featured."