Do bring a camera. Photography of the exhibits is permitted.

Do plan to explore Hancock Park, the park which surrounds the museum. There are numerous asphalt seeps on the grounds. Some are large and fenced. Others are as small as mudpuddles and unmarked. Watch where you step, but do explore as this truly brings it home how easily the animals became entrapped here.

Do plan a picnic lunch in the park. The grounds are beautiful and there are many statues of extinct animals found here on display.

Do stop at pit 91. This is the site of an on-going excavation. Students can peer through the chain-link fence to see how deep excavation is currently, as well as the tools and paraphenalia of excavation workers.

Do be aware that homeless people frequent Hancock Park. Be prepared for questions and be observant.

Do stop for the Story Theater. The film is informative and entertaining for all age groups.

Do stop at the hands-on tar-pull exhibit. This exhibit allows students to feel how hard it truly is to extract oneself from the asphalt.

Do stop at the Fishbowl Laboratory. Students can see paleontologists at work, cleaning and categorizing fossils. Look past the paleontologists to see the shelves and shelves of fossils awaiting classifcation.

Don't be late for your scheduled tour.