20 Dinosaur Museums & Prehistoric Places We Dig
Browse the list to find the best dinosaur museums, quirky roadside attractions and fossil sites near you wherever you live - or wherever your family travels take you.
What cool dinosaur attractions around the country have you visited with your kids? Chime in below!
Moab Giants
Kelly R. said: Walk a half mile dinosaur trail to view over 100 lifelike dinosaur models set among amazing vistas. An indoor dinosaur museum has a small number of exhibits, and kids love adding on the 5D prehistoric aquarium and 3D movie experiences.
Moab, UTCabazon Dinosaurs
Kristy Pepping said: Don't miss this pit stop for kids who love dinosaurs when you're visiting Los Angeles! Remember them from Pee-wee’s Big Adventure? The park includes a dinosaur walk, dino dig, fossil panning and access to climb inside Mr. Rex all the way up to his mouth.
Cabazon, CANatural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Erynn said: The whole family can learn about birds, dinosaurs, insects, mammals, and more at the Natural History Museum. Beyond their regular family-friendly exhibits, the museum caters to kids with touchable minerals, furs and fossils, authentic scientific exploration tools, and an insect zoo. Interactive shows (some feature actors dressed as dinosaurs!) round out the educational entertainment.
Los Angeles, CABurke Museum
Kelly R. said: This natural history and culture museum is on the University of Washington camps, and keeps kids in mind with a variety of hands-on stations. A paleontology floor shows off real dinosaur fossils (the only ones on display in Washington state), including one of the best-preserved T-Rex skulls in the world.
Seattle, WAPrehistoric Gardens
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Kelly R. said: There are 23 dinosaur replicas to discover on a self-guided forest tour at this fun coastal Oregon roadside attraction. It's cool to get a feel for how large these dinosaurs really were, as the models are designed true-to-life based on mounted fossil skeletons at some of the best dinosaur museums in the US.
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