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Dinosaur Journey Review
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Dinosaur Journey
Museums / Galleries, Colorado National Monument
Fodor's Review:
Roaring robotic stegosaurs and meat-shredding animatronic Allosaurs prowl Dinosaur Journey, a fun, informative attraction just off I-70 a few minutes from the western entrance to the Colorado National Monument. Unlike many museums, kids are encouraged to touch everything (friendly paleontologists may even allow kids to hold a chunk of fossilized dino dung). In addition to the amazing lifelike replicas, there are more than 20 interactive displays. Children can stand in an earthquake simulator, dig up "fossils" in a mock quarry, or make dino prints in dirt (along with reptile and bird tracks for comparison). The museum also sponsors daily digs nearby, where many of the fossils were found. Local volunteers are at work cleaning and preparing fossils for study.
INFO
- Address: 550 Jurassic Ct., Fruita, CO
- Phone: 970/858-7282; 888/488-3466
- Web site
- Cost: $7
- Open: May-Sept., daily 9-5; Oct.-Apr., Mon.-Sat. 10-4, Sun. noon-4
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