Ogden, UT  -  Ogden, UT – Eccles Dinosaur Park

Ogden, UT  -  Ogden, UT – Eccles Dinosaur Park

There are so many terrific dinosaur museums in and around the Salt Lake City area, but I think Eccles Dinosaur Park is my favorite.  There are 2 great Stegosaur displays here, including a beautiful Hesperosaurus, but the picture I took with that one came out blurry,...
Cleveland, OH  -  Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Cleveland, OH  -  Cleveland Museum of Natural History

he next Stegosaurus sculpture I encountered on tour is the famous “Steggie,” who has been standing outside the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in some form for over 55 years.  The first model was unveiled in 1968. It was beloved by more than two generations of...
Grand Prairie, TX  -  Ripley’s Believe It or Not 

Grand Prairie, TX  -  Ripley’s Believe It or Not 

Since there are only a very limited number of Stegosaurus skeletons in the world, I’m going to expand this quest to include some of the awesome statues and animatronics that I’ve come across along the way.  This first one stands outside of the Ripley’s Believe it or...
Canon City, CO – Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience 

Canon City, CO – Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience 

About 10 minutes from the Royal Gorge History Center lies the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience, which is a great local museum and walkable park with dinosaur skeletons and animatronics.  It was a snowy day when I visited so I had free run of the park to myself, which...