One of the weirdest and coolest dinosaur art pieces I’ve ever come across is the “Stegowagenvolkssaurus” located in the campus library of Northern Kentucky University. It was constructed out of metal, styrofoam and a full-size Volkswagen Beetle by sculptor Patricia...
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...
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...
Montana, much like Utah, is a treasure trove of dinosaur bones, and many of its museums boast the added bonus of featuring fossils that have been discovered in the area. Such is the case with the Museum of the Rockies. Although it only displays the skull, plate,...
I really like the unique setup of The Museum of Dinosaurs and Ancient Cultures in Florida. The museum is a privately owned facility that began as an extension to a huge gift shop called the Dinosaur Store. The owners have clearly invested a ton of energy and...
About 100 feet away from the Stegosaurus/Allosaurus display at the Thermopolis Dinosaur Museum stands an amazing specimen of Tuojiangosaurus (Hilariously pronounced “Two-wang-oh-saur-us”). This Chinese cousin of the Stegosaurus was discovered and named in the late...
