Full Dinosaur Quest
Mesa, AZ – Arizona Museum of Science
While on tour in Phoenix, I had the opportunity to stop by the hugely underrated Arizona Museum of Science in Mesa. I had never even heard of this museum, but decided to check it out on a whim. Much to my delight I found that they had a Stegosaurus skull, plate, and spike on display, as well a lot of great specimens I had never seen before. ...
Santa Monica, CA – Santa Monica Third Street Promenade
Another great artists rendering of dinosaurs near Los Angeles can be found at the Third Street Promenade on the West end of Santa Monica. Featuring six different dinosaurs, these topiary fountains were commissioned in 1989 and were the winners of an art contest held by the city’s Arts Commission. I’ve been told that initially some of the...
Beverly Hills, CA – Mr. Brainwash Art Museum
This recent series of visiting artistic representations of Stegosaurus brought me to the Mr. Brainwash Art Museum in the Beverly Hills section of my adopted home city, Los Angeles. Mr. Brainwash is a French-born street artist whose art is all over the map when it comes to a particular style. The museum he set up features all kinds of different...
Toronto, CANADA – Rusty Metal Dinosaurs Garden
At the corner of Rockford Blvd. and Lawrence Avenue East in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, sits a small patch of land with a really unique art display. In 2013 the AC Waterjet company wanted to come up with an interesting way to promote their new laser steel-cutting system, so they created a series of dinosaur skeleton replicas that they...
Philadelphia, PA – The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia played a huge role in our early understanding of dinosaurs. It was one of the home bases of Edward Drinker Cope who, along with Othniel Marsh, was the preeminent expert on fossils during the turn of the 20th century. Today the museum still boasts a great collection of skeletons along with this...