Full Dinosaur Quest

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, so I guess I’ll have to go back for a second try next time I’m in Utah. (Oops!)...

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 museum goers, especially since everyone was encouraged to climb it and take...

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 Renick during the country-wide gasoline shortage of 1974.  According to the...

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 Not in Grand Prairie, Texas…which was perfectly located because it gave me just...

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 was awesome. One of the highlights was seeing the charred remains of an...