Full Dinosaur Quest

 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, and spike of a Stegosaurus (good enough for me, obviously!), it is a terrific...

 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 funding into the museum portion of the complex to re-create many natural and manmade...

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 1970s.  It has several skeletons on display at museums on the Eastern side of the...

Like I’ve mentioned earlier, if you’re a dinosaur lover, Utah is definitely the place to be.  There is a cluster of great museums right around Salt Lake City, along with the famous “Wall of Bones” in nearby Jensen.  One of the great “neighborhood” museums in this area is the Utah State University Prehistoric Museum, a quiet little space with some...

Oh man, here’s another Stegosaurus that things didn’t work out too well for.  This powerful display is located in the Thermopolis Dinosaur Museum, which is, hands down, one of the best dinosaur rooms in the country.  It’s a pretty serious haul to find the place though.  Thermopolis isn’t that close to many major airports or cities, but the trip...