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Dakota Dinosaur Museum

200 E. Museum Drive, Dickinson, ND 58601
701-225-3466
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Ranked #1 of 9 attractions in Dickinson
3.5 of 5 stars 3 Reviews
Owner description: The Dakota Dinosaur Museum houses 11 full-scale dinosaurs representing the full time-continuum of dinosaurs with real skeletons excavated from the...... more » Owner description: The Dakota Dinosaur Museum houses 11 full-scale dinosaurs representing the full time-continuum of dinosaurs with real skeletons excavated from the area, skeletal casts of dinosaurs found in other parts of the country, and a variety of dinosaur sculptures depicting what dinosaurs might have looked like millions of years ago. The museum also has an impressive rock and mineral collection. Other exhibits include mammals, invertebrate fossils and sea life. A Dino Gift Shop is on site. « less
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Beulah, North Dakota
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 12, 2012

Arrangement is very nice, and displays are done professionally. Not a very large museum, and many of the fossils are incomplete. More

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NEBRASKA
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276 helpful votes 276 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 22, 2008
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We drove out of our way to come here because my son really wanted to see dinosaurs. This place REALLY needs to change its name to the Dakota Natural Science Museum. There are only a couple of smaller dinosaur skeletons. The rest are fossils and stones. It was an OK museum with some nice displays, BUT not at all what... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 18, 2004
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Aewsome! It was better than we ever expected! Not only did it display dinosaurs and fossils but had tons of display cases with different rocks and minerals, etc. Even glow-in-the-dark minerals in a dark room! It was fabulous!!! More

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