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St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm

2180 East Riverside, St. George, UT 84790
435-574-3466
Ranked #12 of 22 attractions in St. George
3.5 of 5 stars 24 Reviews
Type: Specialty Museums
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Auburn, WA
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2012 NEW
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It was like stepping back in time. Good presentation. Children really like the experience. More

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Detroit, Michigan
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2012

It was only a few miles off the freeway and not far from a place called the Sportsman Warehouse and other shopping. The Johnson Farm was ok and only Six Bucks. Nice little musueum and history, but for the dinosaur tracks, had to use a little imagination as to what I was looking at, but then again not archeolgist or... More

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Los Angeles, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2012

This place isn't as grand as the exhibits you would see in the Natural History museums in DC or NYC or London. It's not as cool as a theme park ride. The dinosaur bones and tracks are actually smaller than expected. BUT, the idea that the dinosaurs once roamed St George's very landscape left me in awe. I doubt the... More

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New Mexico
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2012

My son just loves dinosaurs so we jumped at the chance of going to this site. The guides were top notch and we really enjoyed our visit. It was a lot smaller than I thought it would be, but that didn't stop us from really enjoying ourselves. More

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St. George, Utah
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2012

Not much to see here, some tracks the Johnson family are trying to bank more cash on. More

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Dinosaur AhTorium, Manager at St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm, responded to this review
April 21, 2012

We're very sorry that this reviewer felt so negatively about our site. There are, indeed, tracks here as we are considered one of the foremost tracksites in the world with tracks and traces from a wide variety of dinosaurs, invertebrates, crocodilians, and even fish! As an Early Jurassic lake site, the rarity of finding this diversity is even more remarkable,... More

St. George, Utah
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2012

Needed interactive activities. I wont bring the grandkids. More

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Logan, Utah, USA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 17, 2012

I thought it was really cool. Dino tracks for a good distance right in the rock in the floor. The kids didn't last too long, I guess it's a little boring for them, since there isn't a huge T-rex skeleton or anything like that. More

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Dinosaur AhTorium, Manager at St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm, responded to this review
March 21, 2012

Thanks so much for your review, jeffharr! And you're absolutely right that there isn't a T.rex in the middle of the trackway as our tracks were made during the Early Jurassic, millions of years before T. rex ever roamed the prehistoric world. However, in addition to a number of replicas and children-oriented projects we're in the process of including at... More

Custer, South Dakota
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 20, 2012

nice. If you are interested in prehistoric, this is a great place to visit. Many specimens in cases. Lots of dino tracks. More

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columbus ohio
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 6, 2012

Visited this is Sept., and I thought it was a pretty decent museum. Never having been to any dinosaur sites, I found the displays interesting. I'm sure it's not on the scale of other actual digs sites, but if you are in the St George area, looking for a short side excursion, I'd rate it well above the "Wild Life... More

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Sandy, Utah
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 6, 2012
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A knowledgable volunteer showed us the museum and made the visit much more interesting and enjoyable than if we just looked at the dinosaur exhibits on our own. More

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