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Visitor tip Don't miss the working paleontology lab where you can watch staff actively freeing fossils from rock and restoring specimens in real-time—this behind-the-scenes experience is a major highlight that sets this museum apart and is included with admission.
Visitor tip Take advantage of the free guided tours included with your admission—reviewers consistently praised knowledgeable staff who are passionate about paleontology and encourage visitor questions, making the experience much more educational and personal.
Visitor tip This museum appeals to all ages from toddlers through teenagers—even young children (age 3+) and those less interested in dinosaurs find the exhibits engaging, and kids 4 and under get free admission, making it very family-budget-friendly.

About Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center

Dinosaur museum with working lab on site. Kid-friendly museum featuring dinosaur skeletons, working fossil lab, interactive displays & tours.

Quick Facts

Type
Natural History Museum
Location
Woodland Park, Colorado (30 minutes west of Colorado Springs)
Main Focus
Cretaceous Period fossils from North America
Admission
$13 adults, $9 children 5-12, free under 5
Highlights
Working paleontology lab, fossil excavations, life restoration sculptures

What visitors say

Amazing lack of contrast of black bones against black backgrounds. Unless it was white plaster casts, which were shown on white backgrounds. Most bones are scanned and 3D printed replicas, was excited for more information on that, but…
Such a cool experience. Our tour guide, Danny, was very knowledgeable and very in love with what he was teaching us. I love paleontology and asked many questions, and he did a great job explaining things. He was very friendly. If you…
Very cool place. The focus is not just on the dinosaurs themselves but on the people who excavate them and their process. Loved getting a peek into the lab to see the scientists at work. The museum staff came over and talked with us as…

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