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Location
Visitor tip
Start your visit in the temperate zone and progress through the Delaware biomes (Cypress Swamp, Dunes, Marsh, Delaware Bay) for the most logical and educational flow through the museum's exhibits.
Visitor tip
Ask staff members about fossil viewing experiences—they actively offer special hands-on fossil demonstrations that significantly enhance the educational experience and are highly appreciated by visitors.
Visitor tip
Prepare for extended exploration time in the multiple tunnels throughout the museum, as young children tend to spend considerable time crawling through and exploring these interactive spaces.
About Delaware Museum of Nature & Science
Dinosaurs & other kid-friendly exhibits. Cozy, kid-friendly museum featuring dinosaurs, shells, a butterfly garden & interactive exhibits.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Highlights
- Dinosaur exhibits, interactive fossil viewing, global and Delaware biomes, live animals
- Features
- Touch whale bone, live snakes, outdoor trails and statues
What visitors say
This is an amazing science museum. Glowing rock, cool mechanism, dinosaur, and their display is really well thought out. Like you look up to see bird, elephant. Look down you see corral and fish. Touch whale bone and many tunnel for…
What a wonderful sight to see on the road to fascination! I walked in and was greeted by staff, where I paid my ticket. There is only 1 floor however many exhibits and biomes to see. You can start to the left where dinosaurs and global…
We took our kids here recently and they loved it (5 and 2 years old). It is small but lots of things to look at, learn about, and touch. When we went into the Dino area an employee came over with a chest and let us look at some real…
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Did You Know?
- Staff members conduct special fossil viewing experiences where visitors can handle real fossils from the museum's collection, providing hands-on paleontology education
- The museum features a multi-biome educational pathway including Arctic, Savannah, Rainforest, Ocean (with coral reefs and whale sounds), and five Delaware-specific biomes (Temperate Zone, Cypress Swamp, Dunes, Marsh, and Delaware Bay)
- Live animal exhibits include species such as Sea Turtles, Horseshoe Crabs, and snakes, housed in nature nook areas throughout the single-floor facility
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