Can we visit both museums in one day?

Yes — most families do one in the morning and one in the afternoon, with a picnic lunch in between.

Museum Destinations

Dinosaur museums worth the trip

A family-friendly guide to the best dinosaur museums across North America. Plan your visit, log it in Dino Watch, and earn a Field Trip badge.

New York, NY

Home to one of the world's most iconic dinosaur halls and the famed Tyrannosaurus rex mount that has inspired generations of paleontologists.

Washington, DC

The David H. Koch Hall of Fossils — Deep Time presents 3.7 billion years of life on Earth, anchored by a real Nation's T. rex specimen.

Pittsburgh, PA

The original 'Dinosaurs in Their Time' immerses visitors in three Mesozoic ecosystems with mounted skeletons in plant-rich dioramas.

Chicago, IL

Meet SUE, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered, in a custom gallery built around her skeleton.

Denver, CO

Prehistoric Journey is a Colorado favorite — a walk through 3.5 billion years that includes a working fossil lab.

Dallas, TX

T. Boone Pickens Life Then & Now Hall puts a real Alamosaurus, Texas's biggest dinosaur, front and center.

Houston, TX

The Morian Hall of Paleontology is one of the most dramatic dinosaur galleries in the world — every mount is posed mid-action.

Los Angeles, CA

The Dinosaur Hall presents 20 mounted dinosaurs including a stunning three-generation T. rex Growth Series.