Dinosaur Walk Museum (CLOSED)

Come face-to-face with a Tyrannosaurus Rex! Count the spikes on a Stegosaurus tail. Stand next to one of the most common predators, the Allosaurus. Learn to spell “Parasaurolophus,” the largest duck-billed dinosaur.

At the Dinosaur Walk Museum , our dinosaurs aren’t fossils or bones. They are life-si e sculptures. You and your family can see one of the world’s largest collections of prehistoric animals, ranging from the two-story-high Tyrannosaurus Rex to a tiny 12-inch tall Microraptor. Other exhibits include giant sea li ards, flying reptiles, and replicas of bones, skulls, and skeletons of ancient prehistoric creatures.

Our museum also features a movie theater showing high-definition educational films that bring dinosaurs to life. We also have activities for children of all ages, including a dinosaur fossil dig and movies about dinosaurs. We also have a Kid’s Club. Bring your kids, your parents, your grandparents, and friends. There’s something for everyone at the Dinosaur Walk Museum.

The dinosaurs at the Dinosaur Walk Museum are created by some of the world’s greatest paleo-artists. “Paleo” means ancient or prehistoric, meaning the artists re-create creatures from prehistoric times. The dinosaur sculptures are called “flesh replications.”

These artists use actual fossils, footprints, and other information to create the dinosaurs. The skeletons of the dinosaurs are reproduced using wood. The wooden skeleton is then covered in clay and sculpted to the dinosaur’s actual si e.

For information on how the muscles should look, (like how much muscle mass a large animal would need to move), the artists base their designs on modern-day animals. Then the clay models are molded and reproduced in fiberglass, assembled and painted, becoming some of the most realistic dinosaurs ever produced.

The dinosaurs are made the actual si e that they were when they roamed the earth. Production began on some of the pieces over a decade ago. Transporting the dinosaurs requires careful packing of full-si e semi trucks. The larger dinosaurs are put together, like a giant pu le, at the museums.

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Originally posted by Thomas Greene on Bear Camp Cabins Local Area Information