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Best Dinosaur Museums In The U.S.

•Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History•

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Website

• Address: National Mall 10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

• What You Will See: A new, 31,00-square-foot fossil hall features some 700 fossil specimens, including dramatically posed giants like T-Rex, Diplodocus and the woolly mammoth.

• Open: Daily – 10:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.

• Admission: Free

•American Museum of Natural History•

American Museum of Natural History Website

• Address: 200 Central Park West, New York City

• What You Will See: On display since 2016 is a cast of a 122-foot-long Patagotitan mayorum, a titanosaur discovered in Argentina’s Patagonia region. Its neck and head extend out toward the elevator banks, welcoming visitors to the “Dinosaur” floor.

• Open: Wednesday-Sunday – 10:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.

• Admission: $23 – Discounts for children and older adults. Pay what you want, for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut residents. Tickets must be reserved online, with timed entry.

•The Field Museum•

The Field Museum Website

• Address: 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago

• What You Will See: The museum claims the largest, most complete and best-preserved T-rex fossil in the world, known familiarly as “Sue.”

• Open: Wednesday-Sunday – 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

• Admission: $29 – Discounts for children, older adults and city and state residents.

•Dinosaur Journey Museum•

Dinosaur Journey Museum Website

• Address: 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, Colorado

• What You Will See: The exhibition hall features fossil bones of dinosaurs such as Apatosaurus and Allosaurus, along with robotic reconstructions of Dilophosaurus, Utahraptor, Triceratops, T-Rex and Stegosaurus.

• Open: Wednesday-Sunday – 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

• Admission: $9 – Discount for children and older adults.

•Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University•

Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Website

• Address: 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia

• What You Will See: Home to the world’s first mounted dinosaur skeleton (Hadrosaurus foulkii) has stood on display since 1868. More than 30 species can be seen in Dinosaur Hall, including T-rex, Avaceratops, Chasmosaurus, Corythosaurus, Deinonychus, Pachycephalosaurus, Tenontosaurus and Tylosaurus.

• Open: Wednesday–Sunday, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

• Admission: $22 – Discounts for children, older adults, and with online purchase.