The highly-anticipated exhibit transports families back to the Cretaceous Period (70-65 million years ago), a time when dinosaurs last roamed the earth, allowing children and adults to explore dinosaur habitats and better understand how these fascinating animals lived.

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Children will go face-to-face with the prehistoric world and meet dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes. The exhibit, aimed at children ages 3 to 10, features two distinct environments and a variety of interactive activities.

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In the Field Research Station, children step into the role of paleontologist by uncovering fossils with brushes and watching their dinosaur creations roam the landscape in a digital dinosaur terrarium.

 

The steamy “Land of Fire” connects visitors with the prehistoric home of the Triceratops and T-Rex. Kids circle the land in insect costumes and buzz through a volcano with oozing lava, or work through a swampy bog and identify an ecosystem of animals and plants.

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No coats are needed for a trip across the “Land of Ice,” where visitors meet a Troodon and an Edmontosaurus, two dinosaurs that made their homes in the cold climate of Alaska. Activities include climbing rocky steps, breezing down an icy slide and hopping across steppingstones in an icy river.

 

“Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice” utilizes research about the climates in which dinosaurs were able to survive and thrive. Originally created by Minnesota Children’s Museum, it was the first child-centered exhibit in the country dedicated to expanding the understanding of dinosaur habitat and range and has traveled to museums and science centers across the country since its opening.

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