National Dinosaur Museum

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See the dinosaur museum in a new light. Photo: Michelle Kroll.

The National Dinosaur Museum is one of Canberra’s premier attractions. Discover one of the biggest permanent collections of interactive dinosaurs in Australia and get up close to skeletons and fossils. This world-class facility has diverse and exciting exhibits, outdoor displays and a Dinosaur Garden.

Educational and entertainment activities include a Junior Paleo Tour, Dinosaurs at Night Tour, dinosaur birthday parties and school group tours.

The National Dinosaur Museum is not just about dinosaurs. Exhibitions cover the history of life on this planet with fossils from 700-million-year-old marine fauna through to fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

The museum’s shop has one of the large collection of crystals, minerals, fossils and gemstones in Australia and a massive range of prehistoric and dinosaur-themed gifts.

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