Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Dinosaur Town

    3.5 (6 reviews)

    Dinosaur Town Photos

    Recommended Reviews - Dinosaur Town

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration
    Photo of Matt U.
    1014
    2077
    6897

    9 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Lots of dinosaurs here. My goodness. So many dinosaurs. If you wanna see dinosaurs, this is the place to go.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Swandi M.
    12
    121
    90

    12 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of L E.
    0
    218
    212

    11 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Ask the Community - Dinosaur Town

    Verify this business for free

    Get access to customer & competitor insights.

    Verify this business

    Teapot Dome Service Station - Antique gas pumps!

    Teapot Dome Service Station

    4.4(18 reviews)
    5.6 mi

    The Teapot Dome Service Station I either got from Atlas Obscura or a book called Weird Washington…read morebut I can't entirely be sure but this place has been on my bookmark list forever and finally got to go to it while on vacation. It's Yelp classification of Local Flavor fits the bill precisely! Historical and unusual this tea pot dome service station was actually a functioning one at one point in time and the building has been kept up and maintained perfectly so it looks quite pristine! Antique gas pumps are nearby to admire, a pic nic table and a memorial nearby. Admission is free and the day I was here I visited with a very congenial gentleman about the nearby area and took some info home about the building and the area. Definitely a cute place to stop! The attraction isn't anything that would be too terribly time consuming to stop at and a good place to stretch your legs and enjoy a service station of the past.

    For anyone who appreciates history, architecture, scandal and the Venn diagram where all of them…read moreoverlap, the historic Teapot Dome service station in Zillah, Washington is for you! Located on the main drag in downtown Zillah, this iconic structure is both hard to miss and a poignant reminder that if you are an elected official and do something dumb, it will probably be memorialized forever... Perhaps in the form of an old gas station! For those who are unfamiliar with the teapot dome scandal (like I was until about three minutes ago) - here is a link to a Wikipedia article that will give you some background. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teapot_Dome_scandal In a nutshell, the presidency of Warren G. Harding was rocked by some illegal activity where leases to drill for oil were granted inappropriately. One such place was in teapot dome, Wyoming... Hence the name. Wouldn't you know, those rascals in Zillah, Washington were on the ball and constructed this novelty gas station as a reminder of the past and to give your kids something fun to look at when you would stop for gas. Unfortunately, this place doesn't have active pumps anymore, but they do use it as a welcome center for the community. There's a nice little parking lot out front, some restrooms if you need to stop, and plenty of opportunity for a picture that will remind you of those clever people down in Zillah! Also, I can imagine architects may appreciate all that goes into a place like this. At present, I don't have a good enough appreciation for the complexities of architecture to know whether not this place is a masterpiece or a piece of crap. Either way, it looks like something out of a nursery rhyme and is unique in the service stations that I have ever been privy to. If you're going through the area, it's worth taking a three minute detour to go see this place!

    Photos
    Teapot Dome Service Station - This building is quite small but super adorable!

    This building is quite small but super adorable!

    Teapot Dome Service Station - Outside the adorable Teapot Service Station!

    Outside the adorable Teapot Service Station!

    Teapot Dome Service Station - Love this small area that is a blast from the past. A time capsule!

    See all

    Love this small area that is a blast from the past. A time capsule!

    The Parkway - Farmer's Market on Friday's at The Parkway

    The Parkway

    4.7(3 reviews)
    44.0 mi

    For a while the Parkway in Richland languished. Unless you wanted furniture or financial services,…read moreor wanted to hit a divey bar, there was no reason to go there. Over the years unique shops such as Greenies and Areils and cool restaurants such as Cheese Louise and Frost Me Sweet have made the Parkway fun. Add the Farmers' Market starting in the Spring and the Parkway is a nice alternative to the mall, and something we need more of in Richland. The unassuming Richland Parkway has more to offer than you might think and is worth checking out.

    It's hard to think of a "downtown" area for Richland, but if we were to have a central location, I…read morethink The Parkway serves as a decent choice. The Parkway is a street where a lot of local businesses call home, and we're lucky for it. It's pretty small, but this avenue serves as a nice little area to walk around and see some pretty cool and diverse shops. The Ave is parallel to GW Way, and is just a few blocks from Howard Amon Park. On Fridays during the summer, The Parkway is home to arguably one of the best Farmer's Markets in the area (dare I say, even better than the Pasco Farmer's Market!). During the winter they have lights strewn around the trees along the street. The Parkway is also fairly pedestrian friendly. Lee is just a one-way street, and there is a roundabout at Lee & The Parkway. This isn't thorough, but as of this writing, here is a list of the businesses which are at The Parkway: Richland Farmer's Market (http://www.yelp.com/biz/richlands-farmers-market-richland) Frost Me Sweet (http://www.yelp.com/biz/frost-me-sweet-richland) Richland Players Theater (http://www.yelp.com/biz/richland-players-richland) Casa Mia (http://www.yelp.com/biz/casa-mia-of-richland-richland) Ariel Gourmet & Gift (http://www.yelp.com/biz/ariel-gourmet-and-gifts-richland) Cheese Louise (http://www.yelp.com/biz/cheese-louise-richland#query:cheese) Victorian Tea Garden (http://www.yelp.com/biz/victorian-tea-garden-the-richland) Greenies (http://www.yelp.com/biz/greenies-richland) Subs & Jean (http://www.yelp.com/biz/subs-n-jean-richland) Things Worth Keeping (http://www.yelp.com/biz/things-worth-keeping-richland) Strandz Salon (http://www.yelp.com/biz/strandz-richland) Fringe At The Parkway Salon (http://www.yelp.com/biz/fringe-at-the-parkway-richland) Smoovies (http://www.yelp.com/biz/smoovies-richland) The Book Worm (http://www.yelp.com/biz/bookworm-the-richland-2) Stone Soup (http://www.yelp.com/biz/stone-soup-richland) Richland Bell Furniture (http://www.yelp.com/biz/richland-bell-furniture-inc-richland) Granzel's Barber Shop

    Photos
    The Parkway

    See all

    Gold Coast Historic District aka Alphabet Housing - I live in an F House

    Gold Coast Historic District aka Alphabet Housing

    4.5(2 reviews)
    43.2 mi

    It's not comparable to neighborhoods like the French Quarter (New Orleans), Beacon Hill (Boston),…read moreor the Jersey Shore, but who woulda thunk MY neighborhood here in Richland, WA was a "Historic District". But my neighborhood of Alphabet Houses surely has a history tied to this country, and it is kind of cool to put your residence in a historical context. Now, what drove me to write this Yelp was my noticing of historic signs popping up on Van Giesen during my drives to work in the morn. One by one, I started to see little black signs magically appear on the corners of various streets: McPherson Ave, Marshall Ave, Warren Ct, Mahan Ave, etc. Now these signs are due to the effort of a local group honoring veterans, so isn't totally Historic District-related, but it certainly helps for telling the stories history. As for the Alphabet housing. During the war effort of World War II, the small farming of town transformed from a small farming town to a metropolis of secrecy (fuel for the first atomic bombs were built on the Hanford Site). Richland Population: 1943: 500 1945: 25,000 (!!) The huge change in population needed to be handled quickly. Yes, many soldiers were housed in tents and temporary barracks, but scientists, technicians, and management (along with their families), needed honest to goodness homes. An architect from Spokane was given 90 days to design homes and neighborhoods for the huge influx of people: enter the alphabet houses (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/z_1wFu2h3fGTsjBo6jfv2A?select=TfltN_vfiTmYtBImYep2tg). Each home design was assigned a letter (hence the term "alphabet houses"). The houses range from tiny 1-bedroom houses to huge two-story duplexes. (for the record, I live in a 2-story 3bedroom, home known affectionately as an F-House). It's over a half century later, and many of these houses are still around and generally in their original state. Some areas of the district are quaint and DO look historical, but other neighborhoods do look a wee bit ghetto (like my 'hood!). This is home, and it's nice to know the history behind the area. If you ever get the chance, you should drop by the CREHST Museum (http://www.yelp.com/biz/crehst-museum-richland). There's a cool exhibit about the Alphabet Houses.

    The alphabet housing "district" in Richland is interesting to say the least - the new small metal…read moresigns giving some history about the street names are neat, but unless you go on a walking tour of the area I can't see how you would read them. This part of town is probably the least expensive part of northern Richland, the houses have been remodeled and modified, a least most of them have, but the area still retains its unique vibe.

    Photos
    Gold Coast Historic District aka Alphabet Housing - McPherson Ave History

    McPherson Ave History

    Gold Coast Historic District aka Alphabet Housing - Mahan Ave History

    Mahan Ave History

    Gold Coast Historic District aka Alphabet Housing - Marshall Ave History

    See all

    Marshall Ave History

    Yakima - Gosh darn, this looks very heehaw.  Think you'll see some movie stars or famous golfers?  Nope.

    Yakima

    3.8(5 reviews)
    24.8 mi

    You are driving down I-82, in a very "different" Washington state than the one in which one Seattle…read moreis located, and you see a sign. It says "Welcome to Yakima, the Palm Springs of Washington" in various tacky fonts and colors. Instead of evergreens and gray skies, you are surrounded by sparsely vegetated hills strewn with sagebrush and the sun may be beating down on you or your dashboard ... and you begin to process the following: One star for the effort to erect this billboard. Another star for latching onto a calling card of sorts although, at 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time on December 16, 2016, it is 12 degrees Fahrenheit in Yakima WA ... and 59 degrees Fahrenheit in Palm Springs CA. Another star for making you laugh, causing you to shake your head, and/or waking you up. The "Yakima, the Palm Springs of Washington" sign, albeit a stretch, is A-o.k.! It may not change the course of your life, but you probably won't forget it.

    Surely the Rat Pack took trips to Yakima, WA. That's the only way someone could have come up with…read morethe connection: Yakima = Palm Springs. Regardless, Yakima is its own beast. It's located just below the Cascades and just downriver from the beautiful Yakima River Canyon. It is centrally located in the rectangle we lovingly call Washington. For me, Yakima (aka "Crackima") is a nice place to take a break if you're coming home from hiking. It's a small town with Palm Springs aspirations (is this really a good thing??).

    Photos
    Yakima
    Yakima - Blight in Yakima

    Blight in Yakima

    Yakima - Yakima Washington

    See all

    Yakima Washington

    Dinosaur Town - localflavor - Updated June 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...