Stopped in to this little museum and had a nice time with my son. I'm sure in time with more funding this place will have way more than it has now. This truly is a place for young people lots to learn, with a Paleontologist on sight, the people here really know their information about what's on display and more. Outside there are fun things for kids to do. Not sure they are for adults but that's my opinion. Gift shop has lots of options. read more

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It wasn't horrible. But it wasn't great. We have gone to others and less cost. We took 4 adults and 4 kids. The cost was $200. A lot of the outside exhibit's were torn Not a lot of stuff for the kids to touch. More of a teenager or adult place. Don't know if I would go back. BUT everyone was very nice. It was clean. read more

When we pulled up I was afraid we'd driven a long way for maybe not what I had expected, but I was wrong! This place was fun for all of us, but especially my three year old. There is a small two room museum with lots of real dino skeletons discovered throughout the Midwest. The museum part is very nicely done. Then you head out to the Wild Walk, which is a mile long walk dotted with lots of animatronic dinosaurs. Some of them didn't move and some had visible damage but overall they were very cool and life-size! My son believed they were real and that's all that mattered. After the walk we checked out the ropes course for toddlers. They have an adult one too. This is the cutest thing ever. The get the kiddos all strapped up and parents are able to guide them around. It was challenging for my son, so he felt very brave and accomplished after. We also dug in the sand and played with the other features. There is a huge gift shop too. I highly recommend this place if you have little ones who love dinos. SUPER COOL! read more

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Expensive for the experience Not much to do It was over $79 for 3 ppl to not even do all the activities read more

We had an amazing time learning from our guide Alexa! She was so knowledgeable and just an all around amazing experience! read more

Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience - Museums Near Me - Canon City, Colorado

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The museum was very informative, I was even able to hold a real fossil! The staff there were all very nice and knowledgeable! Would definitely recommend for dinosaur fans of all ages. read more

Disappointed. We took our family there and were only given $1 off our large family because they would only offer the military discount for one member of our family who had their dependent military ID card (we were on vacation). We spoke with the manager and that is their policy, despite being active duty or having children that are too young to have a military ID card. The animatronics were dated so overall this was a poor experience. read more

This is an interesting spot, devoid of any references to creation theology. All the same, its not a terrible place to visit with children if you are interested in dinosaurs. The interior makes a strong effort to educate the curious, but somehow falls short of being engaging. I cannot explain why this is the case as a tremendous effort was made in putting this exhibit together. For the youngsters, the small ropes course featuring a large T-Rex model is safe and fun, even for elementary school-aged kids. The cost is a bit higher than one might expect, but not a wallet-breaker for small groups. The dinosaur walk, if still featured only at extra cost, should probably be skipped if you are trying to save some money on this stop. Most visitors will leave wondering why they paid extra for this part of the exhibit. read more

Always a fun and educational experience with my grandkids. They love the tops and museum. We also experienced meeting the Pueblo Zoo, Raptor Center & Alligator Farm when they put on a show in the museum area. I highly recommend. read more

What a fun place! The inside museum isn't huge, but outdoors there are plenty of fun kids activities. We loved the ropes courses, even our 3yr old could do the small one with an adult walking alongside. Definitely recommend for families! read more

Definitely a little overpriced for what it is, but when you have a dinosaur lover child you do what you have to do. We went on a day when it was cooler so our walk-through was fairly quick. Beautiful Colorado views and life-size dinosaurs. Planning a trip back this summer when the weather is a little nicer and hoping prices will have changed by then. read more

Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience - Museums Near Me - Canon City, Colorado

A nice stop for a family with little adventurers (and dinosaurs). My son loved both levels of the aerial walkways. My daughter stayed on the first level once she got brave enough to try it. The staff was very helpful and encouraging to the timid. read more

My family and I LOVED it! I highly recommend the rope course for everybody in your party. The harnesses are a great photo op and it's an afternoon you'll remember! Details: MUSEUM: Our guide, William, was extremely knowledgable and adapted to our toddler's short attention span well. My husband is a history buff so really enjoyed it. CO is represented well too with the bones/specimens and the under the sea stuff was truly a bonus. They could do with more dress-up attire for the kids. ROPE COURSE: Outside the rope cIourse was amazing! It was set up a little chaotically with nobody at the booth and a disorganized line waiting for the harnesses to be put on or taken off, but after that, you're golden. There is NO time limit for neither the adult not kids' course. The limit is 42" for the adult which broke my toddler's heart and rightly so because it was awesome and terrifying all at the same time. My legs were shaky at the few without guide ropes. WALKING TRAIL and sand pit: There was a tour led by golf cart around the trail or you could walk. I have no idea how to get in line for the golf cart so we walked and it was fun. Little ones can explore and run off some energy or play at the sand lot to dig up bones. GIFT SHOP: Finally, the gift shop is touristy as is to be expected, but has a decent selection. I would have liked more lego, building or hands-on dinosaur-related gifts, but the rocks, gems and minerals are gorgeous and the little rain jackets are darling! read more

Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience - Stegosaurus, Colorado's fossil - Museums Near Me - Canon City, Colorado

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This place cannot be beat especially with Dino-obsessed kids like mine. A little pricey but it was worth the visit

I'm going to 100% agree with jasmina d. Way to high of price for what is there and the time it doesn't take. At the very beginning of the museum exhibit the "guide" talked for a bit then lets you hold a fossil. That is the only interactive point till the kids get to the play room. The kids were scolded for touching the replica cast footprint that was at the edge of exhibit. No signs by the way. The kid lost all interest at that point. So $75 to watch the kids play with dinosaurs toys. The Dino walk... well half of the exhibit wasn't working. I informed the staff member and received "sorry." No refund/ discount. Why am "I" the one informing the staff of multiple malfunctions.?!!! It's like paying to go to the fair and all but two rides work. So $10 per person to walk past statues. read more

Took my daughter and it was a great decision. The Museum side of things were a bit small but she loved it nonetheless!!! Plenty of activities outdoors with a play area and ropes course! read more

Way over priced. We were promised a guided tour of the museum and a film presentation at when we bought the tickets and then 10 feet away from the register when we entered the museum part, the person that checked our ticket said no guided tours or film presentation until later that day because a class of school kids were there. Now whey didn't the cashier (10 feet away) know that? Don't sign up for the "dig pit." That way $10 for my grandchild's ticket. Dug like crazy and only found very poor quality tiny fossils. They could at least put some tumbled/polished stones in there. Several of the animatronics didn't work and those that did were pretty underwhelming. They should charge about $10 a person to see everything. We were done with it in about an hour. We did the museum, the walk that takes you through the animatronics and then the dig pit. There were 4 adults and a 6 year old. It cost over $130. Go to the rock shop across the street. It is free and your kids will get as much if not more enjoyment. read more

Whoever gave this museum any less than a 5 star review must have just been having a bad day. We went with five adults and all loved it. Special S/O to our guide Matthew for being so knowledgeable and making our experience so, so good! He answered all of our questions and we could tell he was passionate about his work :) Would definitely recommend stopping here. read more

So much fun! I took my 4 year old, and he had a blast. Highly recommend getting the wild walk tickets, it's definitely worth it. T-Rex is burnt down, but the other dinosaurs are alive and well!. The ropes course was a lot of fun too! If you want an adrenaline rush, it's definitely scary, but Safe! read more

Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience - Museums Near Me - Canon City, Colorado

Way too over priced, WAY TOO OVERPRICED. Rope course close, due to weather, no refund, after 20 mins. Dinos are all coming apart after 2 years. Better things to do here. read more

We found this place on our way to the next city on our road-trip and we don't regret it. The cashier in the front was amazing ! The gentleman that was by the exhibit explained to us in detail everything. The lady who was in charge of the digging pit was sooo friendly to the kiddos . And the view was amazing . Definitely worth the stop. read more

This museum is a white whale in the sea of rafters, hikers, & Royal Gorge onlookers! Very nice, clean & informative if you're in to dinosaurs as much as we were. The ropes course is a must for the daredevil in your group! The staff was helpful & the wild walk with the dinosaur replicas really made for a great experience. It's also cool inside where the museum, gift shop, concessions & kids hands on coloring, drawing and pic w a T-Rex was. All in all, a great place. The kids are already asking when we can go back!! read more

Museum was fantastic, wish I could say the same for the lady in maroon colored shirt acting like she's in charge. Very hate ful to the children. I don't think she should be working around children to be exact. She showed a disregaurd to people around when degrading her staff if she is in the one in charge. Also talking down to people as if she's superior because she's in charge really a bad experience. It made everything that was good. Seem negative having to deal with her attitude and just downright meanness to her staff. The rest of the Staff was simply fantastic. They tried to make our experience wonderful. Owners really need to look into who they're putting in place of people in charge when you can talk down to people in front of customers like that makes a sad situation. It was extremely cold with the wind and she threw a bit where people ate because it wasn't her way. For the price paid or any price paid, no one should be subjective to this. It would have received five stars easily if she wouldn't have been there and made the whole experience hateful, rude and unmeaningful day for them. read more

This place is an absolute rip off. Imagine world class Denver Museum of Nature and Science, where you get an adult ticket for 20 bucks and where one day is not enough to cover the whole museum vs this crappy little half mile walk where they kept some giant not-so-looking dino models that just make sound for 10 bucks and where this walk will be over in 10 minutes. Not sure why they think this junk is worth it. This place should close soon instead of just ripping people off. NOT WORTH YOUR MONEY AT ALL.....look for some youtube reviews before heading to this junk yard. read more

This place is a RIP off for two adults and one child it was $32.00 dollars for the 1st experience which was just for the short museum part with 8 to 10 skeletons and other fossils and oooo you could go outside and dig up a fake play area for kids and some egg shells. Then there are other experiences like the dino walk and rope climb you had to pay extra which wasn't worth it at all. This whole place took about an hour and it cost more than what it was worth. Definitely will not go back to this side show / tourist trap!! Go to the Denver museum of natural history and science now that is a three story building filled with many different historical stories photos and figurines. read more

Overprice !!!! I paid for the outside experience and there Is only a few dinosaurs to see! A very poor sign of what the dinosaur is no full description - and history begins the dinosaurs! disappointed read more

This dinosaur exhibit was the perfect find for our 3 year old Grandson. The staff treated us like royalty and the movement and sound on the dinosaurs really got even our one year old's smile going. One of the extremely nice employees saw I was using a cane because of mobility issues and offered to drive me around the whole park while she explained the exhibits. Then the "rope walk" attraction proved perfect for even our little 3 year old. He had an absolute blast!! Great place with wonderful employees!! Highly recommended for kids!!! read more

We got to visit the museum with Boy Scout Troop 181 from Security, CO today. Miss Lexy gave us an outstanding tour of the museum that lasted about 1.3 hrs and was perfect for the level of kids we had. Plus she was absolutely a subject matter expert on what she taught. Thank you so much for a great time for the kids. Plus, the ropes course outside looked outstanding. read more

This place was built pretty recently so we decided to stop in this summer and check it out. They have a museum, ropes course, and walking tour to see animated life size dinosaurs. You can pick just one, two, or all of those activities. We decided to try all three. Expect the typical tourist place prices. The museum was pretty cool. We enjoyed walking through the different areas. The ropes course was what we all enjoyed the most. They have a tiny ropes course for toddlers which was a really great idea to include younger kids. We had the walking tour at the end which was cool but we could have passed on. Overall, this place is a cool place to check out! read more