Best Dinosaur Museums in the World for Kids
Five great museums show giants like Giraffatitan, with tips on weekdays and online tickets.
Which museums have the biggest giants?
The Natural History Museum in London displays a 25-meter Diplodocus cast in its main hall and 300 dinosaur specimens. Entry is free, but 5 million yearly visitors mean booking a timed slot two weeks ahead saves hours.
The Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin houses the 13-meter Giraffatitan, the tallest mounted skeleton at 15 meters high. Its 30-meter Brachiosaurus hall holds 6,000 square meters of fossils from the Tendaguru dig of 1909.
How to plan an easy family visit?
The Smithsonian in Washington shows the Nation T. rex, a 12-meter adult found in Montana in 1988. Royal Tyrrell in Alberta displays 160,000 fossils across 4,000 square meters, with summer dig programs for children aged 8 and older.
Zigong Museum in China guards a pit with 200 Jurassic skeletons left exactly as found 160 million years later. Visit on weekdays before 11 am, buy tickets online, and allow 3 hours plus 30 minutes for the gift shop.
- London free entry book 2 weeks ahead
- Berlin Giraffatitan 13 meters tall 15 high
- Smithsonian 12-meter T. rex from 1988
- Alberta 160,000 fossils summer digs age 8 plus
- Zigong pit with 200 Jurassic skeletons