While dinosaurs no longer roam the earth, there are several exhibits and attractions across the Centennial State that will get you ready for the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ upcoming cabaret show, Hold On To Your Butts — a parody of the classic film and Michael Crichton novel, Jurassic Park.

Denver Museum of Nature & Science

2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205 | 4.7/5 Stars on Google

Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s latest exhibit, The World’s Largest Dinosaurs, is open now through September 7. It features a life-sized model of the 60-foot-long Mamenchisaurus, the head of the Argentinosaurus, interactive sauropod stations that show how they ate, breathed, and circulated blood, and a 40-foot section of a sauropod tail.

Dinosaur Ridge

16831 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison, CO | 4.6/5 Stars on Google

Take guided or self-guided tours to see more than 250 fossil tracks and the first-named Stegosaurus bone fossils at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison. You can also visit the Triceratops Trail near Golden to see dinosaur, bird, mammal, insect, and invertebrate tracks, trace fossils, and more.

Dinosaur Journey Museum in Museums of Western Colorado

550 Jurassic Ct, Fruita, CO, 81521 | 4.4/5 Stars on Google

Open now through September 7, Dinosaur Journey Museum’s Pterosaurs: PTeeth and PTails Exhibit examines flying dinosaurs that ruled the skies before birds. You can enjoy real fossil casts, interactive learning modules for all ages, and vivid visuals.

The Museum at Dinosaur Junction

1121 Miller Ranch Rd, Edwards, CO 81632 | 4.6/5 Stars on Google

Learn more about fossils and shell pieces of Jurassic turtles. This museum also has fossils from dinos, such as the sauropods, Brachiosaurus, Apatosaurus, Diplodocus, and Camarasaurus.

Garden Park Fossil Area

3501-3767 Garden Park Rd, Cañon City, CO 81212 | 4.5/5 Stars on Google

Check out fossils of two-legged, plant-eating dinosaurs, dinosaur eggs, and tracks at the Garden Park Fossil Area.

Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource

201 S Fairview St, Woodland Park, CO 80863 | 4.6/5 Stars on Google

Explore fossils from marine reptiles, pterosaurs, and other dinosaurs from North America’s Cretaceous Period.

Morrison Formation

Several States

The Morrison Formation connects several national parks and states, including Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and Arizona. 150+ million years ago, sauropods, plated stegosaurs, and beaked ornithopods ruled the area.

Locations you can visit specifically in Colorado include:

• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
• Colorado National Monument
• Curecanti National Recreation Area
• Dinosaur National Monument
• Hovenweep National Monument
• Old Spanish National Historic Trail

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