Spooktober
Sharpen your claws and bare your teeth as you explore the Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life during Spooktober! Dino pumpkins are hidden throughout the museum all month long, making for an exciting interactive scavenger hunt. Join the excitement during Dinos After Dark: Spooktober, where every Tuesday and Thursday from 5-8 pm the Museum of Ancient Life will host a costume dance party, coloring contests, a dino-themed prize chute, and more.
PALEO STUDIO AND GEODE CRACKING
PALEO STUDio
Ever wondered what it was like to clean and prepare a real fossil? At the Paleo Studio, you’ll use the same tools as real paleontologists to excavate a fossil from the Eocene Era. You’ll be the first human to handle this fossil and will even get to take your specimen home with you. Dig in to the world of paleontology, only at the Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life
For a limited time only excavate a Mosasaur tooth ($19.50) or a prehistoric shark tooth ($28.50). Available for purchase in-person only.
$10 per person | $9 for Thanksgiving Point members
GEODE CRACKING
Time to get cracking! Now at the Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life, you can take your very own geode, containing a mystery crystal, home with you! Just pick whatever geode calls out to you, head over to our geode cracking machine, and split it open for a one-of-a-kind souvenir.
$18 for Large Geode, $10 for Medium Geode | $16 for Large Geode, $9 for Medium Geode for Thanksgiving Point members
Dirt on Dinos
Wednesdays | 10 am
See interesting artifacts on display and ask our friendly staff all your dino questions. Included with regular admission.
Little Explorers
Daily | 9:30 am
Bring your littles to this open imaginative play experience. Best for toddlers and infants, a variety of dino-themed toys will be available to help get those growing minds ready for a great day!
Junior Paleo Club
Daily | 2 pm
Explore fossils not often on display and learn more about the paleontology process. Each week, we will have something new for your family to learn. Become a member of the Junior Paleo Club today!
Baby Dinos 101
Mondays | 4 pm
The Thanksgiving Point Dino Wranglers have rescued the baby dinosaurs and are taking them around the museum.
Inside the Paleo Studio
Walking through the Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life, staring up at the ancient fossils to each side of us and towering above our heads, we may think of how crazy it is that the bones we see are millions and millions of years old. But we don’t often think about how long it takes to get them out of the ground, chipped out of the rock, and mounted before us.
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