This place is a little out of the way, with some traveling on dirt roads (take into account any…read more"traffic" such as a sheep crossing on the road), but well worth it. There's no cell service either. At the end of the road, there's a parking lot with a small visitor center containing a gift shop and exhibits. A short paved walk outside leads to a covered quarry where fossils are being excavated. There are a few hikes to do here. There were plenty of white-tailed antelope squirrels running round to watch, cute! In all, I would say this is worth the drive if you're a huge fossil or dinosaur nerd.

The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry showcases wonders of the prehistoric world! To the uneducated,…read morethe quarry itself may not seem spectacular. That is until you realize this area of Utah used to similar to the African savannah with wet and dry seasons. Now the site is a dry and barren desert with sparse plant life. There's a lot that can change in 150 million years! The dinosaur bones amassed at the quarry are from dinosaurs that died and were floating around in a lake. The bones were mixed up and layered upon each other as sediment in the lake bed built up over time. The scope of geological time is challenging for human beings to comprehend. Considering the changes over 100 years is challenging for us, let alone 100+ million years. Visiting the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry provides an opportunity to look back in time and consider how much our world has changed. During our visit, a ranger showed us the second building, where they are currently excavating, and explained a lot about the area's history and their findings. It was fascinating to talk with an expert about what they've uncovered and learn more about this important site.

Definitely worth your time if you're interested in the history of coal mining, religious antiques,…read moreand best of all working model trains. The museum is very well organized, educational and taken care of by people who love their job and community. We all had a great time, thank you.

We had a great time here. I liked how it was organized, with each of the many rooms being more…read morefocused on a piece of history. We loved seeing the old technology like cash registers or medical equipment. The train and mining exhibits were all really great. I wished they gave you a quarter with your donation! We couldn't see the model train exhibits because we had no quarters to turn them on. If not, they should warn you to have a quarter. Oh well. This was a fun visit and all of Helper downtown was fun to walk by.

Where do I start with this place? We discovered it while looking at Google Maps and saw "UFO…read morelanding site"...of course, we had to venture out to see it! From the road, you see various odd metal sculptures just begging you to come take a look. We pulled off the road and got out, wandering around cluelessly. There is not really any signage that explains what we were looking at. After a few minutes, a couple of very friendly dogs came running up the road to us, excited for the company. Then, a couple in an old pick up truck drove up the road and stopped to chat with us. Turns out it is the owner of the property and he was excited for us to come check out the museum. The museum is really just the couple's living room-stuffed full of antiques and wood carvings. He had a story to tell with each thing and most of them also had a dad joke punch line. Vaughn's a funny fella and is thrilled for the audience. I asked him about the UFO landing site and he cheerfully said that it was a made up story to get people to stop by. It worked! This is the epitome of roadside attraction and I highly recommend that anyone who's driving through Clawson make it a point to stop and visit.

OK... realize Vernal is nowhere near the size of a big city - so set your expectations accordingly…read more- and you'll quickly realize that - wow - this place has so much more than you'd expect as a result. When you go in, there's a movie that sets the stage. Can get boring for kids, yet works well for adults. Then, you just follow the route through about six or seven rooms ranging from a fossil dig, to history going back to the dinosaur age, to geologic history, along with a room that is "find the ancient animal" that kids love. Once finished, you've gradually moved from the 1st floor to the 2nd. There's a few more small exhibits. Then... outside is a route that goes around much of the building that has life-size recreated dinosaurs in their habitats. Takes about 90 minutes to do the whole thing depending on whether you are just adults, or have kids that are interested.

This is a large museum near the center of Vernal, UT. It is a logical place for it, less than 20…read moremiles from Dinosaur National Monument. Parking is on-site in a dedicated lot behind the museum. The entrance fee when we visited was $10 per person. The museum is probably best for families with elementary school aged (or younger) kids. No one in our group was under 25, but we liked it. The exhibits are spread over 2 floors and also include some full size replicas of dinosaurs (and a mammoth) outside as well. If you start on the top floor, there are exhibits that include some dinosaur history and then basically trace life on earth through various eras. You descend on a long sloping hallway through these exhibits until you reach the most recent (still pre-history) section. This transitions into some dinosaur skeletons and simulated archeology digs. You are back on the ground floor at this point. Also on this level is a theater which shows a film about the history of the area, a window into a sop where they clean and prepare fossils for exhibit, and an exhibit about tourism activities in the area. It is worth checking out the full size replicas of multiple dinosaurs around about 1/3 of the exterior of the building also. We arrived here in the afternoon just an hour or so before closing time at 5 p.m. We still managed tour the whole place, but if you are really interested you may want to allocate at least 2 hours. If you are in Vernal, this is definitely worth checking out.

Old 3 story 43 room hotel converted into a trip in time. Railroading, coal mining, mecantile, house…read morewhere, etc memorabilia. Staff very friendly, knowledgeable and interested.

Roadtripping? Definitely work a quick stop. Dozens of historic buildings repurposed into cute…read moreshops. We had a picnic in the city park which is like stepping back in time.

I think had an epiphany while visiting this museum: I just don't have the attention span to make it…read morethrough any kind of art/history collection, no matter how large or small it is. I've never really thought twice about calling it quits after exploring a wing or two at the Met or the Louvre. But, even at a substantially more modest venue like the John Wesley Powell River History Museum, I probably only really paid attention to about half of its contents before hitting my limit. The highlights I appreciated most were the informative video that explained the historical significance of The Major and his nearby explorations, the replicas of various river craft, and the totally unexpected mini-dinosaur exhibit on the lower level. The latter is tucked away in a room behind the stairs and is otherwise easy to miss if you don't bother actually walking down. We probably wouldn't have considered stopping by this museum if not for the recommendation from the staffer at the Torrey visitor center. If you're passing through, it's definitely worth an hour or two pitstop and the nominal $6 entry fee per adult.

Well worth the visit! We happened upon this when we drove in to Green River to have breakfast after…read morestopping in Moab for the night. On our way to Yellowstone. However, it was Sunday and they were closed. So it became a must do on our return home, which we did today. Great film, great exhibits and great historical and current information the Green River as well as much of the Colorado plateau. It's very inexpensive ($6 was the senior rate). If you're driving 70 west through this area , stop in! Open 9-5, Monday through Saturday.

A small museum highlighting the history of Moab and the unique influence of uranium had on the…read moretown. Most of the exhibits were uranium related. There was minimal focus on the Settlers and the founding of the town. There was not much history telling daily life of the settlers before the uranium discovery. There was barely any mention of surrounding environment and the native Americans relationships to the settlers. Overall, it was a good way to spend an hour to an hour and a half. Admission price was $10 for adult and $8 for Senor. Free parking in front of the museum.

Bottom Line: A great local museum explaining how Moab came to be the tourist destination it is…read moretoday. Aside from modern day Moab being a big tourist destination and jumping off point for adventures in places like Arches NP and Canyonlands NP I didn't know much about its origins so I was excited to visit the Moab Museum. The museum is one large room and while you can view the exhibits in any order I found it was best to start at the very beginning and work my way clockwise. The museum starts with the indigenous people who lived in modern day Moab and ends with Moab being central to two national parks and a recreation hub. Missionaries, fur trappers, cowboys, miners, adventurists and dinosaurs were all covered in between. My favorite exhibit was about William Grandstaff. The exhibit called "Tracing the Story of William Grandstaff" traces his roots from likely being enslaved in Virginia to becoming a Civil War era soldier, frontiersmen, pioneer, cowboy, miner and saloon manager in Utah and Colorado. I love when museums leave me wanting to know more and William Grandstaff is definitely someone who'd I'd like to learn more about. I'd also like to hike the trail named in his honor - the Grandstaff Trail in Grandstaff Canyon. One of the best features of the museum were historical pictures of the Moab area that you could scroll through on a tablet. The photos really helped me understand the history of Moab. Admission was $10 for an adult and I felt it was well worth it. The museum has a good bit of reading, some artifacts and a few interactive exhibits sprinkled in so some kids might be a little bored but I really enjoyed it. Kids 7 and under visit for free and students are $8.