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    USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum

    4.4 (30 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Katie N.

    Cute little museum with reasonable admission prices. We spent about an hour here. It was not a modern museum by any means, but I did learn a little about the area.

    A big ass Mammoth and a small girl. Lol.
    Samantha G.

    This museum was so cute! My mom wanted to take me to do a few fun things while I was in town. She had never been herself so she didn't know what to expect. I really enjoyed all of the history and the artifacts! I had also never saw a mammoth so I thought that was really freaking cool! Of course not the biggest place, but definitely worth a stop by for sure.

    Nycole R.

    Most people know that Utah has a good deal of archeological history-from cool rocks to dinosaurs. The prehistoric museum in Price does a good job of telling their stories. The entrance fee is nominal-free on holidays-and well worth the cost to get in. Plenty of free parking outside. There's a small gift shop with souvenir type items as well. Once inside, there are directions you follow that take you through the different time periods. There are two levels-stairs or an elevator are available to move between the floors. If you take the time to read the signs and plaques, you will learn a great deal about the history of our planet. I saw that there was a section for children with interactive activities. It looked like it would be really fun to take youngsters that are interested in science. The museum is celebrating it's 60th year and there are lots of old newspaper articles displayed that tell the story of the museum and archeologists.

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    Roberta T.

    Fun and interesting stop for our little family. It was an affordable and exciting little learning adventure. I do wish the glow and Native american exhibits were working when we visited though.

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    DonnaJohn C.

    This museum is fairly small but has nice displays of fossils and dinosaurs. There were also quite a few dinosaur tracks which had been removed from local mines as well as fossilized dinosaur eggs. Entrance fee was $12, parking was free right in front of the museum. We visited on Feb 5th, 2018.

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    2 years ago

    Neat museum. Very interesting. They have a QR code that links to a virtual tour. Listen on earphones while you walk

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    4 years ago

    Just a lot of fun. Some great artifacts. Three hour excursion worth the time. The museum is laid out well.

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    8 years ago

    This is an amazing stop. Its not super big and is great for kids. It is full of fun history and artifacts. I would love to visit again.

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    9 years ago

    Worth the entrance fee, with many cool and unusual attractions. ie, a blowfish helmet?!

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    Dinosaurs, geology, ecology, archaeology, local history -- this museum has it all. You, and especially your kids, will love it.

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    14 years ago

    Good place for a quick visit. 1hr will get you through it. Good basic information on the dinosaurs discovered in this area.

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    Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry - The quarry/excavation site

    Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry

    3.7(9 reviews)
    0.6 mi

    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.

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    Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum - Dinosaur fossil

    Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum

    4.4(34 reviews)
    90.2 mi

    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.

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    John Wesley Powell River History Museum

    John Wesley Powell River History Museum

    4.4(14 reviews)
    55.0 mi

    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.

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    Moab Museum - The story about recreation in Moab

    Moab Museum

    4.7(11 reviews)
    98.0 mi

    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.

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