COME TO LIFE Kid’s Favorite Things Fuel your child’s curiosity through Colorado’s family-friendly attractions. Whether your little one would visit Jurassic Park if given the chance or can talk your ear off about their favorite wild animal, there are tons of attractions where they can learn and play. Find Your Dinosaurs Have an aspiring paleontologist on your hands? You’ve come to the right place because a plethora of prehistoric giants once roamed the Centennial State, leaving behind tracks and fossils to marvel at. Grand Junction is an ideal starting point for a road trip along the Dinosaur Diamond scenic and historic byway . Heading northwest toward Fruita, stop to hike the “dinosaur trails” where important discoveries have been made, including Riggs Hill — the site of the first Brachiosaurus ever discovered — Dinosaur Hill and the Fruita Paleo Loop. Farther down the byway is the aptly named town of Dinosaur, which serves as a gateway to Dinosaur National Monument. Fruita is home to the Dinosaur Journey Museum , where kids will be amazed at the vast collection of more than 15,000 fossil specimens. Here, they can make their own dino tracks and dig at a “quarry site” for actual dinosaur bones. Your family can also register for summertime Dinosaur Digs and Expeditions to go out in the field at a real dig site and search for Jurassic treasures. Head eastward to the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience near Cañon City, which offers high-tech thrills in the form of life-size animatronic dinosaur exhibits, two ropes courses (including one for tykes), a state-of-the-art theater with rotating dino films and more. Kids will also geek out over the huge number of full-scale dinosaur casts and real fossils on display. Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience near Cañon City 126 1-800-COLORADO Dinosaur Journey Museum in Fruita THE ROYAL GORGE DINOSAUR EXPERIENCE; MILES PARTNERSHIP
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