Dickinson Museum Center & Badlands Dinosaur Museum
Dinosaur skulls, fossils and a pioneer village, right in town.
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What to expect
The Badlands Dinosaur Museum fills 13,400 square feet with fossils, minerals and fourteen full-scale dinosaur models, including a complete Triceratops skull found just west of Dickinson and the holotype skull of a tyrannosaur called Daspletosaurus wilsoni. The rest of the campus covers local history: the Joachim Regional Museum, the Pioneer Machinery Hall and Prairie Outpost Park, with a train depot, print shop, general store, one-room school and prairie church.
- Complete Triceratops skull from near Dickinson
- Fourteen full-scale dinosaur models
- Glowing fluorescent minerals kids love
- Prairie Outpost Park, a pioneer village outdoors
- Gift shop with fossils, minerals and toy dinosaurs
Getting to Dickinson Museum Center & Badlands Dinosaur Museum
188 Museum Dr E, on the east side of Dickinson. Free parking on the 12-acre campus.
The map pin is approximate. Use the street address and Directions button to plan your route.
Before you go
Open Monday to Saturday 9 to 5, and Sunday noon to 5 from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Closed on most federal holidays. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors (65+) and $4 for kids 3 to 16; kids 2 and under are free. Plan on two or three hours. 701-456-6225.
Fees, seasons and conditions can change. Confirm with the linked website before you head out.
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