Prehistoric Dinosaur Adventures

About This Attraction

Prehistoric Dinosaur Adventures combines the excitement of a Natural History and Science Museum with hands-on activities, real artifacts, educational displays, and dinosaur-themed fun.
This mobile STEM walk-through attraction gives families the rare opportunity to see, learn about, and even touch museum-quality casts of real fossils up close. Guests can explore the exhibit at their own pace throughout the day.
Highlights include:
Full adult Velociraptor skeleton
Large T-Rex skull
Six-foot Brachiosaurus femur
Fossils and skeleton displays of all sizes
Bug specimen microscope
Rock-cracking explorer
Dino Dig activity
Historical facts, photos, and multimedia displays
Dinosaur-themed games and educational activities
Scenic displays and dinosaur cutouts for photo opportunities
One of the biggest highlights is the daily appearance of Rocco, the King of All Dinosaurs! Rocco is a life-sized Tyrannosaurus Rex standing over 6 feet tall and 14 feet long. He is anatomically based on paleontologists' research and gives children the chance to imagine themselves as future scientists, archaeologists, and paleontologists.
Families can interact with Rocco, a Hollywood Special F/X creature, along with his handler, Jim "The Dino Guy." Guests are welcome to take their own photos during the encounter.
Rocco also makes mobile appearances with the Prehistoric Jurassic Park-style Dino Truck and Dino Tracking Trailer, creating an even more immersive dinosaur experience throughout the event grounds.
The daily Dino Science Show adds even more excitement with audience participation, chemistry experiments, comedy, fossil casting, the Dino Challenge Competition, and a demonstration showing the incredible power behind a T-Rex bite.
Prehistoric Dinosaur Adventures is designed for families of all ages and also welcomes special-needs groups and elementary school field trips during designated Kids Day programs.
The Prehistoric Dinosaur Fossil Museum can remain open throughout the event, up to 9 hours per day for all-day fairs or up to 4 hours for afternoon events, giving guests plenty of time to explore, learn, and experience the prehistoric world.

Availability and routing vary by season — contact your Capitol agent for current tour dates and booking windows.