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We thoroughly enjoyed our visit! Our son, who is an archaeology enthusiast, found the museum to be compact yet brimming with knowledge and insightful information. We are certainly eager for our next visit.
It is a small exhibit of personal collections.
Not to be thought of as a museum in grandeur or comparison to any renowned museums but a mini one room display of archaeological finds.
Employees were kind and informative.
Fun for small kids for sure, or if you cannot get to a larger display and your kids like dinosaurs
Not to be thought of as a museum in grandeur or comparison to any renowned museums but a mini one room display of archaeological finds.
Employees were kind and informative.
Fun for small kids for sure, or if you cannot get to a larger display and your kids like dinosaurs
Wow... calling it a museum is a bit of a stretch. The people running it were kind and a bit "eccentric".
It's basically a mini dissertation on dinosaur fossils with some genuine examples on display. It's in a corner of the mall, so that gives you a truer vision of the size of it.
I went and was glad I did, but no reason to go again. If you set you expectations low, you won't be disappointed.
It's basically a mini dissertation on dinosaur fossils with some genuine examples on display. It's in a corner of the mall, so that gives you a truer vision of the size of it.
I went and was glad I did, but no reason to go again. If you set you expectations low, you won't be disappointed.
What a gem! Our guide, a young man named Mr. Trujillo, is an expert who brings paleontology to life. The actual fossilized skeleton of a teenage Triceratops dominates the space and real and replicated fossils, skeletons, and tools are presented. The knowledge our guide provided us during his animated talk was incredible. It should be given more prominence in the Mall so that more people can experience this incredible little museum. Don’t miss it!
Very small. If you live close or are at the mall, it’s worth stopping in. My kids liked playing with the toys. But it’s dry for adults and too small to have enough to interest the kids. The people are all very nice and well informed.
I had read all the reviews so I wasn't expecting a huge museum. After visiting it i think the "museum " label sounds misleading. I would call it a prehistory experience/exhibit with lecture. (Or similar)
I really like the concept of a place born to exhibit the owners' passion and their personal achievements. I also found the tour very informative and rich in content.
We were a group of 4 adults with 4 children: 18, 24 months, who didn't pay to enter, 4 and 5 years old.
The children had fun drawing and playing in the play area. While two adults could participate to the tour, the other two adults took care of the kids (there's a lot that the kids shouldn't be touching, and obviously that is to them the most attractive object. also, a lot is at child hand level. One adult MUST be with them all the time.
I was expecting to be able to choose the language the tour would be explained, but we weren't offered that option. As someone commented in a review the guided tour can be very long and tiring if what you hear is new. For this reason we asked our guide to interrupt it. We were all hungry and the children had had enough of waiting. They had expected to see dinosaur statues and they were confused.
I am giving 3 stars because I still find this place a great place to visit for dinasour passionate, but only if older than 5 (possibly 6?).
We really expected something more inclusive for the whole family. The two parents "babysitting" had no dinasour experience. The children's dinasour experience was playing with dinasour figurines, magnets, or coloring dinosaur prints; but it wasn't enough to leave them unattended, so that the parent could partecipate to the guided tour. I feel like they could get the same experience at home.
The best experience you can get is listening to the guide, if you don't have small children to look after or to chase around. I would recommend the tour for older kids and adults. But still, that is not enough to call this place MUSEUM.
I really like the concept of a place born to exhibit the owners' passion and their personal achievements. I also found the tour very informative and rich in content.
We were a group of 4 adults with 4 children: 18, 24 months, who didn't pay to enter, 4 and 5 years old.
The children had fun drawing and playing in the play area. While two adults could participate to the tour, the other two adults took care of the kids (there's a lot that the kids shouldn't be touching, and obviously that is to them the most attractive object. also, a lot is at child hand level. One adult MUST be with them all the time.
I was expecting to be able to choose the language the tour would be explained, but we weren't offered that option. As someone commented in a review the guided tour can be very long and tiring if what you hear is new. For this reason we asked our guide to interrupt it. We were all hungry and the children had had enough of waiting. They had expected to see dinosaur statues and they were confused.
I am giving 3 stars because I still find this place a great place to visit for dinasour passionate, but only if older than 5 (possibly 6?).
We really expected something more inclusive for the whole family. The two parents "babysitting" had no dinasour experience. The children's dinasour experience was playing with dinasour figurines, magnets, or coloring dinosaur prints; but it wasn't enough to leave them unattended, so that the parent could partecipate to the guided tour. I feel like they could get the same experience at home.
The best experience you can get is listening to the guide, if you don't have small children to look after or to chase around. I would recommend the tour for older kids and adults. But still, that is not enough to call this place MUSEUM.
We had a great time! Our son loves archaeology and this museum is small in size but huge in amount of knowledge and information. We look forward to visiting again.
Update: our son did the summer camp program and loved it. He learned and had a great time! We are looking forward to future programs.
Update: our son did the summer camp program and loved it. He learned and had a great time! We are looking forward to future programs.
Although small, this place was filled with dino facts I'd never heard of! Our tour guide, Louis (?) was knowledgeable and animated in his delivery of paleontological history. We were the only ones there but then the place got crowded after 20 minutes.