Derpy Dinosaur Parks

Everybody loves dinosaurs, but it takes a special kind of devotion to try and build your own. Head here to read the accompanying article by Eric Grundhauser: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tyrannosaurus-wrecks-the-most-delightfully-derpy-dinosaur-parks-youll-ever-drive-past

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9 Places

Port Orford, Oregon

Prehistoric Gardens

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

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Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Baconao Park

Roam the cradle of the Cuban Revolution with life-sized dinosaurs.

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London, England

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

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Deerfield, Massachusetts

The Rock and Fossil and Dinosaur Shop

This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.

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Cave City, Kentucky

Dinosaur World

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

White Post, Virginia

Dinosaurland

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

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Richfield Springs, New York

Petrified Creatures Museum of Natural History

This roadside dinosaur park offered up lumpy neon thunder lizards in the name of kitsch and education.

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Rapid City, South Dakota

Depression Era Dinosaur Park

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

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Granger, Washington

Hisey Dinosaur Park

In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."

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