Dinosaurs & Critters at Museum of Ancient Life

Families looking for a dinosaur-heavy day trip in Utah can find one Monday through Saturday at the Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life in Lehi. (thanksgivingpoint.org) The museum at Thanksgiving Point is at 2929 N. Thanksgiving Way and is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., with timed admission and advance ticket sales recommended because entry is limited by time slot. (thanksgivingpoint.org) Utah Agenda lists “Dinosaurs & Critters at Museum of Ancient Life” as a Monday-through-Saturday event with multiple times, so visitors need to check the day’s specific showtimes before heading out. (utahagenda.com) Inside, the museum says it has 60 complete dinosaur skeletons and more than 50 hands-on exhibits, including the Erosion Table and Quarry Dig. (thanksgivingpoint.org) Utah Valley’s tourism office describes the site as one of the world’s largest dinosaur museums, with more than 120 skeletons, 63 interactive exhibits, and fossil specimens spanning every geologic period from the Precambrian to modern times. (utahvalley.com) That mix of mounted skeletons and touchable exhibits is why the museum is pitched to children as much as adult fossil fans: kids can dig for fossils, build a giant dinosaur, and shape a sand valley with running water. (utahvalley.com) The museum is also promoting current gallery features, including an “apex predator” dinosaur discovered in Wyoming in 2021 and a new sauropods science, technology, engineering, and mathematics exhibit focused on eggs, body size, and growth. (thanksgivingpoint.org) Regular online admission is listed at $24 for adults, $19 for ages 13 to 17, $17 for ages 3 to 12, and free for children 2 and under; Thanksgiving Point members get in free. (thanksgivingpoint.org) For families near Orem and Provo, that leaves the practical takeaway unchanged: pick a Monday-through-Saturday slot, buy timed tickets ahead, and expect a museum built around big skeletons and hands-on paleontology. (utahagenda.com)