National Dinosaur Museum

National Dinosaur Museum

The National Dinosaur Museum, located in a small town in Canberra, was established in 1993 and has become one of the most well-known tourist attractions in the Australian Capital Territory. It is famed for housing the largest collection of prehistoric animal specimens in the Southern Hemisphere, especially dinosaurs, making it a huge draw for dinosaur enthusiasts, with approximately 100,000 visitors each year.

The museum boasts a diverse collection of prehistoric plant and animal specimens and fossils, with a particular focus on dinosaur fossils. Here, visitors can admire a wide variety of dinosaurs, such as Allosaurus, Centrosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Archaeopteryx, Atlascopcosaurus, Baryonyx, Camptosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Centrosaurus, Compsognathus, Deinonychus, Dilong, Hypsilophodon, Lambeosaurus, Maiasaura. Although these dinosaurs no longer exist, their towering, majestic, and powerful forms are vividly brought to life for visitors. After seeing the many types of dinosaurs, you can visit the museum’s gift shop, which offers a wide range of natural history books, dinosaur models, toys, fossils, quartz crystals, minerals, and meteorites — perfect for souvenirs.

National Dinosaur Museum

Must-visit reason: The museum with the largest collection of prehistoric dinosaurs in the Southern Hemisphere

Continent where the attraction is located: Oceania

Country/Region where the attraction is located: Australia

State/Province where the attraction is located: Australian Capital Territory

City where the attraction is located: Canberra