Dinosaur Fossil Dig & Prehistoric Lab at U-M Museum of Natural History
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University of Michigan Museum of Natural History1105 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 · 35.4 mi approx. from DetroitDirections
Suitable for children aged 2-15 and families
FreeMuseum admission is free (dome planetarium shows $8 per show)
About this adventure
The Museum of Natural History, located on the University of Michigan's central campus in Ann Arbor, is a valuable educational destination for families. The museum features two iconic mastodon skeletons, a T-Rex fossil, a paleontology dig experience, and an advanced digital dome planetarium. On weekends, special interactive sessions with university student docents are arranged, allowing children to touch trilobite fossils and meteorite samples dating back millions of years. The modern exhibition hall is fully accessible, comfortable for strollers, and each floor has clean parent-child restrooms and diaper changing stations. The main museum is free to the public, offering a high-value, highly interactive, academic-level science experience.
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