# Dinosaur Fossil Dig & Prehistoric Lab at U-M Museum of Natural History > Place to go for families in the Detroit–Warren–Dearborn area (MI). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Weekends 10:00 - 17:00 (dome theater shows every hour) - Dates: Sat, Nov 7 – Sun, Nov 8 - Where: University of Michigan Museum of Natural History, 1105 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 - Ages: Suitable for children aged 2-15 and families - Price: Museum admission is free (dome planetarium shows $8 per show) - Schedule: Weekends 10:00 - 17:00 (dome theater shows every hour) - Organizer: University of Michigan - Official page: https://lsa.umich.edu/ummnh - Last checked: Fri, Nov 6 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/dinosaur-fossil-dig-and-prehistoric-lab-at-u-m-museum-of-natural-histo--listing-bfe68632d06b177477615c0a ## About 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. ## Similar picks in Detroit - [Dinosaur Day with PaleoJoe — Port Huron Carnegie Museum](https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/dinosaur-day-with-paleojoe-port-huron-carnegie-museum--listing-3749cabc236db2546099e058) — Sat, Nov 14 · 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Port Huron Museums Carnegie Museum · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 20. 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