Exhibits | General Admission | Family Tour | Birthday Party | Private Tour | Directions

Open Daily. Only 30 minutes from downtown Denver!

The Morrison Natural History Museum's combination of personal, hands-on tours in the relaxed, rustic atmosphere of a small foothills cabin creates a unique experience with every visit. Explore the life and landscapes of west Denver for the past 150 million years. Discover the dinosaurs of Colorado and their habits and habitats. Learn about the exploration for fossils in west Denver.

EXHIBITS: What lived here before us? Find out at the Morrison Natural History Museum where expert guides introduce natural history with touchable exhibits and lively discussions. Designed for families, this relaxed environment is perfect for kids of all ages to explore rocks and fossils.

Highlights:

• Bones from the first Stegosaurus skeleton ever discovered.
• The first Stegosaurus footprint found in Colorado.
• The best example of Stegosaurus tracks discovered so far.
• The first hatchling Stegosaurus footprints ever found.

GENERAL ADMISSION (with Family Tour)

• Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more.
• Adult (age 13-64): $5.00
• Senior (age 65 and above): $4.00
• Youth (age 2-12): $4.00
• Child (age 0-1): FREE

FAMILY TOUR: These are informal guided tours through the museum that involve discussions about particular aspects of the Museum's exhibits. These tours are not pre-scheduled. Tours last typically 30 minutes, but the exact duration is subject to staff availability. If you desire guaranteed attention, with a guided tour of all exhibits, please consider scheduling a Private Tour.

BIRTHDAY PARTIES: The museum tour focuses on hands-on demonstrations such as live reptile petting, preparing dinosaur bone, and painting a small cast of a dinosaur track. The duration of the tour is 45-60 minutes. Following the tour, your group retires to the "party" room. You are welcome to bring cake, ice cream, decorations, and presents. Pi–atas are allowed. The entire duration of the party is about two hours. Birthday Parties must be pre-scheduled. Because of the size of the "party room" we restrict group size to 15. If this maximum group size is too small, consider scheduling a Private Tour, see below.

The fee for this tour/room rental is $6 per person with a minimum of $60 for groups of less than ten participants.

PRIVATE TOUR: These are formal guided tours through the museum that involve discussions and hands-on activities about the ancient life and landscapes of Colorado's Front Range including recent dinosaur discoveries made by Museum staff. This tour can be modified for large Birthday Party groups. The duration of the tour is about 90 minutes. These tours must be pre-scheduled.

The fee for a Private Tour is $4 per person with a $30 minimum. The maximum group size we can accommodate is 75.

DIRECTIONS: Take C-470 to the Morrison Exit, bear West (toward mountains). Turn left at Colorado Highway 8 (third stoplight in Morrison), then proceed for a 1/2 mile the Museum is on the right side of the Highway.

501 Highway 8, Morrison Colorado 80465; 303-697-1873.