This museum is one of the largest palaeontological museums in the world. Found in the heart of the valley along the North Dinosaur trail. It lays out the story of the earth and the age of the dinosaurs. It is so huge it can take hours to get round it. Watching the archaeologists working behind glass walls in their labs was fascinating, they use tools that look like dentists cleaning tools. It is very precise work, we could see 5 different stations all with recovered fossils being prepared for display. There are some great interactive programs here for kids and in the summer there are fossil hikes and camps. The camps offer hands on learning opportunities in biology, palaeontology and geology PLUS sleeping in a real tepee. Or you may choose to 'snore with a dinosaur' by spending the night sleeping under your favourite dinosaur with family and friends.We also saw a live tarantula - they are huge. No I didn't take a photo of it!
Craig looks as if he is about to walk through a star gate. This is the entrance to the various ages. 
We found the Burgess Shale display the most intriguing and beautiful. The Burgess Shale is a layer of rock found high in the Canadian Rockies. It was once a watery home to over 140 species of soft-bodied organisms but is now a mountain ridge 2300 metres above sea level. The creatures at 12 times their actual size, are displayed in floor to ceiling glass cases and a glass floor that you walk over. The glass is so clear you feel you are not walking on anything.There are over 40 complete dinosaur skeletons mounted on display
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Craigosaurus
Before we left Craig decided to try out the scales.
He weighs about the same as a large wolf.
You can't see my results as I didn't try it.
We found NZ ferns in the Cretaceous Garden - one of the largest living collections of prehistoric plants in Canada. It is a representation of plant life in the Drumheller Valley during the Late Cretaceous Period (70-65 million years ago) and a comparison of plants from today.
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