We combined out trip to Dinosaur State Park along with a trip to the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Ct.. What a cool place this is. My kids, 8 & 10, are way beyond the fascination that all little kids have with dinosaurs. However, this was a really neat little place. The footprints are impressive and well displayed with a... More

For someone passing through, this is a neat diversion.....but don't make a special trip. Really just a few trails through a swamp/meadow/forest area in a rural setting, with a geodesic dome pavillion housing a little movie with a walkaround set featuring dinosaur tracks found in the area. Interesting, but probably could have been incorporated into a better park. Clean, easy... More

Dinosaur State Park is more than just a cool museum, it also has beautiful gardens and great walking trails- perfect for nature walks with little ones. Older kids will love the real dinosaur footprints and the interactive exhibits but younger kids might be a little scared of the darker areas and the dinosaur sounds. We like to pack a lunch... More

I visited when I was little, on a science field trip. I remember being very engaged in everything there and wanted to come back.

We really like to hike there. There is a short movie and a walkway around the dinosaur tracks with different highlights and features. It's a good see it for scouts if you can keep them focused.

So close to home -- just off I-91 in Rocky Hill, CT -- a suburb or two south of Hartford, CT. Back in the mid-1960's, work on a state office building's excavations was suddenly stopped when a construction worker found an entire field of fossilized dinosaur tracks. The office building was relocated, and the site is now domed and open... More

Took my son on a nice day. We enjoyed the walking paths, the museum was small but cute. We enjoyed the crafts you could do at the end. He also enjoyed the panning outside. Lots of fun!

good exhibits and easy access. Amazing amount of artifacts like a gazillion footprints!

Great afternoon spot w/ your kids, especially if they're dinosaur loving! Special for those 4-10 if you take along the plaster paris to make the footprints! A great family afternoon on a nice day!