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Dinosaur Discovery Museum

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Any and all questions or comments should be submitted through the Contact page on the Museum website. The Dinosaur Discovery Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin is the only museum to exclusively focus on the link between birds and meat-eating dinosaurs, one of the most complete known fossil records. There are more theropod, meat-eating dinosaurs in the Museum's exhibit than in any other major museum in North America, represented with 18 species represented by 25 specimens. For more information, visit: (www.dinosaurdiscoverymuseum.org). The Dinosaur Discovery Museum is one of three Museum the Kenosha Museum System, a department of the City of Kenosha, WI (www.kenosha.org).

--Kenosha Museum System Mission:--
To enrich the lives of Kenoshans, guests and visitors through a variety of experiences that educate and stimulate curiosity.

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10/28/2026

🦓 Kohl's Wild Theater is coming to the Kenosha Public Museum this Saturday!

"How Does Your Garden Grow?" is a FREE family-friendly program starting at 1pm; no registration is necessary!

A novice gardener’s race to grow a prize-winning watermelon before the Stanley Fruit Cup Competition becomes an interactive musical adventure through gardening basics. Audiences learn the power of healthy soil from Captain Compost, the water cycle and the importance of water conservation from a pair of Vaudevillian performers, and the importance of pollinators from Buzz, the Rusty Patch Bumblebee. In the end, the Gardener learns an important lesson far more valuable than any trophy: by caring for the living things around us, we become part of something much bigger, and every garden, no matter how small, is a chance to care for the world we share.

10/27/2026

It's your call, though.

10/23/2026

Fun Fossil Fact Friday!

Fossilized animal p**p is called coprolite, and paleontologists take it very seriously. There is a dedicated museum in Arizona that houses over 8,000 pieces of fossilized dung

10/21/2026

🦖 Big dinosaurs. Bigger curiosity.

Did you know the Dinosaur Discovery Museum features the nation’s largest display of theropod dinosaurs? Come face-to-face with the meat-eating dinosaurs that once ruled the prehistoric world and discover the scientific evidence connecting dinosaurs to the birds we see today.

Whether you're a lifelong dinosaur fan or just looking for something different to do, there's plenty to discover at DDM!

📍 Downtown Kenosha
🎟️ Free admission

10/20/2026

🏠 Think You Know Kenosha? Think Again!

There may be more to our community than you realize! 👀

Keys to Kenosha is your opportunity to explore places you may have never visited, learn fascinating stories, and discover the people and spaces that make Kenosha unique.

We're proud to be one of the participating locations, and we'd love to welcome you on Saturday, Nov. 7, with revised hours - we're opening early at 10am! Grab your friends, family, or fellow explorers and make a day of it.

🔑 50+ participating locations
📆 Nov. 7 | 10am - 4pm
▶ Find the full event details at www.KeysToKenosha.com.

10/16/2026

Happy Friday 🙃

10/14/2026

🦴 Happy National Fossil Day! 🌵

This year's featured fossil site, chosen by the National Park Service, is White Sands National Park in New Mexico. And the fossils found there tell an incredible story!

Today, White Sands is known for its brilliant white gypsum dunes, but during the Ice Age, this landscape was home to wetlands, lakes, and an amazing variety of animals. Scientists have discovered fossilized footprints of giant ground sloths, horses, saber-toothed cats, American lions, and even short-faced bears!

But perhaps the most remarkable tracks belong to humans. Radiocarbon dating indicates that people walked this landscape alongside Ice Age megafauna at least 23,000 to 21,000 years ago. These ancient footprints offer a rare glimpse into how humans and animals shared the landscape thousands of years ago.

Fossils aren't just bones. Sometimes, a footprint preserved in the ground can tell us where an animal walked, what it encountered, and how it lived.

🦖 Want to explore more prehistoric life? Visit the Dinosaur Discovery Museum and get up close to dinosaur skeletons while discovering the connections between dinosaurs and modern birds!

10/13/2026

👻 THIS FRIDAY: GHOST HUNTING AT DDM

The dinosaurs aren't the only things with a past... 🦖👀

Join us after hours at the Dinosaur Discovery Museum this Friday for a paranormal investigation of your own! Hear chilling tales of eerie happenings, examine evidence captured by real-life ghost hunters (including photos and EVPs), and investigate the museum to see what you might discover.

Think you can handle it?

🎟️ Tickets must be purchased in advance. No walk-ins will be available!

🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4qHVRQu

10/09/2026

🦖 Fun Fossil Fact Friday!

The first published reconstruction of Tyrannosaurus rex appeared in 1905, when the dinosaur was first described and named. The drawing, created by paleontologist William D. Matthew, included a tiny human skeleton standing beside the dinosaur to show just how enormous it was!

10/07/2026

We've got another Dinos in the Dark coming up this Friday!

Grab your flashlight and watch the dinosaurs come alive in the shadows 🔦 🦖

This spooky-but-not-so-scary adventure is a great Halloween activity for little ones, and if you're looking for something a bit more adult, check out our Ghost Hunting events 👀

Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4qHVRQu

Address

5608 10th Avenue
Kenosha, WI
53140

Opening Hours

Tuesday	12pm - 5pm
Wednesday	12pm - 5pm
Thursday	12pm - 5pm
Friday	12pm - 5pm
Saturday	12pm - 5pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

Telephone

(262) 653-4450

Website

http://www.DinosaurDiscoveryMuseum.org/

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