Dickinson Museum Center

Dickinson Museum Center is a museum complex in North Dakota dedicated to regional history, paleontology, and agricultural machinery. The site includes multiple buildings and a historical park with authentic structures from different periods.

The museum was founded in 1983 and grew as the Badlands Dinosaur Museum was later integrated into the complex. This merger brought together significant fossils and collections that document the prehistoric history of the region.

The center displays buildings from German-Russian and Czech settlers that show how different groups shaped the region. These structures let you see how various communities lived side by side and maintained their own traditions.

The complex spreads across a large grounds with several separate buildings you can explore one by one. It helps to take your time and walk between the different exhibition areas, as they are not all concentrated in one location.

The site houses a complete Triceratops skeleton, one of the rarest dinosaurs you can see in museums. You can even watch paleontologists at work preparing fossils in a visible laboratory.

Inception: 1983

Website: http://dickinsonmuseumcenter.com

GPS coordinates: 46.89478,-102.78349

Latest update: December 14, 2025 17:40