USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum

The USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum is a natural history museum in Price that displays fossils, archaeological finds, and rocks from the region. The space features complete dinosaur skeletons, ancient tools, and objects left behind by cultures that lived here long ago.

The museum was founded in 1961 to gather and display prehistoric discoveries from eastern Utah. Over the decades, it has become an important place that preserves the story of the earliest people and dinosaurs in this area.

The museum displays artifacts from the Fremont culture, including clay figurines, baskets, and pottery that show how people lived here hundreds of years ago. These objects tell stories about the daily life and skills of the region's earliest inhabitants.

The museum is located downtown and is easy to reach. Visitors can explore the exhibits at their own pace, and there are interactive areas, especially for children to touch and learn.

The museum houses one of the largest known ankylosaur skeletons, which visitors can see directly in the exhibit. This armored dinosaur type is rarely found in museums, and here visitors can view actual fossils up close.

Location: Utah

Inception: 1961

Operator: Utah State University Eastern

Website: http://usueastern.edu/museum

GPS coordinates: 39.59960,-110.80800

Latest update: December 13, 2025 11:48