A great museum with an incredible collection to look through. From earliest life to the ice age, this collection will give you a guided tour through Earths biological, and geological, history.

This is, hands down, my sons favorite place on Earth aside of his bedroom! We have the family pass and go often, and the staff are like the cousins we never had. Always asking how we are, making sure we know about any new displays, and just all around super nice folks. The kids have named many of the dinosaurs, and love going time and again!

Outstanding museum. So much great information. The kids loved it and had a great time, especially in the couple of play areas that are designed to teach while playing. Three only reason I didnt give it five stars is that it is pretty expensive. Its $20 per adult and $17 per kid 3 and older. I have five kids, so it cost $125. Thats not too far off from the cost of an annual pass, but I dont think wed go back again.

Wow what an experience. Larger than life exhibits. Food to order in the Cafe. Friendly staff. Plenty of things to explore and experience for all ages. More especially for the kids but much for the avid adult adventurer as well.Wheel chair accessible for 99.9% of things and great effects and visually stunning dinos.Well be coming back again for sure.

Such a great place for families and students of paleontology! I came in with the same glee that I did as a kid walking in here for the first time! The grounds are wonderfully set up, the displays have great explanations for the titans that ruled the world before we did, and there are plenty of games and gifts for kids and adults alike here!I highly recommend it here! 10/10 in my book!

We were able to come to this museum on the $2 day in August and it was great. I do think the price they ask originally is a little high. If the COVID 19 wasnt an issue there would have been more for kids to do. But it was still a lot of fun and the dinosaurs and prehistoric animals they had on display were really well done

We love this museum. The exhibits are great, and my 4 year old is so excited to see all the fossils of the dinos he has learned about.

Loved it! The place is surprisingly big. They have a great layout of the dinosaurs and there are areas where you can walk right under a dinosaur skeleton. You can easily spend an hour there and not see everything.

Better for older kids, very informative and interesting if you can read and understand the information. My 3yo loves the skeletons, the space room and the river. The sand dig is also a big hit, so were glad that it is open again. You have to have a reservation to come so make sure you book in advance because tickets sell out. But they do a great job keeping everything clean and not too busy that is hard to stay spaced from others. Masks are required.

After however many years this has been open, finally made it here on a two-dollar Tuesday in August by appointment to help with COVID. It was awesome! Lots to learn and look at! Kinda expensive at regular admission, so glad we got the discount. And one great part was speaking with a wandering docent. Got some good insight into the museum and more about the paleontology that goes on here.

GORGEOUS facility and experience! Loved watching the paleontologists work!Their sandwiches are also A+. That hot ciabatta bread turkey sandwich- wow.

Loved looking for gnomes!! Such a clever idea. So cool to see all the dino fossils. Definitely aimed for a little bit older kids though, still enjoyed our visit with our toddler!

A great place to explore ancient creatures with the whole family! The exhibits are really laid out in an organized way. Replicas of ancient creatures and dinosaur skeletons all over the place. Murals, a scientific lab, a water erosion table for kids to play in, and lifesize skeletons make it fascinating. Hidden gnomes also keep you guessing, though we never found them at all.

We enjoyed our visit. The boys ages 5 and 3 loved seeing all the dinosaurs, fossils and displays. Plenty of little stations for the kids to touch and feel and explore. The gift shop has lots of interesting things.

This was coolest dinosaur museum ever! It has the most mounted dinosaurs in the world and so there’s so much to see! It really inspired my imagination to see really how big dinosaurs were.

This is a great museum and content wise I have qualms. My biggest and potentially only warning is that it is expensive. It is double the price of most museums I have visited and while its a great museum it may not feel worth it, especially for younger children as there are less interactive things to do. For those a bit older, there is tons of information and cool fossils to learn about. We had a great time when we went but it was three adults in my party.

Me and my family love going there we love seeing the dinosaur bones and it was like if the dinosaurs were still alive.

My kids love the Dinosaurs, and there are a ton of them there. They also like the mammoth and the giant shark. I like the room where the actual fossils are being worked on. There are hours of things to see, watch and listen to. My 3 year old wants to go fast so we spend just over an hour in there.

Lots of great displays & interactive activities for kids that teach them about dinosaurs and earth.

It was great. They made the environment very safe for everyone.

Thank goodness they still have the erosion room open!! I have three toddlers and they live walking around the dinosaur museum, and while theyre are lots of good steps taken here to help prevent spreading germs, its not over the top. Touch exhibits are covered and they have closed the sand digging area at the end, but the erosion room with the water and toy dinosaurs has a dedicated employee cleaning up constantly. They also have a number limit of how many kids can be there and sectioned areas for playing to maintain social distancing. Just a fun museum, plenty to do, at least for toddlers.

For what it is, its ok. There are better alternatives in Utah, and for the love of all things decent, NEVER buy your tickets online for this part of Thanksgiving Point - this was the FIFTH time theyve lost my ticket reservation and I had to prove I wasnt lying. The rest of Thanksgiving Point is great, but the Museum of Ancient Life is poor at best.

A great place to visit except for the fact that they have a few koi that are very sick and obviously have bacterial and fungal infections. Many are incredibly skinny and lethargic. They are small koi but only in about 2 to 3 inches of water. Their dorsal fins are out of the water and dry. For the fact that they only have a few live animals here and cant even take care of them is really sad. I spoke with an employee and after I mentioned the fish they became hostile and aggressive saying that they follow all the guidelines for the fish care. Really disappointed

Great place to take kids. Technology area and lots of history with enriching hands on activities for kids. Employees are helpful and really want to share knowledge with young patrons. You can spend 1-2 hours just walking through and seeing all of the exhibit.

Amazing value for the admission, made even better with the connect pass. The connect pass is good for a year, and a great value.This Museum is great for the displays and the fact that there is so much that us hands on and interactive.All of us (adults, children and even the toddler) love it and intend to come back to this museum and to Thanksgiving point every chance we get.Make sure to check out the design a done corner...

This museum is a staple of Utah. An absolute must see and fun for all ages. They also have wonderful 3d movies that discuss dinosaurs in a new and exciting way.

Very fun place to take the family. Clean and well maintained. Very clean bathrooms. My kids were fully engaged the whole time we were there. The first room they are adding on was all about earthquakes and I cant wait till it is finished. I ran out of fuel before they did. There is a place to eat after, and the gift shop had fun toys. The staff was friendly and engaging. Parking was difficult, but maybe that was just because it was a Saturday. I would definitely recommend you check it out!

This place is absolutely amazing! It has a beautiful interior, and themes to make you feel like you are a living part of history. The models, and bones that are found here are unique and so cool to see. Theres so much to do and read here so I would recommend giving yourself a couple hours. Theres a lot of enrichment for children and even adults. My only wish is that it was a tiny bit cheaper and more affordable. but I get that for what youre getting its worth the price. I had a lot of fun here, and I would recommend it for any date.

Fun experience for the kids. Nice and clean as well.

We spent nearly all day and it still wasnt long enough for my girls. They loved it! I like the set up--you travel through time from the beginning of the Earth seeing the progression of plant and animal life. There are interesting and varied displays throughout the museum and many fun places for kids to stop and play (and parents sit) as well. The discovery room prior to entering the exhibits was very fun as well. The kids get a hands-on and accessible experience with coding.

I spent 20 dollars to go see fake fossils and bones. Few were real and interesting it was mostly a size comparison museum. If you have kids I guess this would be okay but if your an adult looking for a interesting museum look elsewhere.

My wife and I went here for her birthday we loved it! Its significantly smaller that the Us natural history museum but this one is staged way better in my opinion. A lot of attention to little details in the foreground and background of sets. They have special cases like the ones I posted which make it really easy to see the dinosaur you are looking at.We walked the thing in about an hour and we took our sweet slow time reading almost everything.They have a dig pit for the kiddos when you make it to the end.

Very sanitary and not crowded with covid, and my kids loved running around and seeing/ playing with all the cool dino things.

There’s nothing like seeing the bones of large dinosaurs to make a stoic adult turn into a big ol child full of wonder. The collection here is incredibly vast and each individual exhibit is so well put together. There are definitely a few kid targeted areas but overall, I found the price was well worth it for me as an adult with no kids! I think my husband and I spent at least two hours in here ooohing and ahhing at everything. There’s also a pitch black room with teeny tiny lights to simulate the vastness of space which I enjoyed. A great museum for sure!

We absolutely love going to the dinosaur museum! The kids never Tire of it. So many fun things to go and see and do. The discovery room is always tons of fun, and ever-changing. We love going and seeing the different Hands-On experiences that they have in there. Walking through the museum is always fun, as you go through you start with the creation of the world and the first forms of life on Earth. Its really fascinating to walk through the star tunnel and see the very first life forms. As you progress through the museum and get to the age of the dinosaurs and see their vast skeletons towering above you oh, it is truly a unique experience. My kids also love the water and sand table, and the fossil pit at the end. Tons of fun! worth the money & every minute.

This is a large and quiet museum, great for indoor entertainment and learning. There an area at the beginning with changing activities and displays, but most of the museum remains the same throughout the year(s). The are a handful of activity stops that are awesome for kids under 10, including a water/ sand area and a sand excavation area... these spots can be crowded, but the kids dont seem to mind. Times closer to opening and closing tend to be the slowest.

Huge models and fossils and skeletons of different types of dinosaurs. children will love it . they can play in the sand pits and extract fossils.

Great place to visit. Kids absolutely love it. Things for all ages to do. Hands on activities not just walking around. I would plan on at least an hour, probably more if your kids are going to do all the activities.

Fun for all kids with interactive areas. No sabertooth tiger nor a lot of sea animals but still worth it. Spent about 45 mins there not trying so could last longer with a kid that wants to read/not run off

Wonderful museum for all ages. Especially enlightening if you take the time to watch fossil fuel videos and read the info plagues.

The museum is well put together and provides interactive activities throughout the exhibits. Our 2 year old loves the museum and the water table is his favorite part. We go frequently.

Really nice. I like all the exhibits. I love how big the dinosaurs are.

Allosaurus is 8 meters, Saurophaganax is 13 meters, Torvosaurus is 10 meters,

Took a Cub scout den and it was perfect for 6 boys. I was surprised how empty it was in the evening but it was perfect for our outing. 1 hour for by. We wish we could have stayed longer. I want to go back so I can actually read about it sometime.

This museum was a great place to learn. Also very interesting and interactive.

Wow! You are greeted by a large dinosaur, that had a tough life. I was greeted with warmth and a genuine hello. They gave me a map. Definitely use the map or you can get turned around pretty easily. Wear comfortable shoes; I spent 3 ½ hours and could have stayed longer. So much great information and new findings. There are some fun hands on areas for kids to have fun, but also learn. Would I go back - YES!

Bigger than we thought. We spent a few hours and felt like we rushed through. Lots of cute play areas for the kiddos. Nice indoor area to hang out as we drove in from out of state and needed to let the kids run around. We had lunch at Thanksgiving Point & visited the well stocked gift shop.

We love to go in when we’re in the state every year or so. I have a dinosaur lover and those who aren’t as fond of dinosaurs enjoy hunting for the gnomes. Well maintained and helpful employees.

Children and adults alike are fascinated with the dinosaur fossils, the interactive exhibits, and the interesting facts. The water and sand table is a hit, and digging at the end is delightful. Instead of shovels, which children were always using to throw sand, they have little tools with holes in the middle. There are plenty to go around, too. The supersaurus is unbelievable. I love coming here.

We were in town visiting family in August and decided to bring our kiddos here. They’re huge dinosaur fanatics. It was a huge hit! Even our 1 year old was totally captivated. Our 7 year old owns several dinosaur encyclopedias and was in awe getting to see the dinosaurs at scale and getting to learn more about science. We went on a discount day which made us as parents very happy as well and it wasn’t too crowded since school had started in Utah but not in our district yet. We will definitely be bringing our kids back on a future trip.

We love coming here! Even though weve been at least ten times, there is always something new to learn about or dig deeper. This museum does a beautiful job offering hands on play and great information about the evolution of life with lots and lots of dinosaurs. We cant wait to come back.

Absolutely fantastic museum with many different mounted skeletons. Well maintained with many hands on displays covering from the start of life to the modern day. Absolutely worth a visit. Expect an hour to two to make it through. Also has actual fossil preparation on site with a good display on how fossils are found and prepared.

We love this place! Whether we go through the entire museum or just stop by the gift shop. They have so much to do. You can fill a bag with gorgeous rocks or really cool magnets for only $5.99. All of their stuff in the gift shop is reasonably priced and actually good quality. Worth the money!

Family friendly and informative! Many hands-on activities for children. Perfect afternoon with the family :)

We adore this place! There are lots of hands-on activities for kids, and its educational enough that I find it fascinating as an adult as well. The displays are beautiful and detailed. That, combined with the sound effects and scale of it all... well, its breathtaking.

Overrated for all the hype. After already visiting their Museum of Natural Curiosity I would have expected something a little more than what it was.Heard about it for years and seemed to have much hype about how great it was.The lay out is designed with not a user friendly flow and requires back tracking. We realized that after noticed some exhibits from the second floor and expected to be routed back to it but found the exit instead.So much replicas and man made items with very low quality. Especially those in the water area. Seemed more like I was shopping for fake plastic items for my fish aquarium. Wish it was more life like. And not nearly as hands on exhibits as we hoped for.And the nature movies for members was $6. That seems pricey for a nature movie and ridiculous for a member price.If attendance would have been out of pocket instead of the membership, would have felt it was a waste of funds. Especially for it taking maybe an hour.

Lots of great exhibits and historical facts about prehistoric creatures to learn about. Definately worth the trip

Always a fun place for date night, or to bring the kiddos!

Great family museum. Any little boy or girl that is in love with dinosaurs will love it. If you live close you might as well get a membership. The whole property is worth multiple visits.

Great place for family during quarantine life. Fun to get some education if your kids are missing out right now.

I think this museum is very interesting, but they removed the exhibit where you could open drawers to see more fossils and rocks. Kids need more interactive exhibits where they learn, not just playing in the sand. Also the loud dinosaur sounds throughout scared my smaller child. I appreciate what they are trying to do, but I think they need more opportunities for interaction among children. The hands on stuff is kind of hidden away or semi irrelevant. That being said I have been 2-3 times in the past year because it is something interesting to do. Be sure to go on a weekend of a holiday if you want to do a Jr. Paleontologist program. We keep missing it.

Someone was walking around disinfecting everything. Everyone was wearing masks. I felt very safe. We also found all the gnomes! Woot woot!

Great place to visit. Its nice to get a glimpse into the past and see things you only ever see on the big screen.One note: bigger fossils arent real. Not a deal breaker for me but might be for some people.

Came with my 4yo old son and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We stayed for 2 hours. The biggest hit was the erosion table with all the sand, water, and toy dinosaurs. A solid hour of our time was just the erosion table. beautifully curated, with great ambiance. Really nice exhibits in regards to both their setup and informational value. Definitely geared a little older, my 4yo enjoyed it but any younger and there wouldnt have been much for him to do. Its a large enough museum that you get a really great experience but not so large that it feels overwhelming.

Great expierence! Most of the dinosaur skeletons were put into a mold and remade for each bone to prevent damage to the actual bones. Great walk thru of exhibits, could take 1-5 hrs. The museum contradicts itself saying that the first humans came millions of years after dinosaurs were extinct, but also shows a human footprint in a dinosaurs footprint and states that they we lived amongst them.

Has interactive items for preschool age. It has an immense collection of fossils, great signs and facts. Kids loved the dinosaurs and life size examples. Kept 4th graders busy for 3 hours. Field trips often during the day so plan accordingly. Great picture moments to be had.

Took 3 year old. Loved everything, but not enough hands on things to do for the kids.

The Dinosaur museum is so fun! My 2 year old boy loves it! Lots of interactive things like play with sand and discover dinosaurs, water and sand area, tons of dinosaur bones and dinosaurs to look at. Way fun! Definitely worth getting a membership here.

The coolest place to check out dinosaurs!

Always a fun family adventure! I highly recommend going and make sure to take your time to spy out all the gnomes. So fun that they change it up so often. We are also dino fans and its fun reading about the dinosaurs and checking out the bones for our child that has been absorbing everything.

This museum was fun for adults and children. The displays were beautiful and informative, and there were numerous hands-on exhibits for children.

OVERVIEW - 4.0Came here as a spur of the moment thought. Wed seen the displays a few weeks ago, when we saw a movie at the Mammoth Screen from the Megaplex Movie Theater next store.LOCATION - 3Easily seen from the freeway, but can be a little complicated to get to without the insight of a local or Google Maps.PRICE - 2I honestly did not care for the price, and in fact I think this was the only negative part of our visit. Each adult is $15 and per child is $8. So with tax in the end we paid $42 for three. They have all kinds of special prices for this and that, season passes and whatnot, all way overpriced. I was told Tuesdays in August it is only $2 per person. Well come back then.PRODUCT/SERVICE - 5The fossils and displays were set up amazingly. My daughter was thoroughly entertained, which is saying quite a bit, as she has such a short attention span. I would have liked to spend more time reading about each of the artifacts, but I guess in August I will take more time.POINTERS/PERKS - 5Come in August on a Tuesday when it is $2 per person, unless you want to make some financial sacrifices. They have several interactive activities for children, which is great!EMPLOYEES - 5The employees were so friendly and patient with our several questions at the front desk.

This museum has a little something for everyone. With little kids I feel like we get through it really quick. Unless they want to play in the water table or sand dig (both leave your child wet and very dirty). There are interesting facts to read and great dinosaurs.

This is a paradise for young boys. All the dinosaurs and dioramas are so well done.

Museum of Ancient Life gets 3 stars from me because while it’s fun for the kids & they think it’s cool - I can’t justify a $20 entrance fee per person. There just isn’t enough to do there to justify that. We are there maybe 2 hrs & we’ve seen everything. I skip this one & go to Curiosity Museum instead.

We love this museum. The displays are designed well. The information boards are concise and easy to read. The flow-through of the museum is well laid out and does a good job of taking one through millions of years of history quickly. It takes about 60-90 minutes to cover 150 million years of ancient life history.

This was fun and educational, play area for the kids, cafe and gift shop.

Fun museum, kids can play in wet sand and be little explorers. Pricey for single day admission. Worth it to get the annual family pass. My boys love seeing the dinosaur bones and ask to come at least once a week.

This was a very fun visit for young kids. I would definitely take them again. There were fun things to look at and a number of hands on activities

We love finding the nombs hidden around the museum

If you go I really hope that Dane is there. He was the friendliest most accommodating host! We had a very large party of people (6 kids under the age of 10). He really made our experience memorable, from taking the time to ring up each child at the gift shop to taking photos of our group! Also the gift shop was a rare treat as the prices were very reasonable. There are so many fun things for the family.

Went to their dino day and had a blast. Little sister wants to become a paleontologist, and the staff there was very informative and friendly.

Super fun experience! Great for kids and adults alike! This will definitely be a family favorite destination for years to come.

Great time visiting with my neice and nephew. But boy those gnomes are not easy to find.

Really nice dinosaurs inside here. Im amazed at the size of the long tail examples they have in side. My kids love the giant water table that allows kids to experiment with erosion with moving water and sand. There is also an exhibit that lets kids build a life size dinosaur. Very fun.

This is an impressive museum. There are some fun activities for older kids, but you dont need to bring kids to enjoy it.Our younger kids liked playing in the sand area at the end. I think they would have liked the erosion table, but they were too short to reach much. So if youre just bringing toddlers it might not be the best choice. They would have more fun at the museum of natural curiosity.

A spectacular dino museum in a state filled with great dino museums.There are some great interactive exhibits for the kids as well as some very impressive artifacts.

Cool museum with fun interactive activities for kids. Great way to learn and teach about pre-historic life.

We frequent this place on a weekly basis with our Thanksgiving Point pass and my kids love it. We have learned a lot. I will say, my personal opinion, I would not pay full price for one time.

Dinos and gnomes. Fun for everyone! They keep changing exhibits to keep it interesting. The staff are wonderful. My kids have a blast everytime we go. Thanks Thanksgiving point!

This is one of the best museums for fossils and dinosaur models that I have ever been in. Interactive exhibits for the children and great displays detailing all of the exhibits. Also an actual paleontology lab that is visible to all.

I visited this museum when I was in town. We went during a time when it was not very crowded, and I had a wonderful experience. I love learning about ancient life and this museum has a lot of really great information and specimens. Unfortunately we werent there to see any archeologists working in the lab, but I love that they have the viewing area. I can see how it would be a very fun place for kids to learn and play, with a lot of activities to keep them occupied and entertained.

It’s nice place to walk around.

Fun for the whole family. Amazing displays and a fun water/sand room for the kids to play.

My 4 year old LOVED it here!! You can seriously spend all day here. So much to do and see! I especially love all of the hands on activities like digging for dinosaur bones and the cool River with sand that they could play in!

This was a spur of the moment visit, now I wish Id made plans and not gone at the same time as a few daycare/preschools. It was a bit crowded at the exhibition for children. My son didnt get to do all the hands on things he wanted due to overcrowding. But we did have a lot of fun! There really is nothing upstairs, except an awesome mural that takes up 2 walls. Fun picture background opportunity. The actual exhibits were outstanding! And lots of fun to tour. My 6 year old son thoroughly enjoyed all the exhibits. Tyrannosaurus Rex and the giant Sea Turtle were his favorite skeletons, and the giant shark. We had a snack at the cafe, then shopped at the gift shop. It was a fun day. Just wish I had planned it out a bit more because we would have been there shortly after opening instead of noon - 1:00ish.

We had an amazing first time at the Museum of Ancient Life!

Good amount of exhibits and information. If you have kids under 10, plan about 90 minutes.

This was a very fun and educational place to visit. My wife and I have deep respect for the curators and employees who put in the work for these exhibits. The amount of details and knowledge they try to pass on is incredible. This place is a must if you have children. So many fun hands on things you can do.

The kids love it. Good set up as far as the actual museum. The kids stations could use supervision/a cleaning crew. Great family time