- Open every day 10am – 5pm
- Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Years
- School groups
- volunteer opportunities
- community digs
- private events and rentals
- Gift-shop
- Cafe
- Restroom
- Theatre
- Playground
- Adults (13+) $29
- Young adults (3-12) $24
- Toddler (2 and under) Free
Edelman Fossil Park and Museum
66 Million Mosasaur Way, Mantua, NJ 08080
856-284-DINO(3466)
Travel 66 million years back in time at Edelman Fossil Park & Museum to embark on a personal, hands-on voyage to discover the days of the dinosaurs. The museum features full-scale dinosaur sculptures, an interactive fossil scavenger hunt, free-roaming virtual reality and live animal exhibits. Outdoors, visitors can have a hands-on experience to find fossils in the quarry, observe paleontologists in active research, and enjoy the dinosaur-themed playground with accessible features
Edelman Fossil Park and Museum serves as both an extraordinary public resource and a vital part of Rowan University’s institutional mission to educate and demonstrate research in critical areas, including plant and animal biodiversity, earth sciences and environmental responsibility, all through the gateway study of paleontology.
WHAT TO SEE AND DO
- Explore the public galleries for viewing both the present and the earth’s deep past
- Visit the Hall of Extinction & Hope to confront the alarming facts about the unfolding climate and biodiversity crises
- Dig at the fossil quarry or try free roaming virtual reality to travel back in time to the Cretaceous world
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