T.rex Discovery Centre — Attraction in Eastend

A treasure and a great place to ramble through on one of the rainy days during our stay in Eastend. Although we were two adults (no kids), we had fun looking through the displays of real and cast bones and footprints (and even coprolites)! I think kids who love dinosaurs would be over the moon in this place! One of the paleontology students did a great job describing the environments that the dinosaurs would have lived in and also talked to us about Scotty's excavation and the current digs on the go nearby in Grasslands National Park. Definitely take the time to watch the 30 minute film about Scotty's discovery, too. It is really well done and informative. The short nature trail around the Centre is also well worth your time. There are many interpretive signs, not only about the wildlife and plants, but about the history of Eastend and the RCMP. (If you are there in May/June, do watch out for...

What an amazing place in small town Saskatchewan. This place is must see. So much to see and do. Lonny a staff member and a local from Eastend was friendly and welcoming from the time we walked in, he checked on us to see how we were doing and gave us a lot of insight on the displays. We also met Matthew who is in university to become paleontologist he also gave us lots of info. The lab is very interactive especially for kids and big kids. There is also a fun kids space and a great souvenirs shop. Wished we could of walked the trails but it was storming the day we went. Scotty the T-Rex is always ready to pose...

It's quite the drive but if you have a kid who loves dinosaurs like ours does, it is worth it. The museum is by donation, and the book/souvenir shop is well priced. There are only a few exhibits but they have a bunch of kids activities like dinosuar puzzles, stop motion animation station, reading corners, and my LO had so many questions for the palaeontologists working on real fossils. Location wise, it's quite a beautiful landscape, and Eastend feels like a picturesque Montana town. Outside the discovery centre is a fossil dig zone for kids and adults alike to excavate a variety of...