Quinte Museum of Natural History — Attraction in Quinte West

While on a getaway trip to Prince Edward County, we decided to check out some of the museums surrounding the area. The Quinte Museum of Natural History is a small place; we expected to be in and out in twenty minutes.

But then Matthew the guide offered us a tour. He turned our twenty minute run through into millions of years as we watched our planet’s first supercontinent drift apart, imagined the heft of miles high ice crunching down the land beneath our feet and filling it up with Lake Ontario. Our necks craned to see long necked dinosaurs stomping through the Cretaceous period. And we cringed to imagine hanging from the jaws of a thirty years old Tyrannosaurus rex. We hung out with some early whales as they evolved towards a purely aquatic life, and finally we walked the length of the majestic blue whale…stunned while considering its massive presence.

Not bad for an $8.00 admission fee. Be sure to ask if Matthew is home when you go. He will bring to life a different Earth, a world before our own, long gone but for fossils and your vivid...

It was ok.. No staff assistance No explanations No videos Toy boxes in toy room were empty Would have been nice to have pics of what the animals look like with skin and scales.. They only had pics of the skeletons on the info boards, of the same skeleton you were standing in front of Cost for 3 adults and a toddler was $25... it could have been so much better. They didn't even have the same skeletons that have on the virtual tour online. We took my grandson to see the long neck lol they replaced it with whales Cool, however not exactly...

A nice little spot that was previously unknown to me in Trenton.

The museum is small, but the displays that they have are informative and well laid out. A number of pieces about T-Rex detail its history from the first discovery to its role in media (film). They also have displays describing the evolution of whales from land animals to the sea creatures of today. The bones and fossils are in great condition and help to put in perspective the enormity of the beasts being referenced.

Kids under 5 are free, and it's $8 for...