Durham's Hidden Dinosaur — Attraction in Durham

An Icon, a queen. Really the mascot of Northgate park in many ways. I have seen her on walks with my dog hundreds of times and always try and give her a respectful smile and nod. She is aged and decaying but in a way that is representative of our world if you think about it closely enough. I love her, I refer to her as Caroline when nobody else is around.

She is viewable from the walking path on the Ellerbee creek trail near the Museum of Life and Science. Bike, walk skateboard to her, tell...

What a cool and awesome hidden surprise! Love bringing friends and family to see it. It's off of a paved trail across from Edison Johnson Aquatics Center.

The lone statue is made of fiberglass and measures 77 feet long. It was once part of the Museum Of Life & Science’s original Dinosaur Trail. When it was first built in the 1960s, the long-necked dinosaur​—appropriately named Bronto—was thought to be one of the largest replicas of its kind...

Took off one star bc it made me sad and bc I couldn't touch the statue thanks to the fence. Beautiful sculpture and interesting history behind it, just a shame Bronto is still alone after 30 years and the Museum did not relocate him or put the newer dinos in...