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The Dinosaur Place Largest Dinosaur Adventure Park in New England. Over 100 life-sized dinosaurs on pristine nature trail He moves, he roars, and more!
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Although itโ€™s been more than 66 million years since dinosaurs roamed the earth, The Dinosaur Placeโ„ข at Nature's Art Village is home to over 50 life-sized dinosaurs situated in a pristine, picturesque, 60 acre woodland setting. Stroll through over 1.5 miles of dinosaur trails wrapping around a scenic lake. Access the trails by walking under the belly of a life-sized brachiosaurus, an immense creature that measures 75 feet long and 40 feet tall! Enjoy the state-of-the-art playground featuring the one-of-a-kind SpaceNet, designed exclusively for The Dinosaur Placeโ„ข. Get lost in a"MAZE"asaurus where families can play together to find their way out sliding down the mouth of a giant T-rex. See dinosaurs come to life with a NEW Animatronic Dinosaur Encounter. During the summer, bring along your bathing suit and get wet in New Englandโ€™s largest SplashPadยฎ where dinosaur-themed water features delight kids and adults of all ages. Enjoy a variety of picnic areas, find tasty treats at Montyโ€™s Munchies or enjoy an ice cream at the Ice Cream Shop. While at Natureโ€™s Art Village, make sure to explore indoors and enjoy an adventured-filled, hands-on activity center, Discovery Depot! There you can dig for gems in Jackpot Mine, pan for "gold" in Thunder Creek, and uncover a dinosaur fossil with Dr. Bonez as a junior paleontologist in the Bone Zone. Best of all, everything you find you get to keep! Visit The SHOPS at Nature's Art Village for artistic jewelry, gifts, toys, beads, minerals, fossils and more. Discover The PAST Antiques Market and Museum at Nature's Art Village, an antique shopperโ€™s delight and collectorโ€™s showcase. The Past Antiques Market has been proudly recognized as Yankee Magazineโ€™s Editorsโ€™ Choice Winner of โ€œBest Antique Stopโ€ in New England for 2014. Educational programs, birthday parties and group rates are available. The Dinosaur Place is located at Natureโ€™s Art Village. An amazing shopping experience and a day of family funโ€ฆALL IN ONE!

๐——๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜… ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐ŸŽƒ
10/23/2026

๐——๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜… ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐ŸŽƒ

The Pumpkin Passage is open through Nov. 1 at The Dinosaur Place in...

10/22/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ!

Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with fun and excitement at Pumpkin Passage at The Dinosaur Place! Enjoy a magical dance experience featuring a professional lighted hula hoop dancer that will mesmerize and entertain you on Saturday nights!

Get Your Tickets! ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.thedinosaurplace.com

The Dinosaur Place, 1650 Route 85, Montville, CT. Easy Access: Conveniently located off I-95 and I-395

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐ŸŽƒโœจ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜—๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด...
10/15/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐ŸŽƒโœจ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜—๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ!

This October, The Dinosaur Place transforms into a magical Halloween wonderland filled with lights, pumpkins, and friendly dinosaurs! Join us for the annual Halloween event, Pumpkin Passage, where enchanting light displays and fun activities await your little ones.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in October
๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: Every night starting at 5 PM
๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: The Dinosaur Place, 1650 Route 85, Montville, CT. Easy access from I-95 and I-395.

Experience a captivating Halloween trail that promises a festive atmosphere, perfect for family fun!

๐ŸŽŸ The leaves are in peak season right now here, so worth a visit. Photos were taken this morning. Buy your tickets today at thedinosaurplace.com

10/08/2026

Some of our guests say that marshmallow roasting is one of their favorite parts of Pumpkin Passage ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ˜‹

Marshmallows are FREE, and we have s'mores kits and hot drinks for purchase all night! (S'mores kit $2, Hot Chocolate $2, Hot C***r $3).

Remember to check our website for the food trucks on the day of your visit ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŸ (link in the bio)

Pumpkin Passage is happening on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays after 5 PM at the Dinosaur Place in Montville, CT.

WELCOME TO PUMPKIN PASSAGE๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿฆ–Our dino Halloween trail opens tomorrow at 5 pm! Come and enjoy wonderful fall atmosphere, m...
10/03/2026

WELCOME TO PUMPKIN PASSAGE๐ŸŽƒ

๐Ÿฆ–Our dino Halloween trail opens tomorrow at 5 pm!

Come and enjoy wonderful fall atmosphere, marshmallows and food trucks๐Ÿซ

We also would have Polar Lights Show (6 pm; 7:30 pm), Balloon Twist (5:30 - 7:30 pm) and Witch Dancers (5:30 pm).

And the weather is going to be beautiful๐Ÿ

(P.S. We recommend coming around 6:30-7 pm so you can enjoy all the lights in the evening!๐Ÿ’ซ)

We are located on Route 85: about 20 minutes from Mystic, CT. 1650 Hartford-New London Turnpike, Montville, CT.

You can buy your tickets here: https://naturesartvillage.com/pumpkin-passage/

09/26/2026

The Dinosaur Place along with Nature's Art Village has lost power due to severe weather. Thus, The Shops at Nature's Art Village, Discovery Depot at Nature's Art Village, Copper Creek Mini Golf at Nature's Art Village, and The Dinosaur Place are all closed for the rest of the day; Saturday, September 26, 2026.

09/24/2026

Starting to build our Pumpkin Passage trail here at The Dinosaur Place. October is coming soon! ๐Ÿ

Don't miss our Annual Pumpkin Passage event on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays starting Saturday, Oct. 3.

๐Ÿฆ–In less than 2 weeks we open up Pumpkin Passage with all the bounce houses, games & live entertainment!Opening day: Sat...
09/21/2026

๐Ÿฆ–In less than 2 weeks we open up Pumpkin Passage with all the bounce houses, games & live entertainment!

Opening day: Saturday, October 3๐ŸŽƒ

Secure your tickets now, the availability is limited!

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ!This weekend is your final opportunity to enjoy the SPLASH PAD at the Din...
09/18/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ!
This weekend is your final opportunity to enjoy the SPLASH PAD at the Dinosaur Place before it closes for the season! Join us this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10:30 AM to 5 PM for a refreshing day of fun.

Donโ€™t forget to bring your footwear! Come visit for a roaring good time!Buy your tickets today at thedinosaurplace.com. Weโ€™re conveniently located with easy access off I-95 and I-395. The Dinosaur Place, 1650 Route 85, Montville, CT.

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1650 Hartford-New London Tpke
Montville, CT
06370

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