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Dinosaurs Invade Portland
According to the Chinese Calendar, 2008 is the Year of the Rat. In Portland, however, it's shaping up to be the Year of the Dinosaur. Throughout the year, the city will host multiple exhibitions dedicated solely to our prehistoric friends. If you (or your kids) love dinosaurs, you now have another big reason to visit Portland in the coming months.
Travel back in time 200 million years and witness China’s most spectacular ancient inhabitants in the largest collection of authentic Chinese fossils ever toured. China’s Ancient Giants features twenty complete dinosaur skeletons (both casts and fossils), interactive touch screens, activity carts, a “dig pit” where kids of all ages can become paleontologists for a day, and a 67 foot long adult Mamenchisaurus, the longest-necked dinosaur ever! Other rarely seen dinosaurs featured in the exhibit include; the fierce Velociraptor, the feathered Caudipteryx, the plant eating Lufengosaurus, the duck-billed Tsintaosaurus, and more.
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What were trees like when dinosaurs roamed? Which ones did the dinosaurs eat? Follow the giant footsteps through this intriguing look back in time as we explore 25 living specimen trees that represent ancient plant groups and the herbivores that ate them.
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Kids and adults get to “Be a Dinosaur” as they journey through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, and later discover evidence of dinosaur doings in the present-time as Junior Paleontologists!
The winding passageways of the dinosaur-themed maze set the stage and begin a journey through a dramatic Patagonian mountainscape. The journey begins through each experience gallery featuring vivid murals and hands-on, body-in interactives including:
- *Make Tracks in the Triassic – Slip on full size dinosaur feet and make your own depressions in the ground.
- *Grab on, push off and Glide through the Jurassic.
- *Create in the Cretaceous – Make your own dinosaurs by experimenting with different features including teeth, tails, plates, wings, feathers, heads, bodies, legs, and tails.
- *Climb through time by traversing the Soil Stratification Climbing Wall.
- *Become a Junior Paleontologist called on by the Natural History Museum to investigate a mysterious fossil collection!
- *Dig up the evidence in the Mystery Fossil Dig, and save the museum from an expensive hoax!
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Explore an ancient rainforest and come face to face with gigantic animatronic dinosaurs, including Stegosaurus, Triceratops, T. Rex, and a dozen others. Dig for fossils, find dinosaur egg nests, track a T. Rex, and more!
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Come experience for yourself why the Portland Rose Festival's WaMu Waterfront Village has been recognized for having the Best Children's Programming in the World! Our featured exhibit, the Dinosaur Jurassic Journey, will take you and your family on an expedition back 100 million years to a time when Tyrannosaurus Rex and Triceratops ruled the earth, venturing through a prehistoric jungle where you encounter 20 realistic dinosaur replicas and life-sized dinosaur bones!
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Curious about the plants that existed when dinosaurs roamed the earth, take a self-guided tour of the Hoyt Aboretum's "Plants of the Pre-historic World" exhibit. The Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center is located in the heart of the Arboretum.
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A matinee showing of the classic Japanese film in the Portland Japanese Garden. Free with regular paid admission.
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