National Dinosaur Museum
National Dinosaur Museum, located in Gold Creek Village, Nicholls, Canberra, is Australia's largest permanent display of prehistoric specimens. Established in 1993, the museum has grown into one of Canberra's premier tourist attractions.Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: dinosaur museum in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cockington Green Gardens and George Kemp Park.
Cockington Green Gardens
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Cockington Green Gardens is a park of miniatures, situated in Nicholls, Australian Capital Territory. Doug and Brenda Sarah had the idea to create a miniature village in 1972, and Cockington Green was opened on 3 November 1979. Cockington Green Gardens is situated 330 metres northwest of National Dinosaur Museum.
McKellar Park
Pitch
McKellar Park is an association football stadium in the Canberra suburb of McKellar. The playing surface is rectangular in shape and is used almost exclusively for association football matches. McKellar Park is situated 2½ km south of National Dinosaur Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hall and Gungahlin.
Hall
Photo: Sheba Also 43,000 photos, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Have you ever wondered whether there were any settlements in the Australian Capital Territory before it was established? Hall is one of the last few remnants of what was New South Wales bushland before the capital was established.
Gungahlin
Photo: Maxim75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gungahlin is Canberra's northernmost district. Many travellers visit the district for the Gold Creek Village, a family-friendly "village", holding nearly all of Gungahlin's important tourist attractions.
Belconnen
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 2.5 au.
Belconnen is a largely residential outer district of Canberra in the northern part of the Australian Capital Territory. For shopping enthusiasts, Belconnen has an abundance of shopping precincts, restaurants, and clubs, making it a quieter alternative for those who don't want to mingle with the crowd in the city.
National Dinosaur Museum
- Categories: national museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.19431° or 35° 11′ 40″ southLongitude
149.08807° or 149° 5′ 17″ eastOpen location code
4RPFR34Q+76OpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q494881
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“National Dinosaur Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “澳洲國立恐龍博物館”
- Dutch: “National Dinosaur Museum”
- French: “musée national des dinosaures”
- French: “Musée national des dinosaures”
- German: “National Dinosaur Museum”
- Italian: “National Dinosaur Museum”
- Japanese: “ナショナル・ダイナサウルス・ミュージアム”
- Japanese: “国立恐竜博物館”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional del Dinosaurio”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The National Dinosaur Museum and Ginninderra Village.
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