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Built in 1964, it covers nearly 10,000 square feet and recreates in miniature 895,000 buildings. The Twin Towers were added in the 1990s, and they're still standing in the little city.
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Queens Museum
- Address:
- Ave. of the States, Queens, NY
- Directions:
- Take the #7 train to 111th St. in Queens. Walk downhill on 111th St. (south) for four blocks. Just after you cross under a bridge, you'll see rockets to the left; you can cut diagonally through the parking lot to get to them. Walk past the rockets, bear to the right at the supersonic jet sculpture, then make a left at the geodesic dome and walk across the bridge over the Grand Central Pky. To the right is a gray, boxy building, the Queens Museum; its front entrance faces the Unisphere.
- Hours:
- W-F 12-5, Sa-Su 11-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 718-592-9700
- Admission:
- Donations welcome.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
- Ardmore, Oklahoma - Sinclair Dinosaurs
The Sinclair dinosaur has been removed from its area. I asked locals and they said that the dino had been removed for quite some time and that everyone in town was very sad to see it gone.
[Carissa Clayton, 02/19/2012]Sinclair Dinosaurs:- Hours:
- 2012: Reported gone for some time.
- Status:
- Gone
Came upon Sinclair Dinos in Ada, Pauls Valley, and Ardmore, OK. He's a little guy, maybe 5-ft. to the top of his head. The former owner of the Ardmore Sinclair station (recently deceased) did a lot of sewing and she made several costumes for her Dino. The current station owners have all the costumes and change them with the seasons and holidays.
[David Carlson, 11/30/2002]Big dino statues from the 1964 NY World's Fair stand near a riverbed full of authentic dinosaur footprints.
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- Address:
- 1629 Park Rd 59, Glen Rose, TX
- Directions:
- From downtown Glen Rose drive west on SW Barnard St./TX-205 for 4.5 miles, then bear right onto Park Rd 59, which ends at the Park entrance.
- Hours:
- Gates open daily 8-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 254-897-4588
- Admission:
- Day use $7.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
- Sugar Land, Texas - Ankylosaurus from NY World's Fair
One of the nine life-size dinosaurs featured at Sinclair Dinoland, a popular exhibit at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair.
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Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land
- Address:
- 13016 University Blvd, Sugar Land, TX
- Directions:
- Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land. I-69 exit 107. Drive along the frontage road until you reach the stoplight at University Blvd, then turn north. Drive about one mile. After you cross the bridge, turn left into the museum parking lot.
- Hours:
- Daily 10-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 821-313-2278
- Admission:
- Adults $13.
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