Boise City, Oklahoma -
Life-Size Metal Dinosaur

Can't help but stop if kids are with you. [Brian, 09/06/2008]

[RA: The "Cimmy" the Cimarronasaurus sculpture is 65 ft. long and 35 ft. tall, a size calculated, according to the accompanying sign, "from 80% of bones that were excavated in western Cimarron County in the 1930s."]

I live in Boise City (pronounced Boy City). Our local historian, Norma Gene Young, is responsible for "Cimmie" the dinosaur. It is on Hwy 287, at the north entrance to town. At Christmas, Santa rides Cimmie and lights outline his structure. It is definitely an attraction, and many people stop each year to walk beneath his legs and gaze upward to his head. He is supposed to be life-sized. [Shelley, 10/13/2005]

[RA: July 2008: Erin, another BC native, notes: "The metal dinosaur (in the shape of an Aptosaurus, representing one of the best dinosaur skeletons discovered in the area) is a part of the museum grounds. For the record, it is properly pronounced Boise City (like voice with a "b" in front)."]

The town of Boise City, Oklahoma has a small local museum. The main attraction, I believe, is the steel brontosaurus, with gag crosswalk signs designed for it. [john strout, 07/01/2001]

[RA: The steel dinosaur is on the western side of town. Boise City is also known for its Replica Bomb Crater.]

Do you know of the Dinosaur Crossing in Boise, Oklahoma? A full-sized metal dinosaur in a town park, as you approach on the road look for signs, official traffic -yellow and black, warning "dinosaur crossing." [BillNHals, 01/08/2000]

[RA: Yes. You can view it on your way to the concrete replica bomb crater in the center of town.]