Cabazon, California: Claude Bell's Dinosaurs
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- Address:
- 50770 Seminole Drive, Cabazon, CA
- Directions:
- I-10, Main Street exit, 13 miles west of Palm Springs.
- Phone:
- 951-922-8700
- Admission:
- Adults $13. Free to view outside.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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Over-photographed desert dinosaurs, immortalized in Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Built by Claude Bell, who ran the Wheel Inn on I-10. Observation deck in the mouth of the T-rex.
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The Cabazon T.rex had been painted with a tribute to Pee Wee Herman as of October 2023.
[Callmemochelle, 10/10/2023]
The creationist theme has been stripped from the interior of the dinosaurs, and the dinosaur walk-through has been fleshed out with more statuettes. Visitors should be aware that access to the T-Rex is part of the paid experience (versus entry to the brontosaurus/gift shop, which is free), and includes a narrow spiral staircase up to the outlook in the mouth that may be difficult for some to ascend.
[LaGina McDowell, 01/18/2022]The dinosaurs are now being painted to match holidays and seasons.
[Christina Rooks, 03/12/2021]It's free to view Dinny and the Tyrannosaurus. The only fee is if you decide you want to go through the newly added Dinosaur walk-through.
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According to the dinosaurs' current caretakers, the brontosaurus ("Ms Dinny") will retain her Valentine's Day pink for the next few months, while "Mr. Rex" will be painted with a summer outfit in mid-April.