Faith, South Dakota: Scrap Metal T Rex Sue
Recycled iron depiction by John Lopez of famous dinosaur whose bones were uncovered nearby in 1990. Faith calls itself "Hometown of Sue" and "T.rex Capital of the World."
- Address:
- 204 1st St E., Faith, SD
- Directions:
- US Hwy 212, east side of town between 1st and 2nd Ave.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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A full scale replica of the famous T Rex Sue. Sculpture is by Lopez. Actual Sue now resides in Field Museum in Chicago. There is also a very neat museum in town of Faith.
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Faith claims itself as "Hometown of Sue" and the "T.rex Capital of the World." Sue's remarkably intact skeleton was discovered in a 1990 dig about 15 miles northeast of town. The sculpture was installed in 2008.