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An Apollonaut travel guide
Giants beside the highway.
An introduction to the museum’s setting in Gold Creek Village, at Nicholls in Canberra’s north.
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A museum in Gold Creek Village
The National Dinosaur Museum stands at 6 Gold Creek Road, Nicholls, in Gold Creek Village off the Barton Highway, north of the city centre, with free parking outside.
A local guide can give context without turning a neighbourhood into a backdrop. Respect the shops, homes and people around the museum.
A garden of giants
Working with local landscapers, the museum extended its Dinosaur Garden to nearly 1,500 square metres, with photo spots such as the jaws of a giant dinosaur head and a Jeep to sit in.
Begin with a detail and ask what it tells you: the length of a neck, the size of a tooth or the shape of a crest. A model is an interpretation, and the fossils inside show the evidence behind it.
A Canberra chapter
The museum shows a different side of Canberra: away from the national institutions of the city centre, a privately run museum devoted to the deep past.
Make room for context
Pair this reading with the museum’s history and the Journal. This is an introduction for visitors, not a claim that our team manages the museum, cares for its collection or represents the people who do.
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Sources & further reading
- National Dinosaur Museum: Visit us
- National Dinosaur Museum: Dinosaur Garden
- Wikipedia: National Dinosaur Museum
Links lead to the original publishers.
