Mr. Rex's Dinosaur Adventure Museum - Cabazon, CA - Science Museums on Waymarking.com

Taken from Wikipedia, "Cabazon Dinosaurs, formerly Claude Bell's Dinosaurs, is a roadside attraction in Cabazon, California, featuring two enormous, steel-and-concrete dinosaurs named Dinny the Dinosaur and Mr. Rex. Located just west of Palm Springs, the 150-foot-long (46 m) Brontosaurus and the 65-foot-tall (20 m) Tyrannosaurus rex are visible from the freeway to travelers passing by on Southern California's Interstate 10. The roadside dinosaurs are best known for their appearance in the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985).

Sculptor and theme park artist Claude Bell began construction of the dinosaurs in 1964 with the goal of attracting more customers to his nearby restaurant, the Wheel Inn (open from 1958 to 2013). Dinny and Mr. Rex were completed in 1975 and 1986, respectively. Bell died in 1988 at age 91 and his family sold the property in the mid-1990s. Since then, Cabazon Dinosaurs has been the site of a roadside creationist museum and giftshop."

Name: Mr. Rex's Dinosaur Adventure Museum Location/Address: 50770 Seminole Drive, Cabazon, CA 92230 Telephone Number: (909) 272-8164 Web Site: [Web Link] Type/Specialty: Dinosaurs Agency/Ownership: Private Educational programs: No Theater: No Hours of operation: Monday through Friday: 10am-5pm (ticket sales end at 4:30pm) Saturday & Sunday: 9am-6:30 pm (ticket sales end at 6pm) Admission Fee: Yes Gift Shop: yes Cafe/Restaurant: No Other Features: N/A

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