Missouri Institute of Natural Science

"Wonderful place with free dinosaur and ice age wonders from free! You can also go dig for fossils from free as well! Staff were very explanatory on all the exhibits and gave us an absolutely wonderful experience and I recommend everyone to go check it out. We will be back soon!!"

"I had never heard of this place until we were looking for things to do with our kiddos before school starts. It was so cool and had lots of nifty things to look at. All three kids 10, 8, 4 loved it. Pretty easy to get to. Accessible but there is a gravel parking and might be a little harder to navigate with a wheel chair or stroller. Stay tuned though they have a class room building going up and also waiting on new things coming in."

"Wow! This was the first time I had ever seen dinosaur fossils that were actually authentic and I’m not gonna lie the amount of crystals there had me in HEAVEN. I love how informative the workers are and I loved that they taught us so much. I could sit and enjoy it there all day! Definitely a great rainy day activity! We went as a huge family and friends group and had an all around great time. Also super fun for dates if you’re a nerd and like this stuff like my husband and I 💕"

"This is a great, free place to take kids and have fun learning about fossils and dinosaurs. We were immediately greeted by a volunteer who explained everything to us and helped us get started on the scavenger hunt. We were helped more by a volunteer than we were my actual employees of other places. It's a good place to return to again and again"

"Everyone who works here is very informative. They answered our questions and guided us through parts of the center. We were able to revisit our favorite parts. It is fun for kids as well as adults."