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86930 517th Ave, Royal, NE 68773, United StatesMap
Phone+1 402-893-2000
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  • F4981JCmichaels
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    For those who love seeing fossils.

    Are you into fossils? Then you would love this place. It's a place where a volcanic ashfall millions of years ago, buried various animals. The main animals featured are ancient hippos, but there ar...

    Reviewed on Oct 24, 2023
  • MtnLove75
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    Fun visit

    My husband and I have been wanting to visit here for years and finally made the drive. Friendly park employees. We enjoyed looking at all the exhibits. A really fascinating story of how all this ca...

    Reviewed on May 28, 2023
  • jinxminx888
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    Completely unique experience

    11 million years ago, ash from a giant volcanic explosion in idaho blanketed this area. Ashfall Fossil Beds was a watering hole, and now extinct grazing mammals like three toed horses, barrel bodied ...

    Reviewed on Oct 12, 2022
  • 719theresaj
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    You have to see this place!

    I had no idea that our area had so many different animals in the past. There were rhinos! I learned so much about the ashfall that fossilized the creatures.

    Reviewed on Aug 21, 2022
  • 507adventurelover
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    Fascinating in-situ dinosaur skeletons

    Have visited here twice. Significant new finds are now visible and the dig site is sheltered from weather so that the visitor can linger longer. Wonderful museum and great poster explanations.

    Reviewed on Oct 17, 2021

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