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Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life, Lehi, UT

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Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life

A Lehi museum of prehistoric life with dinosaur skeletons, hands-on exhibits, and a live fossil-preparation area.

2929 N Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, UT 84048 · Lehi, UT

About Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life

Part of the Thanksgiving Point complex in Lehi, this museum takes visitors back roughly 65 million years. Its galleries display dozens of complete dinosaur skeletons, and more than fifty interactive exhibits let guests dig, measure, and experiment. Visitors can watch paleontologists and volunteers uncover a large sauropod fossil. Newer additions include the Need for Speed predator exhibit in Jurassic Hall and a sauropod STEM area. Admission is time-ticketed, so tickets should be bought in advance.

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