This spring, Crown Center invites families to explore the prehistoric world of Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Icetm and get up close with dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes.
The FREE, interactive exhibit – now open at Crown Center –transports families back to the Cretaceous Period (70-65 million years ago), a time when dinosaurs last roamed the earth. Children and adults can learn about dinosaur habitats and better understand how these fascinating creatures lived. This experience builds on children’s innate curiosity about dinosaurs while promoting scientific thinking.
The Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice exhibit features these activities:
- A Field Research Station invites children to step into the role of paleontologist by uncovering fossils with brushes, and watching their dinosaur creations roam the landscape in the Digital Dinosaurs Terrarium.
- The steamy “Land of Fire” connects visitors with the prehistoric home of the Triceratops and T-Rex. Kids can circle the land in insect costumes and buzz through a volcano with oozing lava, or walk through a swampy bog and identify an ecosystem of animals and plants.
- No coats are needed for a trip across the “Land of Ice” where visitors meet a Troodon and an Edmontosaurus, two dinosaurs that made their homes in the cold climate of Alaska. Activities include climbing rocky steps, breezing down an icy slide, and hopping across stepping stones in an icy river.
Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice will appeal to children ages 3 to 10, but dinosaur fans of all ages are welcome. Most families spend 30 minutes to 1 hour inside the exhibit, but visitors can stay and play as long as they’d like.
Open through Sunday, May 10, 2026, families can visit the world of Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice in the Crown Center Showplace on Level 1 of the Crown Center Shops.
Exhibit hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. (Closed Easter Sunday, April 5.) Admission is FREE.
Find more details at CrownCenter.com or call 816-274-8444.
Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Icetm was created by Minnesota Children’s Museum. This project is made possible by a grant from the David B. Jones Foundation.
