Waynesboro Drive-thru Dinosaur Experience!

**PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TICKETS TO THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN RESERVED. TICKETS MAY BECOME AVAILABLE LEADING UP TO THE EVENT, IF CURRENT TICKET HOLDERS CHOOSE TO CANCEL THEIR ORDER.


Reserve your tickets today through Eventbrite!

Witness a variety of dino-themed displays from the comfort of your own vehicle during the Virginia Museum of Natural History's Drive-thru Dinosaur Experience in Waynesboro on Saturday, October 10! The event is free of charge, but tickets are required to attend.

During the event, museum researchers and staff will be on hand to feature a variety of displays of actual dinosaur fossils, dinosaur casts, and other dino-related specimens from the museum's paleontology collections! Some of the scheduled displays include: triceratops fossil bones with Tyrannosaurus rex bite marks, Diplodocus fossil bones, Stegosaurus fossil bones, a Mososuar skull cast, and more!

Museum research staff will also show-off the comparisons between a Tyrannosaurus rex skull and an Appalachiosaurus skull, as well as explain how dinosaurs are still among us in the form of birds!

Museum education staff will also have a supply of goodies to hand out to children, including a dino mask, a color changing scratch dino, and dino festival wristbands


 

LOCATION

The event will take place inside the former Invista Parking Lot at Constitution Park, near the intersection of Short Street and Race Avenue in Waynesboro, VA.


TICKETS

Only a limited number of tickets are available for this event! One ticket is required per vehicle. Tickets are offered in hour blocks. For instance, if you select the 2 to 3 p.m. time slot, your ticket will be valid only during that time slot. Ticket holders are asked to try to arrive towards the top of the hour of your selected time slot to help ensure steady traffic flow.

Tickets are available for the following time slots:

  • Noon to 1 p.m.
  • 1 to 2 p.m.
  • 2 to 3 p.m.
  • 3 to 4 p.m.
  • 4 to 5 p.m.

Reserve your tickets today through Eventbrite!


PLEASE NOTE

  • Attendees are asked to remain in their vehicles during the event.
  • Due to the potential of inclement weather, this event may need to be canceled on short notice. Please check this listing before traveling to the event to ensure it is being held as scheduled.
  • Displays are subject to change.

map of Virginia and surrounding areas

Please Visit Us Soon

Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Sunday - Monday: Closed

Admission:

$10 for ages 18-59
$5 for ages 3-17, seniors 60+, and college students
FREE for children under 3, museum members, and members of ASTC participating institutions

My 4 year old son loves going to the museum. The exhibits are educational, interactive and kid-friendly.

Beth Deathrage

Hear More  arrow