Marcus L.
Yelp
We travelled to the world famous Cabazon Dinosaurs for our daughters 3rd birthday, it was a dinosaur themed party, so we had to visit and get photos. It is about 1/2 hour drive from Los Angeles.
This roadside attraction is often seen on the drive to Palm Springs or to Arizona. This was this was our first time visiting this iconic location.
These famous iconic dinosaurs have been seen in everything from music videos, TV shows and most famously Pee Wee's Big Adventure.
The apatosaurus "brontosaurus" Aka Dinny (pink) took about 11 years to complete and is one of the biggest man made dinosaurs in the world. Inside Dinny is a gift shop, free to enter. Something for everyone, toys, trinkets, souvenirs and of course dinosaur toys. This gift shop is not stroller / wagon accessible, be aware it does have a large staircase walking to the top.
The T-Rex, known as "Mr. Rex," (Green as of this review) took 7 years to complete. You can climb up into its mouth, but that is a paid attraction. They do change the colors of these two dinosaurs based on season or special occasions.
The paid outdoor dino-walk museum is decent-sized, has many different plastic dinosaurs, photo spots, and a "Dino Dig" for kids. They also have a couple picnic benches to relax or enjoy a quick snack. The walkthrough takes about 20mins. Pets are allowed but they must be lashed and carried.
The cost to enter it is $15 for adults and $13 for ages 3-12. The main attraction is to climb into the famous T-Rex using a winding staircase to the top. From the mouth and through the teeth you get pretty good view of the surrounding area, and great photos. This attraction is also not stroller / Wagon accessible, only the ramp up to doorway.
There is also a gift shop, the shop has a wide selection of toys, and dinosaur themed gifts. The best part for us was the dinosaurs that move there arms and neck and make sounds, they also have a paid stationary Dino ride, but we used it for photo ops.
This was an enjoyable time for our family. I would suggest going it if you are in the area and looking for something different to do.
Parking is free, can be windy in the afternoon, but this is a must if you have a dinosaur themed birthday party!