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Kentucky Dinosaurs

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Triceratops
Louisville, KY
This Triceratops was one of nine, fiberglass statues displayed at the New York World's Fair from 1964-1965. At the fair, the statue's head moved up and down. When the Smithsonian rejected the statues after the Fair, they went to different cities. In 1968, this statue was gifted to Louisville. It was installed at different locations, including the Louisville Zoo, before permanently joining the Louisville Museum of Natural History & Science, now the Kentucky Science Center. At some point, the statues was named Lottie (Louisville's Own Triceratops). The statue was installed in the museum's parking lot until 2007 when it was moved to storage during construction. In 2022, the statue was restored and installed on top of the elevator tower in the parking lot. For more, see this website. [map]

Ceratosaurus
Louisville, KY		 Creation Museum
Petersburg, KY
This Ceratosaurus has been installed on the Penn Run Golf Course since at least 2015. [map]

This dinosaur stands in front of the Creation Museum which opened in 2007. There are more dinosaur statues inside. For more, see this website. [map]

Dinosaur World
Cave City, KY
Dinosaur World opened its second location here in 2003. The first location was opened in Plant City, FL in 2000. The Cave City location features over 100 life-size dinosaurs. It is a little smaller than the one in Plant City and is toned-down without any bloody battles. A third location was built in Glen Rose, TX in 2008. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

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