Rainbow Forest Museum

Bien avec des enfants, pour les fossiles

Un tout petit musée gratuit qui présente les fossiles locaux. Il y a en réalité deux musées de ce type, l'un à l'entrée nord du parc national, au niveau de l'ancienne route 66 et l'autre à l'entrée s...

love those dinosaur skeletons

great little museum to read about the geology of the area. Love the dinosaur skeletons. rangers were super friendly and it was a nice stop to get out of the heat.

Most exhibits closed

We entered Petrified Forest national park from the south so this was our first stop, There are a few exhibits and of course the gift shop was open. But there was no movie. The people working there ...

Must see first stop plus there are the giant logs loop and gift shop

Nice with friendly employees and lots of info. A must do and the building is pretty cool as well. Also there is nice gift shop down the hill from here.

Great Start to a Visit

This is a cool way (especially for kids) to start your visit to the park. This museum/visitor center has a number of fossil remains that will give some perspective on the history of the area.