It is a source of pride in Mesa & is now getting Valley wide recognition. Dinosaur Mountain at the Arizona Museum of Natural History has been named Best Permanent Museum Exhibit in the 2008 Readers’ Poll conducted by azcentral.com.
The Web site praises the museum, 53 N. Macdonald in Mesa, & its Dinosaur Mountain as “one of the great places to visit in the state, a 3-story tall mountain covered in giant dinosaurs, with a live waterfall that cascades down its face every 23 minutes.” The survey also compliments Dinosaur Hall for the variety of fossils & skulls on display as well as the museum’s Walk Through Time from 4.5 billion to 65 million years ago.
According to azcentral.com, the 2008 Readers’ Poll collected hundreds of thousands of votes in more than 100 categories representing the Valley’s best in arts, entertainment, dining, shopping, nightlife & sports.
“We are delighted that AZ Central has named Arizona Museum of Natural History’s Dinosaur Mountain Best Permanent Exhibition in the 2008 Arts & Entertainment area,” Arizona Museum of Natural History Director Tom Wilson said. “We hope that readers will visit the museum to see for themselves what the buzz is about, or perhaps more accurately how the dinosaurs roar.”
The Arizona Museum of Natural History is devoted to inspiring wonder, understanding & appreciation of the natural & cultural history of the Southwest. The museum is currently presenting the blockbuster exhibition Feathered Dinosaurs & the Origin of Flight. Other exhibitions include Hohokam! Ancient Monuments of the Salt River Valley, gold panning, territorial jails, Arizona & the Movies, mammoths & mastodons & much more!