Would you like to meet and ride a dinosaur in SC? Try that and more soon. What to know

Patrick McCreless
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It’s a bit like “Jurassic Park,” only without all the vicious dinosaur attacks.

Dinosaur Adventure, a unique traveling exhibit that features life-sized, life-like dinosaurs and more, is set to visit the South Carolina State Fair in Columbia for two days later this month. Here are the dates, times and basic ticket costs below.

Dates

  • Feb. 25 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

  • Feb. 26 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tickets

  • Adult (13-up): $25

  • Child (2-12): $35

Tickets will be limited, so those interested in checking out the event should purchase them soon. To buy tickets, click here.

For details on more advanced ticket deals, click here.

Dinosaur Adventure activities

Visitors will get to learn all about some of the most popular dinosaurs, including tyrannosaurus, triceratops, diplodocus and the velociraptor. You’ll be able to get up close and personal with some of these life-sized creatures, which roar and move. Some lucky visitors will also get the chance to ride a few of the beasts.

There will also be a fossil dig, where attendees can experience the fun of excavation in a real fossil search usual actual paleontologist tools.

After that, slap on a hard hat and travel into a cave to mine for gems and fossils that you’ll get to take home.

Other activities include a dino den that lets toddlers play with and ride cartoon dinosaurs, a pre-historic-themed, inflatable playground and ride-alongs in child-sized vehicles painted to look like the vehicles used in “Jurassic Park.”

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