The World of Giants

Millions of years ago, they were the absolute rulers of our planet - the dinosaurs. Long extinct, they left impressive traces of their existence. And in the truest sense of the word, because in Germany's largest dinosaur open-air museum in Münchehagen, more than 300 of their footprints can be admired. These bear witness to the fact that about 140 million years ago a herd of dinosaurs roamed through the area on the edge of the Rehburg Mountains. The natural monument "Dinosaur Tracks" It is unique in Europe. Long before the primitive colossi "came back into fashion", a museum of a special kind was created around the dinosaur tracks. The 2.5-kilometre-long circular trail takes visitors through different geological eras and shows the history of the development of the fascinating giant lizards. The Seismosaurus was the largest dinosaur in the world, measuring 45 m in length and 9 m in height. Over 300 life-size reconstructions of prehistoric giants But it's not just the dinosaurs themselves that can be admired, you can also look over the shoulders of the researchers as they work. For example, you can experience first-hand how original skeletons of dinosaurs are painstakingly assembled by hand and how the monsters are thus "brought back to life". For the little ones, the Dinosaur Museum offers numerous hands-on activities, such as the excavation of a 25-metre-long skeleton, For the little ones, the Dinosaur Museum offers numerous hands-on activities: uncover a 25 m long skeleton in the sand find semi-precious stones or shark teeth in the treasure hunt sandbox mountains – almost like a real paleontologist – a dinosaur skeleton made of a block of rock (for a fee)Stone Age action Stone Age Adventure World - there you can learn everything about the exciting and dangerous life in the Stone Age! Experience live how the Stone Age people made fires, built weapons and hunted! Another highlight of the park is the live show preparation! In front of the visitors, paleontologists uncover fossil bones of Plateosaurus and Europasaurus from ancient rock and carefully prepare glacial finds of mammoths and co. In the exhibition "Giants of the Ice Age" you can learn all about prehistoric ice mummies, their discovery, recovery and conservation. If you want to know what a real mammoth bone feels like, you've come to the right place! There are numerous museum educational offers, adventure activities and guided tours for all age groups. The Dinopark has been awarded the certificate "KinderFerienLand Niedersachsen" and is therefore a particularly child- and family-friendly destination. There are public toilets in front of the Dinopark, which are accessible during opening hours.