Dinosaur Fun on and Nearby Long Island

Community June 18, 2026

Have a dinosaur lover in your house? We have great locations 2 hours or less from Huntington, Long Island to get a dinosaur sized thrill.

Did you know?

No dinosaur fossils have been found on Long Island, although Cretaceous age rocks in New Jersey have yielded bones and teeth of dinosaurs and large reptiles.
One of the few places to see Late Cretaceous age rock is along the Long Island Sound shoreline at Garvies Point Preserve.
Stony Brook palentologist, Dr. Drew Moor, with the use of CT technology, discovered that a dinosaur called a Meamenchisaurus sinocanadorum had a neck nearly 50 feet long!
A team from Stony Brook University discovered the fossils of a goundhog-like creature called the Vintana

2026 Dino Events

4/2 -4/4 Rockville Center - CSTL - Dino Egg Hunt
4/18-4/19 - Glen Cove - Garvies Point Museum - Dinosaur Daze
Check Back - Bronx- Bronx Zoo - Dinosaur Safari
Through May 3rd - Manalapan, NJ- Arrowhead Farmstead is hosting Dinofest in their flower fields. Activities, exhibits and more! Approx. 2 Hours and 16 mins away
9/2-10/18- South Huntington - Walt Whitman Shops - LuminoCity Dino Safari

White Post Farms

Melville, LI - 9 minutes by car from Huntington - See the formidable Tyrannosaurus Rex as well as the ginormous Wooly Mammoth. "Dinosaur Adventure" is included with your standard animal farm admission!

Gregory Museum

Hicksville, LI - 20 minutes by car from Huntington - This museum housing has an incredible collection of dinosaur fossils, minerals, butterflies and historical items. In addition to the collections (including a unique fossil of a dinosaur egg and the skeleton of its occupant), the museum, which is located in a former courthouse, features a jail cell and some police memorabilia.

Center for Science Teaching & Learning

Rockville Centre, LI - 43 minutes by car from Huntington - See robotic and skeletal life-size dinosaurs and live animals such as snakes, emus, turtles and lots more in natural settings! Appropriate for all ages. Learn about animal and dinosaur adaptations, unique traits about each dinosaur or animal that helped it survive, hands-on activities and a dino dig too!

Bonus on Long Island - Sands Point Preserve

Sands Point, NY - 40 minutes by car from Huntington - has a "Dino Trail" that is a 1/4 of mile - keep a keen eye for dinosaur footprints.

Stepping Stones Museum For Children

Norwalk, Connecticut - 1 hr 31 mins by car from Huntington - Enter a wacky, whimsical (and somewhat warped) time machine to meet resident paleontologists that introduce lead dinosaur, Dolly Dilophosaurus and her amazing family and friends.

American Museum of Natural History

New York, NY - 1 hr 34 mins by car from Huntington - The David H. Koch Hall of Dinosaur Wing is a massive, 31,000-square-foot exhibition that is full of fossils. The exhibit is sure to inspire a new generation of dinosaur lovers and scientists.

* The movie, Night at the Museum, is based on this museum!

Lasdon Park & Arboretum

Katonah, NY - 1 hr 35 mins by car from Huntington- Footprints, plant specimens and life-sized replicas of a Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor and Brachiosaurus are just some of the features boasted by the Dinosaur Garden at Lasdon Park.

Liberty Science Center

Jersey City, NJ - 1 hr 45 mins by car from Huntington - Enter the 1,750-square-foot Dino Dig Adventure, where guests are immersed in the landscape of a real paleontological dig. Explore three dig pits and discover fascinating fossils poking out from the sand. Dig for fossils from seven different dinosaur species buried in more than 60 tons of sand. Uncover replica fossils of bones, eggs—even dinosaur poop!

Additional Mentions

(less than 3 hours away)

Nature's Art Village

Montville, CT - 2 hrs 44 mins by car from Huntington - Unique 60-acre dinosaur-themed adventure park, where you spend the time with your family and learn about dinosaurs. 60 life size dinosaurs, maze, and playscape

Edelman Fossil Park & Museum

Mantua, NJ - 2 hrs 44 mins by car from Huntington - located at Rowan University, the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum offers first-hand discovery of fossils and an immersive experience in the epic, real story of the dinosaurs. Adventure through Dinosaur Coast to experience life-sized depictions of epic creatures that roamed this area 66 million years ago. Dive into Monstrous Seas to discover ancient marine life including our 55-foot Mosasaur discovered in our very own New Jersey quarry. Experience the adventure of a lifetime and come dig for real fossils in our active research site. Quarry digs are seasonal and available from May through October. Watch paleontologists preserve real fossils in Collections & Conservation, meet live animals in Critter Cove, explore our paleontology-themed playground - and so much more!