Bronto the Brontosaurus
Bronto the Brontosaurus is a 77-ft long fiberglass dinosaur located along Ellerbee Creek Trail. It's the last dino standing in the original Dinosaur Trail built by the Museum of Life and Science in the 1960s. When his head was damaged decades ago, Durhamites raised thousands to repair it, including printing and selling “Save Bronto” t-shirts. Now, the museum has built a new Dinosaur Trail on its grounds with more than twelve replicas as well as an interactive fossil dig site.
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fun encounter on the trail
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Love walking on this trail, it is so nice. And that dinosaur is just the cutest thing and makes me so happy every time I walk by!
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Easy to get to. I'm not sure where others parked but I sent up to the science center lot a minute up the road.
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I took the walking directions from the museum but ended up in the backyard of the labs (feeling like i was trespassing). But on the drive out i saw it was right across from the dog park, so park at the dog park off Murray? And following the metal chain fence. You can see it from the road!!
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I bike past here to get to my usual mb trails and it’s super cool yknow?
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