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Destinations for Jurassic Park Fans: Ever since Crichton\u2019s novel (1990) was brought alive with unprecedented realism in 1993\u2019s Jurassic Park, the entire media franchise has become a prominent establishment in pop culture. As the upcoming Jurassic World: Dominion<\/a> will finally close the 29-year long movie saga in June 2022, this is going to be a milestone year for both the saga and its fanbase. Don\u2019t worry though, because movies with dinosaurs in them are still very much going to be a part of Hollywood for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

Jurassic Park<\/a> may have brought dinosaurs to the forefront of pop culture, but people only love the Jurassic Park\/World movies so much because they have ancient reptilian\/avian monsters in them. Besides, there is so much more to see and experience about the extinct giants other than just the movies. On that note, let\u2019s check out four destinations which no Jurassic Park fan can afford to miss out on.<\/p>\n

\"Dinosaur,<\/p>\n

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Dino Park, Rehburg-Loccum, Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n

No other park dedicated to dinosaurs comes even close to what they have managed to achieve at the Dino Park in Rehburg-Loccum. Unlike what we usually see in a museum, all reconstructed dinosaur models and animatronic dinosaurs<\/a> at the park are extremely lifelike in both appearance and\/or movement. A slight flicker of the eyes, or a small movement of the neck from a theropod is all it takes to stimulate a sense of primitive fear, as well as a sense of exaltation to rise in children and adults alike.<\/p>\n

There are roughly 240 models and animatronic dinosaurs at the <\/a>Rehburg-Loccum Dino Park, including a roaring tyrannosaurus rex which has been posed exactly in the same way that any fan of Jurassic Park would instantly recall. However, the German Dino Park\u2019s true crowning achievements are not the theropods, but the titanosauric sauropods which they have there.<\/p>\n

Impressive as the gigantic spinosaurus, tyrannosaurus, and other massive carnivores of different prehistoric eras were, they were but small fry in front of the true giants. The paralititans, the sauroposeidon proteles, the dreadnoughtus, and the Futalognkosaurus dukei are among the longest and heaviest creatures to have ever lived on land, outstripping even the mighty blue whales of the deep in their length and size! The fact that the Rehburg-Loccum Dino Park has several of these titanosaurs<\/a> reconstructed in life-size is simply amazing. Quite simply put, it\u2019s as close to a real-life Jurassic Park as one can get today.<\/p>\n

\"Reality<\/p>\n

Parque Cret\u00e1cico, Sucre, Bolivia<\/h2>\n

Parque Cret\u00e1cico or Cretaceous Park in Bolivia is an amazing place for more reasons than one. The amazing and ancient geography of Cal Orck\u2019o Cliff has remained unchanged for countless epochs. If the remnant clay shores of a forgotten, dried ocean from the cretaceous period cannot convince you that dinosaurs roamed this land once, all you need to do is look down.<\/p>\n

\"Inauguran<\/p>\n

There are more ossified dinosaur tracks in Parque Cret\u00e1cico than in any other place known to us yet. 5,000+ dino tracks belonging to more than eight different species of cretaceous lifeforms have been unveiled on Cal Orck\u2019o Cliff so far. Among them, you will find actual claw prints of the most popular and feared dinosaur to ever exist, aka the tyrannosaurus rex.<\/p>\n

In fact, Cretaceous Park also has a 36m \u00d7 18m replica sculpture outside, as well as a fully reconstructed, life-size skeletal model of the vicious giant in its full, terrifying glory. If you ever wanted to know how the t-rex from Jurassic Park looked in real life all those 68 million years ago, be ready to be thrilled and perhaps a little chilled as well!<\/p>\n

Multiple Locations on Kauai, Hawaii<\/h2>\n

Did you know that most scenes from the legendary island of Isla Nublar we see in Jurassic Park was actually shot across several locations on Kauai, Hawaii? Even if you have not visited these parts in person before, get ready for a sense of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu when you do so for the first time.<\/p>\n

Most Jurassic Park fans have seen the movies more than once, so the most scenic and the most epic locations are naturally familiar to them. When they come across one of those same locations in real life, the feeling is like no other.<\/p>\n

\"Queen's<\/p>\n

Each location listed next will make you feel strangely nostalgic about the movies. Also, the tours will provide travelers with an opportunity to experience the stunning beauty of Kauai at its best.<\/p>\n

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  • Na Pali Coast<\/li>\n
  • Nawiliwili Harbor<\/li>\n
  • Mount Wai\u2019ale\u2019ale Base Camp<\/li>\n
  • Olokele Valley<\/li>\n
  • Limahuli Garden, Hanalei<\/li>\n
  • Kapaa Waterfront<\/li>\n
  • Ho’opi’i Falls<\/li>\n
  • Manawaiopuna Falls, aka Jurassic Falls<\/li>\n
  • Puu Ka Ele Resevoir, Jurassic Kahili Ranch<\/li>\n
  • Kualoa Ranch, Oahu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Royal Tyrrell Museum, Alberta, Canada<\/h2>\n

    If you wish to see the largest oceanic ichthyosaur to have ever lived, the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, Canada is the only place where you will find one so properly preserved. The shonisaurus sikanniensis fossil housed within the museum is close to 70-feet in length and it\u2019s not even an exaggerated model. Don\u2019t be misled by the Triassic giant\u2019s similarity to dolphins though, because it was one of the last marine reptilian dinosaurs to have existed.<\/p>\n

    \"The<\/p>\n

    The fact that this Canadian museum of paleontology also has a daspletosaurus skull on exhibit is quite amazing. The daspletosaurus was a theropod of tyrannosaurid origins, of which the tyrannosaurus rex is, of course, the most well-known example. Despite the incredible similarities between tyrannosaurs and daspletosaurs, the daspletosaurus is both older and smaller of the two tyrannosaurids.<\/p>\n

    However, the daspletosaurus did have a distinctly greater skull to body proportion than the t-rex. Don\u2019t forget to visit the Cretaceous Garden while you are there to see dozens of reconstructed skeletons of the era\u2019s most impressive theropods and sauropods.<\/p>\n

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    Destinations for Jurassic Park Fans: Ever since Crichton\u2019s novel (1990) was brought alive with unprecedented realism in 1993\u2019s Jurassic Park, the entire media franchise has become a prominent establishment in pop culture. As the upcoming Jurassic World: Dominion will finally close the 29-year long movie saga in June 2022, this is going to be a milestone year for both the saga and its fanbase. Don\u2019t worry though, because movies with dinosaurs in them are still very much going to be a part of Hollywood for the foreseeable future. Jurassic Park may have brought dinosaurs to the forefront of pop culture, but people only love the Jurassic Park\/World movies so much<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1736,1537],"tags":[1737],"yst_prominent_words":[295],"class_list":["post-27800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie","category-places","tag-jurassic-park-fans"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.touristinspiration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/jurassic-park-velociraptor.webp?fit=1280%2C816&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82leB-7eo","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touristinspiration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27800"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touristinspiration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touristinspiration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touristinspiration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touristinspiration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27800"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.touristinspiration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27805,"href":"https:\/\/www.touristinspiration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27800\/revisions\/27805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touristinspiration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touristinspiration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touristinspiration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touristinspiration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27800"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touristinspiration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=27800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}