November 1, 2024 - May 22, 2025
10 AM - 4 PM weekdays
10 AM - 5 PM weekends
All tickets are 2-day passes
Get ready for a field trip of epic proportions! Embark with our team on a trek through the lost world of the Alaskan Arctic in the new traveling exhibition, ICE DINOSAURS: The Lost World of the Alaskan Arctic.
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Big changes are happening! Our team is busy transforming current exhibits and building five new habitats. We are excited to be welcoming the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake, Hellbenders, Black-Crowned Night Heron, and many more new species! Learn more about our progress here, see what is open, and what is still being transformed.
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Garden eels live in colonies, with each eel creating and maintaining its own burrow for protection. They reinforce their burrows with mucus to prevent them from collapsing. They…
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On July 5, 1876, disaster struck Dubuque when the Rockdale dam collapsed, leading to a devastating flood that claimed 39 lives. Kavanaugh, just 18 years old at the time, painted…
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