We Dig Big! The Mammoth Site is an indoor active paleontological dig site and accredited museum. Travel back in time as you walk the edges of the sinkhole where mammoths and other species …
We Dig Big! The Mammoth Site is an indoor active paleontological dig site and accredited museum. Travel back in time as you walk the edges of the sinkhole where mammoths and other species became trapped more than 140,000 years ago, watch as fossils are prepared and curated, tour our exhibit hall, and experience one of our summer programs. Come visit the Ice Age up close and personal at The Mammoth Site!
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Oct 31, 2024
Beautiful Wonderful experience in a small and very natural environment. Very nice staff. Good vibes and a nourishing polarity session. Will be back! Full review by Claude J
Oct 21, 2024
One of our favorite stops during our trip out west! What an interesting, rare site this is. The film was so informative and we could not believe the site once we proceeded there after the film. Full review by Sherpa62840354049
Oct 5, 2024
This is a truly unique place. An exposed pit containing the remains of 60 or more mammoths that had drowned in the water-filled pit over many years and over 140 million years ago. Discovered by a ho… Full review by Patric D
Mammoth dig site & Evans plunge. Can be done in the same day? Enjoyable for 2 adults & a 12yr old boy? How much time you think for both activities? Anything else near by that's a "must do?"
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I would go to the Mammoth Site first which takes approximately 2 hours. If it's a nice day, have a picnic at Chautauqa Park which is on the road past Evan's Plunge. The Pioneer …
I would go to the Mammoth Site first which takes approximately 2 hours. If it's a nice day, have a picnic at Chautauqa Park which is on the road past Evan's Plunge. The Pioneer Museum on top of the hill is really nice and will take 2-3 hours. End the day at Evan's Plunge and take all the time you want splashing around.
How long should one expect to spend at the dig site to fully experience all that is there?
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We spent over an hour. Took the informative tour and then just toured by ourselves. If you are really into this kind of history you could spend easily more tome. This is a well done …
We spent over an hour. Took the informative tour and then just toured by ourselves. If you are really into this kind of history you could spend easily more tome. This is a well done attraction and is a real and not contrived place.
My family is getting together in SD this August. There is much to see and do, however, there are no children. Is this geared towards kids? Would adults be bored?
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We enjoyed it tremendously and we are a couple of "mature" years.
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