Dinosaur Gardens

The park entrance

Dinosaur Gardens is a tourist attraction in Ossineke, Michigan, United States. Built on a 40-acre (160,000 m2) tract of drained swampland, visitors encounter several dozen home-made sculptures of dinosaurs, prehistoric birds, prehistoric mammals, and cavemen. The attraction was started by folk artist Paul N. Domke in 1935.[1] There is also a gift shop and a dinosaur-themed miniature golf course on the premises.[2]

A dinosaur sculpture

Dinosaur Gardens is perhaps best known for its seemingly out-of-place Christian imagery.[3] For example, visitors are greeted at the entrance by a statue of Jesus holding a globe in his left hand. The belly of a Brontosaurus sculpture on the property includes a display proclaiming Jesus as “The Greatest Heart”.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "History". Dinosaur Gardens.
  2. ^ "Dinosaur Gardens, LLC". Pure Michigan | Official Travel & Tourism Website for Michigan. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  3. ^ "Article "Jesus welcomes you to Dinosaur Gardens, where science and religion have playfully coexisted for 85 years", Roadtrippers magazine". 5 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-05.
  4. ^ Charitan, Alexandra (2020-01-05). "Jesus welcomes you to Dinosaur Gardens, where science and religion have playfully coexisted for 85 years". Roadtrippers. Retrieved 2022-07-25.


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