Dinosaur Park
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Dinosaur Park is a historic hilltop roadside attraction in Rapid City, South Dakota, featuring large, brightly painted concrete dinosaur sculptures overlooking the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dinosaur Park canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public park
ⓘ
roadside attraction ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1990 ⓘ |
| allowsPhotography | true ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | oversized concrete dinosaur statues ⓘ |
| category |
Parks in South Dakota
ⓘ
Roadside attractions in South Dakota ⓘ Tourist attractions in Rapid City, South Dakota ⓘ Works Progress Administration ⓘ
surface form:
Works Progress Administration in South Dakota
|
| constructedBy | Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | Emmet Sullivan ⓘ |
| feature |
brightly painted dinosaur sculptures
ⓘ
large concrete dinosaur sculptures ⓘ |
| hasColorScheme | green and white dinosaurs ⓘ |
| hasElevation | approximately 3,600 feet ⓘ |
| hasOnSiteGiftShop | true ⓘ |
| hasParking | true ⓘ |
| hasSculpture |
Ankylosaurus
ⓘ
Apatosaurus ⓘ
surface form:
Brontosaurus
Dimetrodon ⓘ Protoceratops ⓘ Stegosaurus ⓘ Triceratops ⓘ Tyrannosaurus ⓘ
surface form:
Tyrannosaurus rex
|
| hasSculptureType | dinosaur ⓘ |
| hasSeason | open year-round (weather permitting) ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
example of Depression-era public works
ⓘ
iconic landmark of Rapid City ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Black Hills
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Hills region
|
| hasVisitorCenter | true ⓘ |
| hasWalkingTrails | true ⓘ |
| isAccessibleBy | Skyline Drive ⓘ |
| isFreeAdmission | true ⓘ |
| isHistoric | true ⓘ |
| isOperatedBy |
Rapid City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Rapid City
|
| isPopularWith |
families
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hilltop ⓘ |
| location |
Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Rapid City, South Dakota
|
| materialUsed | concrete ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 90000920 ⓘ |
| numberOfSculptures | 7 ⓘ |
| opened | 1936 ⓘ |
| overlooks | Rapid City ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rapid City, South Dakota