Khon Kaen Dinosaur Museum

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Kalasin Province to Build First Jurassic Museum

BANGKOK (Dec. 14) XINHUA - Thai northeastern province of Kalasin is
speeding up the construction of the first dinosaur museum in Thailand,
according to U.N. official press release of the Government Public
Relations Department available here Tuesday.

The Province's Governor Chairat Mapraneed was quoted as saying that the
project is aimed to create a new tourist attraction and to promote
Kalasin Province.

He said Kalasin is one of the northeastern provinces that the fossils of
dinosaurs have been found. At least two kinds of dinosaur such as
Sauropods which ate plants and Cornosaurs which ate meat have been dug
up in the northeast region.

Officials of Kalasin Province and the Mineral Resources Department have
cooperated to establish the dinosaur museum at Wat Sahawan Pookunkhao,
in Sahadsakun district. They intend to keep every piece of dinosaur
fossils which have been found in Thailand.

The museum nicknamed, "Jurassic Park," occupies about 200 rai (about 32
hectares) of land in a mountainous area. There will be 50 models of
pre-historic animals and other objects of interest such as the ancient
houses of Pue Thai tribes.

The museum is being set up as the first Jurassic Museum in Thailand to
attract local and foreign tourists, the press release noted.

The initial budget for the project is about 100 million baht ( about 2.6
million U.S. dollars), it added.
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any body been there yet looks like its worth alook

[beer monkey]

Some info and pics on this link...looks worth a look if you was in the area. .

Dino-Link-Kalasin

[Tilokarat]

I went to the dinosaur museum near Kalasin in August 2007. It was fantastic, great exhibits, very informative, modern, and it was free.

There might be a charge now.

If you have the opportunity, do visit, I doubt that many people would be disappointed.

[douglas]

Hi,
Went there last month when i was visiting a friend in Kalasin.
Excellent display and well worth a visit, and it was free. It has more than just Dinos. and was very well laid out. Just NE of Kalasin city and near the big lake. Also visited King Cobra Village on the way down, was not inpressed with it, and wished i had a GPS to find it, poorly signposted.
Cheers Doug.

[Prenders88]

I read in Thursdays Bangkok Post 7/5/2009 that the Dinosaur Museum in Kalasin has been rated as one of Thailands top tourist attractions.

[Mobaan]

I agree 100 % . I am not sure if it is world class , but certainly m\not far from it . A very worthwhile trip.