History

In 1947, outside a rustic fishing lodge, an amateur fossil-hunter stumbled upon what would forever change this rural Floridian town.

Realizing the significance of this discovery, he and a handful of scientist friends banded together to purchase the lodge, relocated here, and immediately began excavating. When word got out, enthusiasts from all over flocked to the new dig site, and this small town quickly became known as Dinoland USA.