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    Home » Things to do » Museums

    Ride the Mechanical T-Rex at Houston Museum of Natural Science!

    Modified: Dec 6, 2020 by Jill Jarvis · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · #sponsoredpost · 2 Comments

    Who needs a mechanical bull when you can ride a t-rex instead? Just in time for rodeo, the Houston Museum of Natural Science has moved in this fabulous creature near the ticket counter in the Grand Hall.

    For $5, kids can ride this creature for 60 seconds. Kids must be over 3 years old and under 5 feet tall and under 130 pounds. General admission is not needed to ride.

    The t-rex wiggles and growls rather than bucking off the kids.

    Although this is perfect for rodeo time in Houston, the trex is here to stay. If you miss him in March, you can visit him all year long.

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    About Jill Jarvis

    Jill Jarvis is the owner of JillBJarvis.com, a BigKidSmallCity.com and Things to Do in Houston, with Kids, blog!

    She is the mom of five and started the website years ago... when she was tired of constantly cleaning up the same mess in the family room.

    Another mom showed her that you could just go do fun things in Houston, without hours of planning.

    This inspired the blog and changed everything about how she enjoyed life in Houston, with kids!

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    1. Tiffany says

      March 07, 2013 at 11:36 am

      Did Joe ride the T-rex? $5 for 60 seconds seems a bit high, unless it's super fun!

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      • Jill says

        March 07, 2013 at 11:59 am

        He has not done it yet... but soon. $5 isn't cheap, but we're counting it as rodeo fun. We did not do carnival rides this year... so just the mechanical t-rex. We'll let you know how it goes!

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