Hands-on exhibits are designed to appeal to both children and adults, scientists and non-scientists.

Financial support comes from visitor's admission fees, gift shop sales, grants, and private donations.

[1] On the lower level, the Museum houses exhibits devoted to local paleontology and Jurassic fossils.

Notable displays include skulls of Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Tylosaurus, remains of skeletons of Stegosaurus and Pteranodon, and infant dinosaur tracks.

The Museum includes a paleontology lab where fossils are prepared for exhibits and scientific research.