Australia
Winton
Dinosaur stampede footprints preserved in outback rock, beside the birthplace of Waltzing Matilda.
Three thousand three hundred dinosaur footprints — captured in a single panicked moment 95 million years ago. A predator approached. A herd stampeded. The mud preserved every frantic step. Winton sits on top of a graveyard of giants.
Winton in outback Queensland holds the Lark Quarry Conservation Park, the world's only known preserved dinosaur stampede. Approximately 150 small dinosaurs fled a large theropod predator 95 million years ago, their footprints preserved in what is now an enclosed, climate-controlled site. The Australian Age of Dinosaurs museum, perched on a mesa overlooking the Thomson River, houses one of the largest collections of Australian dinosaur fossils, including species discovered in the surrounding Mitchell grass downs. Winton also claims cultural significance as the town where Banjo Paterson first performed Waltzing Matilda at the North Gregory Hotel in 1895.
Solo
The mesa museum, the stampede site, and outback roads that run straight for hours — Winton rewards the solo traveller who finds wonder in deep time.
Family
Dinosaur footprints, fossil preparation laboratories where kids can watch real bones being excavated, and a museum perched above outback that makes imaginations run wild.
- Dinosaur Stampede National Monument preserves 3,300 footprints from a single panicked event 95 million years ago.
- The Australian Age of Dinosaurs museum sits on a mesa overlooking outback so vast the horizon curves.
- Waltzing Matilda was first performed at the North Gregory Hotel — the pub still stands, the song still plays.
- The night sky from the Jump-Up country reveals stars to the horizon in every direction.
Counter meals at the North Gregory Hotel — the pub where Waltzing Matilda was first performed in 1895.
Outback roadhouse pies and cold drinks after the dusty drive to the Australian Age of Dinosaurs museum.
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