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Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio in Welsh-founded Trelew, at Peninsula Valdes.
Argentina has several museums that are essential stops for fossil fans.
One of the best is the Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio in Welsh-founded Trelew, a short bus ride from Puerto Madryn on the Atlantic Coast.
A dinosaur femur stands by the entrance to the collection of fossils, some dating back 550 million years.
To authenticate your visit, sound effects breathe life into the full-size models of dinosaur skeletons towering above.
Lizard lovers will also enjoy the Museo Municipal Carmen Funes, 66 miles west of Neuquén city.
In the late 1990´s a team of scientists unearthed a well-preserved cache of thousands of dinosaur eggs.
Close to Plaza Huincul, in Villa El Chocón, you can follow in the footsteps of giants.
Two miles south of the town, in the Museo de Sitio, lie the footprints of the herbivorous Iguanodon.
It´s worth the trip to marvel at their immaculate condition.
You don´t need a shovel and a Ph.D. to enjoy Argentina´s prehistoric heritage.
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