Open Daily, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
T. rex: The Ultimate Predator
On view June 13 – Sept. 7, 2026
Sink Your Teeth into the Secrets of The Mesozoic's Most Fearsome Carnivore
Come face-to-jaws with the famous Tyrannosaurus rex in the new exhibit, T. rex: The Ultimate Predator. Meet the entire Tyrannosaur family and learn the truth about the most iconic dinosaur in the world through life-sized models, specimens and engaging interactives.
Explore how a T. rex grows from a small, fluffy, turkey-sized hatchling into a towering, bone-crushing apex predator as an adult. Discover how these animals lived and evolved through fossil casts and models, including a life-sized model of a T. rex and reconstructions of a juvenile T. rex. Guests can experiment with a “roar mixer” to better understand what a T. rex may have sounded like, enjoy an immersive shadow theater where a full-scale skeleton springs to life, and interact with a life-sized animation of T. rex that responds to visitors’ movements.
Whether you’re a lifelong dinosaur fan or a first-time explorer, this unforgettable exhibit brings the king of dinosaurs roaring back to life.
T. rex: The Ultimate Predator is sponsored locally by the Frances Wood Wilson Foundation.
Highlights of T. rex: The Ultimate Predator
Exhibit Highlights
- Explore T. rex from a young hatchling to a towering apex predator
- Witness dozens of species spanning more than 100 million years
- Explore life-size tyrannosaur models, including: Proceratosaurus bradleyi -- the earliest known tyrannosaur
- Experiment with interactives, including a praxinoscope that animates the difference between a T. rex walking and running
- Explore the brain of a T. rex using scans, casts, models and more to learn what the size and shape of this predator’s brain reveals
T. rex: The Ultimate Predator is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (amnh.org).
Fernbank is a nonprofit natural history museum, giant screen theater and old-growth forest, and is not affiliated with Fernbank Science Center, which operates as a division of DeKalb County Schools.
