Waco Mammoth
- Texas
photo: National Park Service
Why go there?
The Waco Mammoth National Monument is a paleontological site and museum in Waco, Texas, where fossils of 24 Columbian mammoths (Mammuthus columbi) and other mammals from the Pleistocene Epoch have been uncovered. The site is the largest known concentration of mammoths dying from a (possibly) reoccurring event, which is believed to have been a flash flood. The mammoths on site are believed to have died over a period of time spanning tens or hundreds of years. The area surrounding the site has been turned into a manicured park with walking trails and picnic areas. The park also contains a visitors center with interactive exhibits about the Ice Age, the Columbian mammoth and other animals that roamed the earth during that time period.
