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Yes, yes, Hawaii is amazing. But what of dinosaurs?

How about the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park in Los Angeles (universalstudioshollywood .com; day passes from $109)? It has an official Jurassic Park ride. I’m an adult. I wish to see dinosaurs in a grown-up way. Then you want the American Museum of Natural History (amnh.org; $23/£17) in New York. It has a 122ft-long cast model of what is deemed to be the biggest dinosaur species ever unearthed. Dubbed “Titanosaur”, or patagotitan mayorum. Dull. Anyone with a child under five may recognise Arlo, the titular hero of “The Good Dinosaur” – the 2015 Pixar film set on a parallel Earth where sauropods live alongside humans. The animated scenery was inspired by Wyoming and Jackson Hole – a craggy option for travel that is featured in the 16-day “Rocky Mountain States” road trip offered by Bon Voyage (bon-voyage.co.uk). From £2,725pp with flights. While tyrannosaurs are past-tense predators, the arena show Walking With Dinosaurs shows no clear sign of heading for extinction. It will be live in UK cities from July to December. Tickets from £25, (dinosaurlive.com). Dinosaurs did not just hang out in America. They were all over Croatia’s Istria peninsula in the Cretaceous period (79-145million years ago) too. You can see footprints on the isle of Veliki Brijun in Brijuni National Park (np-brijuni.hr). And you can go on dino-related rides at Dinopark Funtana (np-brijuni. hr; 140 kuna/£17), near Porec. Few places are as heavy on dino-heritage as Alberta. The “Badlands” of the Canadian province are littered with relevant sites. Take in Dinosaur Provincial Park (albertaparks.ca/dinosaur), with its fossil deposits. Gawp at 130,000 exhibits at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology (tyrrellmuseum.com). tyrrellmuseum.com). Canadian Sky’s Sky 10-night 10 night “Self-Drive Self Drive Family Adventure in Alberta” starts at £1,199pp – with flights (canadiansky.co.uk).