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Exploration Playgrounds is the result of a natural evolutionary step from its parent company "Research Casting International". EP offers a unique twist on revitalizing old and tired playgrounds while at the same time providing a fun and educational element of play. 


Our playground equipment, whether based on museum quality dinosaurs or custom designed play structures from your own vision, focuses on children from 5-12 years of age. Unique themed dig sites and climbers are an irresistible draw for children whether it is to climb on, investigate or simply explore.  Our product line is always growing. If you do not see a specimen, dig site or climber that fits with your vision we will work with you to customize and develop one that does. 

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FEATURED WORK

Check out this Dinosaur dig pit that we made for the Liberty Science Center! 

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Not every town has a museum but every town has a playground.

Triceratops Skull Climber

8’ x 5’ x 5’-7” 2,615 lbs

Ankylosaur Dig Site

5’-8“ x 4‘-3 1/2” 350 lbs

Allosaurus Dig Site

31'-3 1/4" x 8'-2 9/16" 1,000 lbs

Pachycephalosaur Dig Site

 3’-11/12” x 2‘-11” 150 lbs

Protoceratops Dig Site

 5'-15/16" x 3'-10 15/16" 30 lbs

Troodon Egg Dig Pit

3'-11/12" x 2'-11" 134 lbs

Stegosaurus Dig Site

29'-5 9/16" x 9'-5 9/16" 2,500 lbs

Coelophysis Dig Site

6' x 4' 30 lbs

Rib Climber

9'-11/16" x 4'-8 3/16" x 46" 1,000 lbs

T-Rex Skull Skull Climber

5'-11 1/4" x 3'-9 7/8" x 4'-11 7/16" 2,500 lbs

Parksosaurus Dig Site

8' x 16' 150 lbs

Struthio Dig Pit

3'-11/12" x 2'-11" 134 lbs

The Outdoor Exhibition: 
Dino Dig Adventure

Liberty Science Centre guests can experience the thrill of discovery for themselves.
The outdoor exhibition: Dino Dig Adventure. The structure is designed for use all 
year round and is accessible for everyone. Each bone in the pit has been 
custom-made in-house by our talented staff. Every bone is molded from real
fossils and cast in-house by our theming technicians.

Consultation & Design

Exploration Exhibits can advise you on the material selection and design for your dream project; whether it be artificial rock, theme scrapes or artificial. 
During our pre-construction phase, we will work closely with you, your architects, designers, builders and developers to deliver your project. We have the capability to build a highly detailed three-dimensional model to use for review and approval prior to the beginning of the fabrication and construction. 

Fabrication

Explorations Playgrounds has the capacity to prefabricate critical pieces of projects within our 48,000 square foot facility. We can also prefabricate steel structures or precast rock panels prior to construction or onsite installations. 

Construction

Rockwork and themed environment construction requires experienced personal to complete projects on time and within you budget.

Our talented array of artisans, skilled construction personnel and devoted project managers work closely with architects, designers, owners and other contacts to ensure only the finest in themed construction is delivered on each and every project. 

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