Sue at The Field Museum On May 17, 2000 The Field Museum unveiled Sue, the largest, most complete, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex fossil yet discovered. Sue is a permanent feature at The Field Museum, and there is no additional charge to see her. For more information about Basic Admission, see Planning Your Visit. The real thing Male or female, king or queen, no one can be sure. But of one thing there is no question: Sue rules! You may walk around her—slowly. Examine the bird-like feet, the massive legs and pelvis, the surprisingly graceful tail. Stare into her bottomless eye sockets, her razor-sharp teeth and powerful jaws. No question about it: this is the real thing. Not a plastic model or a plaster cast. Not a patchwork or composite of bones from different specimens. These are the fossilized bones of the single largest, most complete, and best preserved T. rex fossil yet discovered. At a time when many museums are displaying replicas of dinosaur skeletons, The Field Museum has strengthened its commitment to authenticity. This is Sue. Getting into Sue On the second-floor balcony, Sue’s nearly perfect skull is separately displayed. (Too heavy to be mounted on the skeleton, its stand-in there is a life-sized cast.) Here you really can come eye-to-eye, nose-to-snout with the great beast. Here, too, are a variety of exhibits offering insights and enjoyment as visitors discover more about Sue and the scientific investigations that surround her: Touchable casts of selected bones let visitors "diagnose" some of the wounds that have been found in Sue’s skeleton. Animated CT images of the skull take visitors on a virtual journey inside Sue’s head. Video clips recap the story from Sue’s discovery to her arrival at The Field Museum. A time-lapse video shows the mounting of Sue’s colossal skeleton. Sponsors Sue at The Field Museum is made possible by McDonald’s® Corporation. A major sponsor of Sue is Walt Disney World Resort® Additional support has been provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources/Illinois State Museum. The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust is the generous sponsor of this exhibition. Admission For Basic Admission information, please go to our Planning Your Visit pages. For information about special activities, see Sue Public Programs. Is Sue coming to your town? Go to the Traveling Exhibition Tour Schedule to find out. Explore Sue's Web Site.