Dallas Fort Worth Museums, Historical Places & Tours
Below is our online directory of child friendly Museums, Historical Places & Tours in the Dallas Fort Worth area. If you’re into science, nature, railroads or flight, we’ve listed it below. You'll notice there are several museums in the Collin County area. Collin County Museums are a great way for kids to learn!
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A.W. Perry Homestead Museum
Phone: (972) 466-6380Address: 1509 N Perry Rd Carrollton, TX 75006-6122
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Hours: Wed - Sat @10am - Noon & 1 - 5 pm
Cost: FREE admission and group tours
The A.W. Perry Homestead Museum offers a glimpse of life as it was in north central Texas at the turn of the 20th Century. A.W. and Sarah (Huffman) Perry were pioneer homesteaders of Peters Colony who came to Carrollton in the year 1844 from Carrollton, Illinois. They claimed 640 acres and built a house on this farm in 1857. In 1909, their son Dewitt Perry and his wife Francis (Grimes) tore down the first house and used some of the lumber to build the present day house. This structure is now the Museum, restored in 1976 for the bicentennial. You can still find the foundation stones of the first Perry farmhouse in the backyard of the Museum. Designated a historic landmark in 1977 by the Texas Historical Commission.
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Phone: 817-738-1933Address: 3501 Camp Bowie Boulevard Fort Worth, TX 76107
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Location: Cultural District
Hours: Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat @ 10am - 5pm; Thurs @ 10am - 8pm; Sun @ 10am - 5pm
Cost: FREE
This free museum offers a stunning survey of American art, from the first landscape painters of the 1830s to modern artists of the 20th century.
C. R. Smith Flight Museum
Phone: 817-967-1560Address: 4601 Texas Highway 360 at FAA Road Fort Worth, Texas 76155
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Location: American Airlines Headquarters
Hours: Tues-Sat @ 10am – 6pm
Cost: $4/Adults; $2/Children ages 2-18 yrs; under free; $2/Seniors 55+
The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum is much more than a museum. It's a
sight-and-sound, hands-on, window-seat look at the world of flight complete with flight lab with computer games, flight simulator (call to check availability - 817-967-5904), Spirit of American movie, memorabilia and more.
Cavanaugh Flight Museum
Phone: 972-380-8800Address: 4572 Claire Chennault , Addison, TX
Chestnut Square Historic Village
Phone: 972-562-8796Address: 315 S. Chestnut Street, McKinney, TX
Hours: Tours @ 11am Tues, Thurs & Sat
Cost: Recommended Donations - $5/Adults, $3/children
Chestnut Square Historic Village is a collection of six historic homes, a replica of a one-room school house, chapel and store on 2.5 acres just south of the downtown McKinney square.
The grounds also include a blacksmith shop, smoke house, and beautiful chapel and reception gardens. The buildings include period artifacts showing how people lived in Collin County from 1854-1920.
Chestnut Square hosts public events such as Front Porch Fridays & Living History Days. See our Events Calendar for details!
Collin County Farm Museum
Phone: 972-424-1460Address: 7117 County Road 166, McKinney, TX
The Farm Museum has 30,000 square feet of exhibit space covering 100 years of Farm History. The Farm Museum consists of 8,528 square feet in the Wells Building, the blacksmith shop, the granary and the confinement house.
Walk-ins $1/person, under six are free.
Dallas Children's Museum & Museum of Science & Nature
Phone: 214-428-5555Address: 3535 Grand Avenue, Dallas, TX
Four diorama halls which include fifty dioramas of Texas wildlife, each using real specimens from the Museum’s collections, including all major biotic provinces of Texas.
Dallas Children's Museum
Phone: 214-428-5555Address: 3535 Grand Avenue, Dallas, TX
Dallas Fire Fighters Museum
Phone: 214-821-1500Address: 3801 Parry Avenue Dallas, TX 75226-1753
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Hours: Wed - Sat @ 9am - 4pm
Cost: $4/Adults; $2/Children
The Dallas Firefighters Museum is located in one of the city’s oldest remaining fire stations. The station was built in 1907 and originally was the home to Hook and Ladder Company No. 3. The Museum boasts a fantastic collection of fire apparatus including “Old Tige”, an 1884 horse-drawn steam pumper named after then mayor W.L. Cabell. Other apparatus include some of the first motorized engines that were used by the Dallas Fire Department. Children can indulge their fascination with firefighters by climbing on a 1951 Fire engine, pulling on their helmet, and pretending they are on their way to “save the day”.
Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park
Phone: 214-428-5448Address: 1515 South Harwood St., Dallas, TX
Hours: Tues - Sun @ 10am - 4pm; Sun @ 12pm - 4pm; Closed Monday
Cost: $7/Adult; $5/Senior (65+); $4/Child (4 to 12 years)
Einsenhower Birth Place State Historical Museum
Phone: 903-465-8908Address: 609 S. Lamar Ave, Denison, TX
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Hours: Tues–Saturday @ 9am–5pm; Sun@ 1–5 pm
Cost: $4/Adults; $3/Ages 6-18/Students; 5 and under - Free
Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site features the modest two-story frame house in the railroad town of Denison where Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in 1890.
Farmers Branch Historical Park
Phone: (972) 406-0184Address: 2540 Farmers Branch Lane Farmers Branch, TX 75234-6214
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Hours: Mon-Fri @ 8am-6pm, Sat-Sun @ 12-6pm; closed some holidays.
Cost: Free
The Historical Park is nestled on 27 acres that trace more than 165 years of proud Farmers Branch heritage. Since the park opened in 1986, the Historical Park has strived to preserve and share the heritage of North Texas and Farmers Branch. Welcoming approximately 50,000 visitors each year, the Historical Park offers many opportunities from tours and educational programs to special events and lectures
Fire Station No. 1
Phone: 817-732-1631Address: 203 Commerce St Fort Worth, TX 76102
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Location: near Downtown Fort Worth
Hours: 9am - 8pm Daily
Cost: FREE
Fire Station No. 1 is a historic fire station that is located near Fort Worth's Sundance Square District. An exhibit in the station commemorates the first 150 years of Fort Worth. Admission to the station is free of charge. The museum exhibit -150 YEARS OF FORT WORTH - is part of the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Phone: 817-255-9300Address: 1600 Gendy St, Fort Worth, Texas
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Location: Cultural District
Hours: Mon - Sat @ 10am - 5pm; Sun @ 12pm - 5pm
Ages: All Ages
Cost: $14/Adults; $10/Kids ages 2-12 yrs & Seniors
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History engages our diverse community through creative, vibrant programs and exhibits interpreting science and the stories of Texas and the Southwest. Permanent exhibits include DinoDig and DinoLabs, Energy Blast, Cattle Raisers Museum and Children's Museum.
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History Children's Museum
Phone: 817-255-9300Address: 1600 Gendy St. Fort Worth, TX 76107
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Location: Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Hours: Open Mon - Sat @ 10am - 5pm; Sun @ 12pm - 5pm
Ages: Babies to 8 yrs
Cost: $14/Adults; $10/Kids ages 2-12 yrs & Seniors
Inside the Children’s Museum is a healthy kids clinic, an infant/toddler developmental space, a parent resource room that also serves as a multi-purpose space, a family restroom, a nursing room for mothers, and a natural science space. Its natural science space exhibits one of the Museum’s largest fully articulated specimens from the natural science collection -- a Galapagos turtle, placed in a large dome so that young guests can see it from all angles.
Frontiers of Flight Museum
Phone: 214-350-3600Address: 6911 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, TX
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm; Sunday 1pm - 5pm
Grapevine Vintage Railroad
Phone: 817-410-8136Address: Cotton Belt Depot - 707 S. Main Street, Grapevine, TX
Special Events throughout the year plus regular train rides from Grapevine to Fort Worth. The Grapevine Vintage Railroad travels along the historic Cotton Belt Route between Grapevine and the Fort Worth Stockyards. Join the fun!
Heard Natural Science Museum
Phone: 972-562-5566Address: One Nature Place, McKinney, TX
Heritage Farmstead
Phone: 972-424-7874Address: 1900 W. 15th Street, Plano, TX
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Hours: Tuesday - Sunday: Grounds open from: 10am - 4:30 pm
Cost: Self-guided tours - $2/person; 4 & under are free
Turn-of-the-century farming on the Blackland Prairies of North Texas is captured in this recently completed restoration in Plano, 20 miles north of Dallas.
The Heritage Farmstead Museum offers a four acre complex with row crops, gardens, a windmill, and a handsome 1891 Victorian farmhouse with 12 original outbuildings.
Interurban Railway Museum
Phone: 972-941-2117Address: 901 East 15th Street, Plano, TX
The Interurban Railway Museum is housed in a restored depot that served Plano from 1908 until 1948. Historical exhibits detail Plano's early days and even before then and highlight the forces that shaped what the city has become. A train car outside the depot has been restored to show what the mail cars and passenger cars of the time looked like.
JC Penney Archives and Historical Museum
Phone: 972-431-7926Address: 6501 Legacy Dr. Plano, TX 75024
Hours: Business Hours
Cost: Free
20th-century American clothes and artifacts, including JCPenney merchandise, personal memorabilia of J.C. Penney. A 300 piece corporate collection of 20th century American Art.
Latino Cultural Center
Phone: 214-671-0045Address: 2600 Live Oak St Dallas TX 75204
Hours: Tues - Sat @10am - 5pm
Cost: Access to the facility is free. Admission fee may be required to attend some events.
The LCC is a 27,000 square foot facility with a 300-seat theater, a multi-purpose room, an art gallery, and sculpture courtyards that are widely used by local, regional, and international artists. Vibrant educational classes and events for children, adults, and families take place throughout the year at the LCC.
The Mission of the Latino Cultural Center is to serve as a regional catalyst for the preservation, development, and promotion of Latino and Hispanic arts and culture.
Leonard's Department Store Museum
Phone: 817-336-9111Address: 200 Carroll St Fort Worth, TX 76107
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Location: Cultural District
Hours: Mon - Sat @10am - 6:00pm; Closed Sunday
Cost: Free Admission
This beloved department store in downtown Fort Worth entertained and charmed generations of shoppers. At the museum, you can see photographs of the store and its employees, memorabilia like a popcorn machine and store advertisements, and even a piece of the store escalator.
Log Cabin Village
Phone: (817) 392-5881Address: 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane Fort Worth, TX 76109
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Hours: Tue-Fri @ 9am-4pm; Sat & Sun @ 1-5pm
Cost: $3.50/Adults; $3/3-17 yrs; under 3 - free
The purpose of Log Cabin Village is to educate the public through the collection, preservation and interpretation of artifacts, representative structures, and other items of social and cultural significance to Texas’ pioneer era (1840-1890).
Mary Kay Museum
Phone: 972-687-5720Address: 16251 Dallas Parkway, Addison, Texas, 75001
Location: Mary Kay World Headquarters building
Hours: Mon - Frid @9am - 4:30pm
Self-guided and guided tours are available by reservation only at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. Call for reservations at least seven days in advance. Children under age 10 are not allowed unless accompanied by a parent. The museum is closed on major holidays.
Meadows Museum
Phone: 214-768-2516Address: 5900 Bishop Blvd, Dallas
Location: SMU Campus
Hours: Wed - Fri @11am - 8pm; Sat - Sun @ 11am - 5pm
The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University has the most comprehensive collection from the Spanish masters outside of
Free on Thursdays after 5 p.m. for the Spanish Collection.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Phone: 817-738-9215Address: 3200 Darnell Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107
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Location: Cultural District
Hours: Tues - Sun @ 10am - 5pm; Fri 10am - 8pm; Closed Mondays
Cost: $10/Adults; Free for kids 12 - under
World-renowned architect Tadao Ando’s “Arbor for Art," the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is a striking building that embodies the pure, unadorned elements of a modern work of art. It is composed of five pavilions of concrete and glass set on 11 naturally landscaped acres, including a 1.5 acre reflecting pond. The Modern maintains one of the foremost collections of postwar art in the central United States, consisting of more than 3,000 significant works of modern and contemporary international art.
Free every 1st Sunday & Half Price on Wednesdays.
Morton Museum
Phone: 940-668-8900Address: 210 S. Dixon at Pecan Gainesville, TX 76240 668-8900
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Hours: Mon - Fri @ 10am - 5pm; Sat @ 12pm - 3pm; Closed Sunday
Cost: Free - donations accepted
Exhibits at the museum focus on the history of Cooke County and its role in the larger world of the state of Texas and the United States.
The exhibits change every two to three months and are based on themes. Themes have included the Civil War, Baseball, Food, Outlaws, the sesquicentennial of the county, WWII, the Gainesville Community Circus, and many more.
Erected inside the museum is a partial log cabin dating from the 1870s, which houses temporary exhibits. Small exhibit cases are also maintained by the museum at the County Courthouse and County Pubic Library.
Mrs Baird's Bakery Tours
Phone: 817-615-3050Address: 7301 South Freeway Fort Worth, TX 76134
Hours: Tours available Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Cost: Free
TWO WEEK NOTICE IS REQUIRED for Tours. See how bread is made and take a free tour! Check website for "know before you go" tips.
Museum of American Railroad
Phone: 214-428-0101Address: 1105 Washington St, Dallas, TX
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Hours: Wed - Sun @10am - 5pm
Cost: $5/adults; $2.50/children ages 3--12. Under 3 years are free
Moving to Frisco!
Experience the heritage, current and future development of American Railroading through artistic, cultural and educational programming.
Museum of Geometric and MADI Art
Phone: 214-855-7802Address: 3109 Carlisle St, Dallas
Hours: Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat @ 11am - 5pm; Thurs @ 11am - 7pm; Sun @ 1 - 5pm; CLOSED MONDAYS
Cost: Free
The permanent collection spans years from 1934 to 2005 and is expanding rapidly.
The MADI offers workshops for all ages. Workshops for all "special needs" students upon request. Collage making classes for children ages three and up. They learn about color, space, design, shapes, etc. & take their art work home. Get a group together and call us. $2.00/Student. Free to low-income and non-profit organizations.
Nash Farm
Phone: (817) 410-3585Address: 626 Ball Street Grapevine, TX 76051-5116
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Cost: Free Tours
The 5.2 acre Nash Farm is located near historic downtown Grapevine. The farmstead consists of the original house, the original barn and a family cemetery. Nash Farm is owned by the Grapevine Heritage Foundation, a private non-profit entity. The Grapevine Heritage Foundation will restore Nash Farm to reflect the life and times of the early farmers and settlers who established Grapevine. Take free tours. Kids get to pet the animals too!
Nasher Sculpture Center
Phone: 214-242-5153Address: 2001 Flora St, Dallas 75201
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Hours: 11am - 5pm Every day except CLOSED on MONDAYS
Cost: $10/Adults; Kids 12 & under are Free
Situated in downtown Dallas at the base of the city’s skyline, the Nasher Sculpture Center represents Raymond D. Nasher’s vision to create an outdoor “roof-less” museum that serves as a peaceful retreat for reflection of art and nature and public home for his collection of 20th-century sculpture.Education is central to the mission of the Nasher Sculpture Center. Programs are offered for students, teachers, families and adults.
Free on First Saturdays, 10 am - 5 pm (see our event calendars for details.)
National Cowgirl Museum
Phone: 817- 336-4475Address: 1720 Gendy Street Fort Worth, TX 76107-4064
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Location: Cultural District
Hours: Tues - Sat @ 10am – 5pm; Sun @ 12-5pm; Closed Mondays & major holidays
Cost: $10/Adults; $8/kids 3 - 12yrs & seniors; 2 & under - Free
The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame honors and celebrates women, past and present, whose lives
exemplify the courage, resilience, and independence that helped shape the American West, and fosters an appreciation of the ideals and spirit of self-reliance they inspire.
National Scouting Museum
Phone: (972) 580-2088Address: 1329 West Walnut Hill Lane Irving, TX 75038-3085
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Hours: Sun 1–5pm; Mon 10am–7pm; Tue-Sat 10am–5pm
Cost: FREE Admission every Sunday & Monday
Established in 1959, the National Scouting Museum is the official museum of the Boy Scouts of America. The museum is committed to preserving the rich, 100-year history of the Scouting movement by collecting, organizing, preserving and displaying some of Scouting's greatest treasures. This collection not only documents Scouting's unique influence on American culture, but also tells the story of a movement that has touched more than 110 million young people.
Noble Planetarium
Phone: 817-255-9300Address: 1600 Gendy St. Fort Worth, TX 76107
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Location: Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Hours: Museum Open Mon - Sat @ 10am - 5pm; Sun @ 12pm - 5pm
Cost: $5/Adults; $4/Kids ages 2-12 yrs & Seniors; $2/Members
Located inside the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. The new 90-seat Noble Planetarium brings the first Zeiss-manufactured hybrid planetarium system – an immersive all-dome video combined with a fiber optic dual-hemisphere star projector to see more than 7,000 stars – to the Southwest United States.
Click this link to see the latest planetarium shows.
North Texas History Center
Phone: 972-542-9457Address: 300 E. Virginia, McKinney, TX
Hours: Open to the public on a limited basis only
Cost: $4/Adults; $2/Children
Oscar E. Monning Meteorite Gallery
Phone: 817-257-MARS (6277)Address: 2950 W. Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas 76109
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Location: Texas Christian University Sid Richardson Science Building
Hours: Tues -Frid @ 1pm - 4pm; Sat @ 9am - 4pm
Cost: Free
Would you like to hold a piece of the solar system in your hand? Would you like to touch a piece of Mars? The Monnig Meteorite Gallery can provide you with this experience. By visiting the gallery, you will have the opportunity to explore the mysteries of meteorites! Meteorites are the oldest materials known — even older than our 4.5 billion-year-old Earth! Learn how to identify a meteorite, experience a hands-on encounter with different types of meteorites, and create your own terrestrial impact crater. For an "out-of-this-world" experience, bring your friends and family to get acquainted with our spectacular "visitors" from space.
Owens Spring Creek Farm
Phone: 972-235-7191Address: 1401 East Lookout Drive Richardson, TX 75082-3074
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Imagine finding a peaceful farm with rolling green grounds, beautiful horses, animals, and a museum in the middle of busy Richardson, Texas, which is home of Owens® Spring Creek Farm and Owens® Foods.
Take a step back in time in the Owens® Foods museum, where you can view items more than 100 years old. Or spend some time outside enjoying the farm animals and the beautiful scenery. Kids will love our Petting Farm. For a fun family experience, stop by our Spring Creek Feeding Pen. Your children will enjoy feeding and interacting with a variety of farm animals including goats, lambs and donkeys. Be sure to bring your camera!
Pecan Grove Cemetery
Phone: 972-542-4029Address: S.H. 5 (McDonald Street) at Eldorado/Industrial, McKinney, TX
Sky Theater
Phone: 940-369-8213Address: 1704 W. Mulberry St., Denton TX
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Location: Environmental Sciences Building on the University of North Texas
Spend some quality time with your family, or feed your thirst
for knowledge by coming to a show and
experiencing our full-color, HD projection
system. It can make you feel like you are traveling to nearby stars, taking a
celestial roller coaster, or winding through a field of electrons within an
atom.
The planetarium presents a variety of entertaining and
educational programs for schools, the university and the general public. Also home to the Rafe Urban Astronomy Center.
Stockyards Museum
Phone: 817-625-5082Address: 131 E Exchange Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76164
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Hours: Mon―Sat @ 10am — 5pm
Cost: A donation of $2.00 or more per adult is appreciated
This historic site offers visitors the chance to explore the rich history of Fort Worth and how it was developed from a stop for cowboys driving cattle north to the stock market of the West that sold millions of heads of cattle, then shipped them by railroad. It is home to the second oldest antique light bulb still illuminated.
Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame
Phone: 817-626-7131Address: 128 East Exchange Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76164-8210
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Location: Barn A of the Fort Worth Stockyards
Ages: $5/Adults; $3/Kids 5-12yrs; 4 and under are free
Cost: Adults/$5, seniors 60+/$4, children (3-12)/$3
The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame pays tribute to the top cowboys and cowgirls in
Texas Rangers Ballpark
Phone: 817-273-5099Address: 1000 Ballpark Way Arlington, TX 76011
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Hours: Nov - March - Tues - Sat @ 10am - 4pm; on-season tours available too
Cost: $10/Adults; $8/Seniors; $5/Kids 4-18yrs; Under 4 - Free
See the most exciting behind-the-scenes areas of the ballpark including batting cages, press box, City of Arlington Suite, dugouts, and much more.
All tours start at the First Base Box Office located on the south side of Rangers Ballpark. Look for the Tours window, where Ballpark Tour Tickets may be purchased in advance or at tour time, subject to availability.
Texas State Railroad
Phone: 1-888-987-2461Address: Rusk, TX
This historic train travels through the scenic piney woods and hardwood creek bottoms of East Texas where rolling hills, nature and wildlife abound.
The Texas State Railroad offers both steam and diesel train excursions reminiscent of days gone by. Passengers may board excursion trains at either the Rusk or Palestine depots* where southern hospitality is the norm
Texas Trail of Fame
Address: 140 East Exchange Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76164Google Map: click here
Location: Stockyards National Historic District
Cost: FREE
The Texas Trail of Fame was established to honor those who have made a significant contribution to our Western way of life. Throughout the walkways of the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District, bronze inlaid markers have been placed in honor of their achievements to inspire and educate visitors through the adventure of reflecting on these Western accomplishments.
The Children's Aquarium @ Fair Park
Phone: 214-670-8443Address: 1462 First Avenue, Dallas, TX
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Location: Fair Park, Dallas
Hours: 9am - 4:30pm 7 days/week; Closed on Thanksgiving & Christmas
Cost: $8/Adults; $6/Children (3-11) & seniors (65+); Ages 2 & under – Free!
Come visit the newly renovated Children's Aquarium at Fair Park
Dallas. From stingrays and jellyfish to white alligators and snapping turtles,
come for an exciting multi-sensory experience – come for oceans of adventure!
The Children’s Aquarium has been designed with kids in mind. With eye-level,
interactive zones and exhibits, everyone can enjoy and learn something new about
our aquatic friends from around the world.
The Hall of State
Phone: 214-421-4500Address: Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210
Location: Fair Park, Dallas
Hours: Mon - Sat @9am - 5pm; Sun @1pm - 5pm
Cost: Free
The Hall of State (originally the State of Texas Building) is a building in Dallas's Fair Park that commemorates the history of the U.S. state of Texas
The Kimbell Art Museum
Phone: 817-332-8451Address: 3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard Fort Worth, TX 76107-2792
Hours: Tues–Thurs @10am–5pm; Fri @12–8pm; Sat @ 10am–5pm; Sun @ 12–5pm
Cost: Admission to permanent collection is free
The holdings range in period from antiquity to the 20th century. The Museum also holds special events and family festivals. There is a charge for special exhibitions.
The National Cowboys of Color Museum
Address: 3400 Mount Vernon Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76103Google Map: click here
Hours: Wed - Sat @ 11am-6pm
Cost: $6/adults; $4/seniors; $3/students; Free - children 5 and under
Group Tour Rates and Availability -$2/student ; $5/adult
See our event calendar for their weekly story time.
The Planetarium at UT Arlington
Phone: 817-272-1183Address: 700 Planetarium Place, Arlington, TX 76019
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The Planetarium at UT Arlington is a one-of-a-kind teaching, learning, and special occasion space located at a nationally recognized research university in the heart of north Texas. Open to the public for shows, star-gazing events, field trips, and private functions.The Science Place
Phone: 214-428-5555Address: 1318 Second Avenue, Dallas, TX
The Texas Civil War Museum
Phone: (817) 246-2323Address: 760 Jim Wright Freeway North, Fort Worth, TX 76108
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Hours: Tue-Sat @9am-5pm. Closed New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
The Texas Civil War Museum is a destination which tells the story of the Civil War soldier 1861-1865. It is an artifact driven museum with a broad range of collections from both the North and the South, the home front and the veterans. Victorian era women’s and children’s clothing continues to tell the story using fashion trends. This uniquely bridges the hardships of a wartime lifestyle to the abundant lifestyle of a reunited country at the end of the century.
The Women's Museum
Phone: 214-915-0860Address: 3800 Parry Avenue Dallas, TX 75226 |
Location: Fair Park
Hours: Tues - Sun @ 12pm- 5pm; Closed Mondays
Cost: $5/Adults; $4/Senior Citizens & Students 13-18; $3/Students 5-12yrs; Children under 5 - Free
The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future, in association with the Smithsonian Institution, is a comprehensive national American women's history museum. Located in Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, The Women's Museum's 70,000 square foot building provides a home for programs and exhibits where people can honor the past and explore the contributions of women throughout history.
US Bureau of Engraving & Printing
Phone: 817-847-3800Address: 9000 Blue Mound Road, Fort Worth TX 76131-3304
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Hours: closed on weekends, Federal holidays, and the week between Christmas and New Years Day
Cost: Free tours
Located in Fort Worth, TX, the BEP's Western Currency Facility Tour and Visitor Center is a great place to learn all about U.S. paper currency. You can actually see billions of dollars being printed as you walk along an enclosed elevated walkway suspended over the production floor! Before or after your free 45-minute tour, enjoy two floors of interactive exhibits and displays showcasing the history of currency and the intricacies of the printing process. The tour experience also includes a high-definition theater film, the Moneyfactory Gift Shop, and a vending and rest area.
See website for more details on hours & group tours.In the months of June and July only, the Tour and Visitor Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with group and general public tours being conducted every 30 minutes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Vintage Flying Museum
Phone: 817-624-1935Address: 505 NW 38th St.Hanger 33 South Fort Worth, TX 76106
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Location: Stockyards
Hours: Fri & Sat @ 10am - 5pm; Sun @ 12pm - 5pm; Weekdays by appointment
Cost: $8/Adults $5/ Seniors; $3/6-12yrs; Kids under 6 - Free
Twenty aircraft are on exhibit including several which are extremely rare and historic. Additional displays include a dedicated reciprocal and jet engine room, an FAA Aviation Education Resource Center, WWII memorabilia and artifact exhibits, a unique aircraft model exhibit and gift shop
White Rock Lake Museum
Phone: 214-670-8749Address: 521 E. Lawther, Dallas, TX 75218 (access Northcliff Dr. off of Buckner Blvd. between E Northwest Hwy & Garland Rd)
Location: Bath House Cultural Center
Hours: SUMMER HOURS: Wed - Sun @ 12pm - 6pm; Regular Hours: Tues-Sat @12pm - 6pm
Cost: Free
The Bath House Cultural Center is the home of the White Rock Lake Museum. The museum’s mission is to
preserve and present the human and natural history of White Rock Lake Park and
its surrounding environment. The White Rock Lake Museum was inaugurated in
September of 2004.
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