Below is our online directory of child friendly Museums, Historical Places & Local Tours in the Dallas Fort Worth area.Museums located in Dallas or Fort Worth include the Dallas Museum of Art or the Dallas Museum of Nature & Science or the Kimball Art Museum or Log Cabin Village in Fort Worth.
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Phone: 214.747.6660 Address: 411 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75202 Google Map:click here Hours: Mon12pm – 6pm; Tues-Sun10am – 6pm Cost: $16/Adults; $14/Senior (65+); $13/Youth (6-18); Child (0-5) - Free
This exhibit,John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation,
provides historical context for the events of November 22, 1963, and
the aftermath of the assassination. The sixth floor of the Texas School
Book Depository was the primary crime scene for the JFK assassination.
Visitors will see historic images, news footage, artifacts and original
evidentiary areas.
Phone: (972) 466-6380 Address: 1509 N Perry Rd
Carrollton, TX 75006-6122 Google Map:click here 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.
Phone: 817.275.4600 Address: 201 West Main Street
Arlington, Texas 76010
Google Map:click here Hours: Tues – Sat @ 10am – 5pm; Sun @ 1pm – 5pm Cost: $2/Adults; $1/Seniors/students
The museum sponsors a year-round program of curated art exhibitions which are
featured in the main gallery on the first floor. The museum seeks to present
outstanding art work by regional artists with shows that incorporate a variety
of styles from traditional to contemporary to experimental.
Phone: 817-332-4441 Address: 1700 University Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76107-3400
Google Map:click here Hours: Mon - Fri @ 10am - 5pm; Sat @ 10am - 2pm Cost: Free Tours
An international scientific research and learning center focused on conservation and knowledge sharing. The main collections at BRIT are our botanical library and herbarium. Check the AroundTownKids event calendar for upcoming events such as Science Saturday and story times.
Phone: 817-967-1560 Address: 4601 Texas Highway 360 at FAA Road
Fort Worth, Texas 76155 Google Map:click here Location: American Airlines Headquarters Hours: Tues-Sat @ 9am – 5pm Ages: All Ages Cost: $7/Adults; $4/Children ages 2-18 yrs; under 2- free; $4/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.
Phone: 972-380-8800 Address: 4572 Claire Chennault, Addison, TX Google Map:click here Hours: Mon - Sat @ 9am - 5pm; Sun @ 11am - 5pm Cost: $10/Adults; $7/Seniors & Military; $5/Children (4 - 12); Children 3 & Under: Free
What sets the Cavanaugh Flight Museum apart from most other aviation
museums is the quality of the aircraft collection and the airworthy condition of nearly all of the
aircraft on display. On any given day,
visitors may see aircraft active on the museum's ramp. The museum's maintenance facility allows visitors
to look beneath the skin of various famous aircraft.
Phone: 972-562-8796 Address: 315 S. Chestnut Street, McKinney, TX Google Map:click here 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 Calendarfor details!
Phone: 972-424-1460 Address: 7117 County Road 166
McKinney, TX 75071 Google Map:click here Location: Myers Park & Event Center
Hours: See website for seasonal hours Cost: $3/Adults & Seniors; $2/Youth (6-16); Children under 6 years - Free
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.
Phone: 214-979-6440 Address: 2010 Flora Street Dallas, Texas 75201 Google Map:click here Location: Arts District of Downtown Dallas Hours: Tues - Thurs @ 10am - 9pm; Fri & Sat @ 10am - 6pm; Sun @ 12pm - 6pm Cost: Free - Suggested donation is $7 for adults and $5 for seniors.
The Crow Collection is a permanent set of galleries dedicated to the arts and
cultures of China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia. The museum offers a serene
setting for quiet reflection and learning.
Phone: 214-821-1500 Address: 3801 Parry Avenue
Dallas, TX 75226-1753 Google Map:click here 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”.
Phone: 214-428-5448 Address: 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)
Dallas Heritage Village is a living history museum portraying life in North Texas from 1840-1910. The museum is composed of 38 historic structures & boasts a working Civil War era farm, a traditional Jewish household, elegant Victorian homes, a school, a church & commercial buildings.
Phone: 214-922-1822 Address: 1717 North Harwood, Dallas, TX Google Map:click here Location: Dallas Arts District Hours: Tues & Wed @11am–5pm; Thurs @ 11am–9pm; Fri, Sat & Sun @ 11am–5pm; Closed Mondays Ages: All Ages Cost: General Admission is FREE
Families will find hundreds of experiences awaiting them at the Dallas
Museum of Art. From Weekends at the Museum, including Studio Creations
and Family Films, to the Museum’s Center for Creative Connections,
there are many activities to make a trip to the Museum a memorable
experience.
Phone: 903-465-8908 Address: 609 S. Lamar Ave, Denison, TX Google Map:click here 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.
Phone: (972) 406-0184 Address: 2540 Farmers Branch Lane
Farmers Branch, TX 75234-6214 Google Map:click here 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.
Phone: 817-255-9300 Address: 1600 Gendy St, Fort Worth, Texas Google Map:click here Location: Cultural District Hours: Mon - Sat @ 10am - 5pm; Sun @ 12pm - 5pm Ages: All Ages Cost: $14/Adults; $10/Kids ages 2-12 yrs & Seniors; Under 2 - Free
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.
Phone: (214) 428-0101 Address: 8004 N. Dallas Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75034 Google Map:click here Location: Frisco Discovery Center Hours: Wed – Sat @ 10am – 5pm; Sun @ 1pm – 5pm Cost: $8/adult and $4/child (ages 3-12).
This one-of-a-kind experience features running G-scale trains on a 2,500 sq. ft. layout, a custom light show which takes the exhibit from daylight to nighttime, and hundreds of miniature automobiles and people. The exhibit spans Arizona to Texas, from the dramatic rock formations of the Four Corners region near New Mexico, to a thriving Northeast Texas in the early 1960s. Also featured is an animated downtown Dallas street scene, the Palo Duro Drive-In Theater with a movie playing, West Texas refineries and working saw mills in Colorado! With approximately ¼ mile of G-scale track, this exhibit is sure to please families of all ages.
Phone: 972-292-6350 Address: 8601 Gary Burns Drive, Frisco TX 75034 Google Map:click here
Frisco Fire Safety Town is a community education
program of the Frisco Fire
Department that teaches children about safety in a fun and
interactive environment. Free safety education classes are offered focusing on a number of safety
topics.
Phone: 972-292-5665 Address: 6455 Page Street, Frisco, TX Google Map:click here Location: southeast of Frisco Square near City Hall & Frisco Library Hours: Wed-Sat @ 10am-5pm; Sun @ 1pm-5pm; Closed Mon & Tues Cost: $4/Adults; $3/Seniors; $2/Kids 5-11 yrs; 4 & under - Free; $8/Family
The Heritage Museum provides history and culture of Frisco, Texas and the North Texas region to all the people of the region. The Museum offers fun, hands-on learning opportunities for the entire family. Try your hand at taking cotton from boll to loom, test out a turn of the century printing press, and enter a mid-century living room. At the Frisco Heritage Museum, history truly comes alive!
Phone: 214-346-1650 Address: 2943 SMU Blvd Dallas, TX Google Map:click here Hours: Mon - Sat @ 9am - 5pm, Sun @ 12pm - 5pm Cost: $16/Adults, $14/Kids ages 13 - 17, $10/Kids 5 - 12 yrs, 4 & under - Free
The Museum highlights critical events and issues from the Administration of President George W. Bush. The Museum is the repository for domestic and foreign Presidential gifts as well as other donated artifacts relating to the life and career of President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush.
Address: 707 S. Main Street, Grapevine, TX Google Map:click here Location: Cotton Belt Depot Ages: All Ages
The Heritage Center is home to several attractions including a Blacksmith Shop, Bragg House, Founders Building, Grapevine Historical Museum (Train Depot), Vetro Glass Blowing Studio, and Outback Bronze.
Phone: 817-410-3185 Address: 206 W. Hudgins Street, Grapevine TX Google Map:click here Location: Settlement to City Museums Hours: Closed Monday; Tues - Sat @ 10am - 4pm; Sun @ 11am - 4pm Cost: Free
Settlement to City Museums allow visitors to discover what life was like over 100 years ago for "urban" Texans in a small township.
The museum plaza is home to four museums: The Donald Schoolhouse Museum, The Keeling House Museum, the Grapevine Cotton Ginner's Museum and the Grapevine Historical Museum
Phone: 817-410-8136 Address: 707 S. Main Street, Grapevine, TX Google Map:click here Location: Cotton Belt Depot Hours: See website for hours Ages: All Ages Cost: Prices vary per event
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!
Phone: 214-421-4500 Address: 3939 Grand Ave
Dallas, TX 75334 Google Map:click here Location: Fair Park between the Esplanade and the Cotton Bowl Cost: Admission is free every day
This impressive building with its signature gold Tejas Indian statue includes the Hall of Heroes (graced with six, heroic-sized statues of
early prominent Texans) and the North Texas, South Texas, East Texas and West Texas
rooms (featuring murals and other items associated with each state
region) and more.
Phone: 972-424-7874 Address: 1900 W. 15th Street, Plano, TX Google Map:click here 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.
Address: 303 S. O'Connor Road, Irving TX Google Map:click here Hours: Docent led tours are provided from 3pm - 5pm on first Sunday except Jan & Feb Cost: Admission is free
The Heritage House, one of Irving's oldest homes, was built in 1912 by C. P. Schulze for his bride, Virginia Tucker, of Dallas. C. P. was the brother of J. O. Schulze, co-founder of Irving in 1903. The home was deeded to the City of Irving to be used as a tour home in 1975 as a bicentennial gift by the Schulze heirs. After a small amount of restoration, the home was completely furnished with original Schulze (both J. O. and C. P.) family antiques, and gifts and loans from other Irving families.The Heritage House was designated as a Texas State Historical Landmark in 1986.
Phone: 214-670-8637 Address: 2618 Warren Avenue
Dallas, TX 75215
Google Map:click here Hours: Open by appointment only
The Juanita Craft Civil Rights House is the historic home of Juanita Craft, one of Dallas' most influential and recognized civil rights leaders. Ms. Craft's home served as a civil rights "school" to many young African Americans for over 50 years.
Address: 201 W. Front Street, Arlington TX 76011 Google Map:click here Hours: Open Sat & Sun @ 1pm - 4pm & by appt only only Ages: All Ages Cost: $3/person
Knapp Heritage Park provides a glimpse of pioneer life. The Park consists of a one room schoolhouse, a one room cabin, a dog trot cabin,
and the Bardin blacksmith barn. There is a general store located in James Knapp’s law office.
Phone: 214-671-0045 Address: 2600 Live Oak St
Dallas TX 75204 Google Map:click here 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.
Phone: 817-336-9111 Address: 200 Carroll St
Fort Worth, TX 76107 Google Map:click here Location: located in the Fort Worth Screen Printing building 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.
Phone: (817) 392-5881 Address: 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane
Fort Worth, TX 76109 Google Map:click here Hours: Tue-Fri @ 9am-4pm; Sat & Sun @ 1-5pm Cost: $5/Adults; $4.50/Seniors & 4-17 yrs; under 3 - free
Historic structures, furnished with authentic artifacts, provides a vivid look at life in the nineteenth century North Texas frontier (1840-1890).
Phone: 214-693-0258 Address: 298 W. Dallas Road, Grapevine TX Google Map:click here Hours: Most Saturdays @ 10am - 4pm; most Sundays @ 12pm - 3pm Ages: All Ages Cost: $2 for adults, $1 for children 2 to 12 and free for those 2 and under.
Located in the historic Grapevine rail yard area, the big burgundy and silver baggage car is on static display behind the #771 Baldwin Mikado 2-8-2 steam engine. The car itself was built originally by the Pullman Company for the Lackawanna and Western Railroad.
The layout also includes a long series of late 1800 and early 1900 era buildings in Historic Downtown Grapevine. The layout includes two rail yards and a massive hand carved mountain that towers four feet over the layout. The mountain was inspired by an actual mountain in west Texas and included three train tunnels and working oil wells.
Phone: 972-687-5720 Address: 16251 Dallas Parkway, Addison, Texas, 75001 Google Map:click here Location: Mary Kay World Headquarters building Hours: Mon - Fri @ 9am - 4pm; Closed on major holidays Ages: Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Cost: Free
You can take a look at the rich history of Mary Kay with a self-guided tour of the Mary Kay Museum. To enhance your visit to the Mary Kay Museum, please stop by the security desk for a museum brochure. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
Phone: 214-768-2516 Address: 5900 Bishop Blvd, Dallas Google Map:click here Location: SMU Campus Hours: Wed - Fri @11am - 8pm; Sat - Sun @ 11am - 5pm Cost: $10/Adults; $8/Seniors; Free - children under 12
The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University has the most comprehensive collection from the Spanish masters outside of
Spain. There are also special exhibitions, a sculpture garden, and the tree-lined SMU campus is an eye-catcher itself.
Free on Thursdays after 5 p.m. for the Spanish Collection.
Phone: 817-738-9215 Address: 3200 Darnell Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107 Google Map:click here 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.
Phone: 940-668-8900 Address: 210 S. Dixon at Pecan
Gainesville, TX 76240 668-8900 Google Map:click here 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.
Phone: 214 368-4MBA (4622) Address: 7500 Park Lane, Dallas, Texas 75225 Google Map:click here Hours: Closed Mondays; Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat @ 10am - 5pm; Thurs @ 10am - 9pm Sun @ 1pm - 5pm Cost: $12/Adults; $10/Seniors & Students
Museum of Biblical Arts is an art museum in Dallas, Texas that is unlike any museum in the world. It has a simple mission: To display art with a Biblical theme. Nothing of its size exists in the United States, making it a treasure trove for art enthusiasts.
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.
Phone: 214-428-0101 Address: 6455 Page Street Frisco TX Google Map:click here Location: Offices, exhibits, and retail are at the Frisco Heritage Museum Hours: Heritage Museum Hours: Wed - Sat @10am - 5pm; Sun @ 1pm - 5pm. Summer walking tours - Thurs & Sat @ 11am & 1pm, weather permitting Ages: All Ages
The Museum currently maintains interim offices, exhibits, and retail at the Frisco Heritage Museum located a few hundred yards north of the new, permanent site.
Walking tours are available during summer. See hours above.
Phone: 214-428-0101 Address: 6455 Page Street, Frisco TX Google Map:click here Hours: Click the link for tour times Cost: $8/Adults; $4/Children ages 3-12
The museum collects artifacts and archival material from the railroad industry to exhibit and interpret their significance in American life and culture. Exhibits and general programs are provided year-round. Admission includes the Railroad Museum's 2nd floor exhibits at the Frisco Heritage Museum.
Phone: (817) 410-3585 Address: 626 Ball Street
Grapevine, TX 76051-5116 Google Map:click here Ages: All Ages 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!
Phone: 214-242-5153 Address: 2001 Flora St, Dallas 75201 Google Map:click here Hours: 11am - 5pm Every day except CLOSED on MONDAYS Cost: $10/Adults; $7/Seniors; 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.
Free on First Saturdays, 10 am - 5 pm (see our event calendars for details.)
Phone: 817- 336-4475 Address: 1720 Gendy Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107-4064
Google Map:click here Location: Cultural District Hours: Mon - Sat @ 10am – 5pm; Sun @ 12 - 5pm 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.
Phone: (972) 580-2088 Address: 1329 West Walnut Hill Lane
Irving, TX 75038-3085 Google Map:click here Hours: Sun 1–5pm; Mon 10am–7pm; Tue-Sat 10am–5pm Cost: $8/Adults; $6/Seniors & Children 4-12; $5/Scouts/Scouters Free - Children under 4
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.
Phone: (972) 668-8400 Address: 8004 North Dallas Parkway
Frisco, TX 75034
Google Map:click here Hours: Closed Monday; Tues, Wed, Thurs @ 10am - 5pm, Fri & Sat @ 10am - 8pm; Sun @ 12pm - 5pm
The goal of the National Videogame Museum is to document, FIRST HAND, as much information about the creation and evolution of the videogame industry as possible and preserve as many physical artifacts as possible for generations to come.
Phone: 817-255-9300 Address: 1600 Gendy St.
Fort Worth, TX 76107 Google Map:click here 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.
Phone: 972-542-9457 Address: 300 E. Virginia, McKinney, TX Google Map:click here Hours: Open to the public on a limited basis only Cost: $4/Adults; $2/Children
Phone: 817-257-MARS (6277) Address: 2950 W. Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas 76109 Google Map:click here Location: Texas Christian University Sid Richardson Science Building Hours: Mon -Fri @ 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.
Phone: 214.428.5555 Email:info@perotmuseum.org Address: 3535 Grand Ave. in Fair Park Google Map:click here Location: Dallas, Texas Hours: Friday-Sunday, noon-5pm Cost: $1 for non-members and free for members
Fair Park features exhibits such as Mineral Majesty, Light Play and historical dioramas. Your ticket to the Perot Museum in Victory Park provides free access to our Fair Park campus.
Phone: 214.428.5555 Address: 2201 N. Field Street, Dallas, Texas 75201 Google Map:click here Hours: Mon - Sat @ 10am - 5pm; Sunday @ Noon - 5pm Ages: All Ages Cost: $15/Adults; $12/Students & Seniors (65+); $10/Children 2 - 11 yrs; Under 2 - Free
Your Perot Museum of Nature and Science is a hands-on destination for discovery, where visitors of all ages can explore 11 awe-inspiring, interactive exhibit halls.
Phone: 972-722-1507 Address: 901 E. Washington, Rockwall, Texas 75087 Google Map:click here Location: located in the Manson-LaMoreaux-Hartman House in Harry Myers Park on Washington Street. Hours: Wednesday @ 10 am - 2 pm; Saturday @ 10 am - 2 pm Ages: All Ages Cost: Free
The building is believed to be the oldest structure in Rockwal. Photos, historical documents on display in the museum.
Phone: 972-546-3050 Email:bookit@scitechdiscovery.org Address: 8004 N. Dallas Parkway, Frisco, TX 75034 Google Map:click here Hours: Tues – Fri @10am-4pm; Sat @10am-5pm; Sun @ 12-5pm Ages: All Ages Cost: $8.50/Person; $7/Seniors, Teachers, Military; Under two - Free
Sci-Tech Discovery Center provides hands-on discovery in the essential areas of science and technology to learners of all ages.
Phone: 469-444-3050 Address: 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy, Grapevine TX Google Map:click here Location: Inside Grapevine Mills mall Hours: M-F @10am - 7:30pm; Sat @ 10am - 7:30pm; Sun @ 11am - 5pm Ages: All Ages Cost: $19/Adults; $15/Children ages 3 to 12
If you are fascinated by sharks or stingrays, then put the new SEA LIFE Grapevine aquarium on your must-do list in Grapevine. More than 30 spectacular displays of sea animals are on display for visitors to enjoy in this two-story 45,000-square foot aquarium.
Phone: 817-332-6554 Address: 309 Main Street, Fort Worth Google Map:click here Location: Sundance Square Hours: Mon – Thurs @ 9am – 5pm; Fri & Sat @ 9am – 8pm; Sun @ 12pm – 5pm Cost: Free Admission
One of the finest and most focused collections of Western art in America, the Museum features paintings of the 19th Century American West.Guided tours and studio activities for kids provide opportunities for meaningful hands-on learning.
Phone: 940-369-8213 Address: 1704 W. Mulberry St., Denton TX
Google Map:click here 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.
Phone: 817-625-5082 Address: 131 E Exchange Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76164 Google Map:click here Location: Fort Worth Historic Stockyards Hours: Mon―Sat @ 10am — 5pm. Summer open Sundays @ 1pm - 5pm Ages: All Ages 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.
Phone: (817) 246-2323 Address: 760 Jim Wright Freeway North, Fort Worth, TX 76108 Google Map:click here Hours: Tue-Sat @9am-5pm. Closed New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Cost: $6/Adults; $3/Students 7 thru 12; Children 6 and under - Free with adult
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.
Phone: 817-626-7131 Address: 128 East Exchange Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76164-8210 Google Map:click here Location: Barn A of the Fort Worth Stockyards Ages: All Ages Cost: $5/Adults; $3/Kids 5-12yrs; 4 and under are free
The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame pays tribute to the top cowboys and cowgirls in Texas. The museum is located in Barn A of the Fort Worth Stockyards, in what was once the horse and mule barns in the Stockyards. Also included in the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame are the Sterquell Wagon Collection and the John Justin Trail of Fame. The Sterquell is billed as “the world’s largest lifestyle wagon collection” and features more than 60 antique wagons, carriages and sleighs.
Phone: 817-273-5099 Address: 1000 Ballpark Way
Arlington, TX 76011
Google Map:click here 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.
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
Address: 140 East Exchange Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76164
Google 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.
Phone: 214-565-9026 Address: 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210-1005
Google Map:click here Location: Fair Park, Dallas Hours: Tues. - Fri. @ noon - 5pm; Sat.@ 10am - 5pm; Sun.@ 1pm - 5pm Cost: Admission is free every day
The African American Museum is the only museum in the Southwestern United States devoted to the preservation and display of African American artistic, cultural and historical materials. It also has one of the largest African American folk art collections in the United States. The African American Museum incorporates a wide variety of visual art forms and historical documents that portray the African American experience in the United States, Southwest, and Dallas.
Phone: 469-554-7340 Address: 1462 First Avenue, Dallas, TX Google Map:click here Location: Fair Park, Dallas Hours: 9am - 4:30pm 7 days/week; Closed on Thanksgiving & Christmas Ages: All Ages Cost: $8/Adults; $6/Children (3-11) & seniors (65+); Ages 2 & under – Free!
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.
Address: corner of Fielder and Abram streets, Arlington Google Map:click here Hours: Tuesday-Saturday @ 10am - 2pm Cost: $3/Person
The two-story house, surrounded by magnificent oaks was one of the first
brick homes in Arlington. The galleries at the Fielder House are used primarily
to exhibit themes and topics relating to the history of Arlington and its
surrounding communities.
Phone: 214-421-4500 Address: 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
Phone: 214-428-5555 Address: 2201 N. Field Street, Dallas, Texas 75201 Google Map:click here Location: Perot Museum of Nature and Science
298-seat theater - Digital projection & sound systems - Crystal-clear images & striking colors - 3D and 2D films - Features films from educational features & cutting-edge documentaries to experimental independent films.
Phone: 817-332-8451 Address: 3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX 76107-2792 Google Map:click here Hours: Tues–Thurs @10am–5pm; Fri @12–8pm; Sat @ 10am–5pm; Sun @ 12–5pm Ages: All Ages 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.
Address: 3400 Mount Vernon Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76103 Google Map:click here Hours: Wed - Sat @ 11am-6pm Cost: $6/adults; $4/seniors; $3/students; Free - children 5 and under
The primary objective of the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum and Hall of Fame is to offer the visitor a true and complete historical perspective of the people and activities that built the unique culture of the American West. The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum was started to acknowledge the contributions of Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, European Americans, and African Americans in the settlement of the Western American Frontier.
Group Tour Rates and Availability -$2/student ; $5/adult
Phone: 817-272-1183 Address: 700 Planetarium Place, Arlington, TX 76019
Google Map:click here
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.
Phone: 817-847-3800 Address: 9000 Blue Mound Road, Fort Worth TX 76131-3304 Google Map:click here 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.
Phone: 817-624-1935 Address: 505 NW 38TH ST. Hangar 33 South
Fort Worth, Texas 76106
Google Map:click here Location: South End of Meacham International Airport Hours: Fri @ 10am - 5pm; Sat @ 10am - 5pm; Sun @ 12pm - 5pm; Weekdays by Appointment Cost: $8/Adults; $5/Ages 13-17 & Seniors; $3/Ages 6-12; 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.
Phone: 214-670-8749 Address: 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.
Looking for more to do with your kids? Kidding Around Town, our unique family "edu-tainment" guide, lists 100s of places to go in DFW with age-appropriate activities to build their brains. Research has proven the more you take your kids to museums and engage their brains, they will grow up to be smarter! Our book shows you how.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
