Museum of Nature and Science: The Museum of Nature and Science plays a significant role in documenting, describing and showcasing Texas' vast natural diversity. The current collection of over 280,000 specimens includes the world's largest exhibition of Texas wildlife habitats, and the first mounted Texas dinosaur in Texas. Through its educational and research programs, the Museum attracts a dedicated core of the Dallas community's naturalists, geologists, paleontologists and anthropologists, as well as thousands of Museum members and visitors.
Mayborn Museum Complex, Waco, TX: The Mayborn Museum is the home of one of the oldest natural history collections in Texas. Once part of the Strecker Museum, the collection is now displayed as part of the Mayborn’s Waco at the Crossroads of Texas exhibits. These exhibits explore the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras in Central Texas and feature amazing fossil finds from the area including a plesiosaur and a 75 million year old marine turtle. The Mayborn also offers the only way to experience the internationally known Waco Mammoth Site, the world’s largest concentration of Columbian mammoths dying from a single event. The Waco Mammoth Site exhibit includes original casts of the fossils, video, and exploration stations. With something for everyone, the Mayborn is a must see for anyone interested paleontology, mammoths, or just the unique history of Central Texas.
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History: The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is a leader in informal science education and provides hundreds of programs aimed at engaging children and families in learning. DinoDig® combines life-sized representations of dinosaurs with a large outdoor discovery area where visitors can become amateur paleontologists and dig for dinosaur bones. There is also a permanent exhibit of Texas dinosaurs featuring several mounted specimens.
The Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX: The Witte Museum is South Texas' premier museum of history and science, celebrating lifelong learning since 1926. Exhibits include Texas' early settlers, secrets of ancient Egyptian mummies, dinosaurs and life in prehistoric times, the wide variety of Texas wildlife and much more.
Lubbock Lake Landmark: This site describes the research and programs at the Lubbock Lake Landmark - an archaeological preserve containing evidence of peoples on the Southern High Plains for almost 12,000 years. Late Pleistocene fossils of mastodons and bison are also found.
Museum of Texas Tech University: Contains information on visiting the museum, along with a synopsis of an exhibit focusing on the Triassic of western Texas.
