An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institute since 1999, Dallas’ Museum of Nature and Science is a joint collaboration of the Dallas Museum of Natural History and the Science Place. Both are located in the famous Fair Park.

Since its conception in 1936, the Dallas Natural History Museum (DNHM) has been known as one of Texas’ most remarkable institutions.

Part of the National Register of Historic Places, the museum was one of the first natural history museums in Texas. The museum is the only one of its kind in the region supported solely through public sponsorship and it is driven almost entirely by research.

The museum is specifically famous for several major discoveries. Its archeology team validated the archaeological site in south-central Chile, known as Monte Verde, by confirming scientific suspicions that humans had colonized the Americas 1000 years earlier than previously believed. The museum's palaeontology team is also world-renowned for the 1996 excavation of Sauropod dinosaur fossils from Texas’ national park, Big Bend.

Established in 1946, the Science Place (TSP) was founded in partnership with the Dallas Museum of Natural History. One of the first science museums in the nation, the TSP is listed as an accredited institution by the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) and the American Association of Museums (AAM). 

The Museum of Nature and Science provides educational resource for the residents of Dallas and the greater Forth Worth area. More than 150,000 students pass annually through its halls, viewing 1.7 billion years of natural history in more than 200,000 artifacts, ecofacts and specimens. In addition, there are more than 200 hands-on exhibits in the range of physics, astronomy and health, and the list goes on.

Open to the public Monday through Friday, from 10:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday, from noon to 5:00pm, it closes only for the Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day holidays. Fun and educational for the whole family, this museum is not one to miss.