Dallas Museum of Natural History

This collections-based, research-driven museum, founded in 1936, has a vast collection of rare and extinct wildlife, rocks and minerals, and the first mounted dinosaur in Texas. Each exhibit portrays a distinct era in the natural diversity of the state. Working archaeologists and paleontologists ensure the continued growth of each intricate exhibit as well as a deeper understanding of what it represents. Permanent exhibits include a paleontology lab, a wildlife diorama, Lagoon Nature Walk and Prehistoric Texas. The highlight exhibit is a reconstructed dinosaur discovered in Wise County, just west of Fort Worth. Collections range from mammals, birds and fish to rocks and minerals, insects and gastropods. Special temporary exhibits are displayed throughout the year and have included Ramses the Great and Elephants!

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