This awesome family-friendly museum has many activities and exhibits to offer both kids and adults!

Race a T. rex, explore the universe, experience a simulated earthquake, have a robot competition, and so much more! Families love the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, and the many fun activities and exhibitions to understand life and the world.

At the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum, kids will learn while playing through many great hands-on exhibits and programs!

From a bubble room and a grocery store to a hand-propelled riding train and more, children will not want to leave this museum!

Where the unbelievable truly becomes a reality, kids will love this place which combines fun and entertainment with education and learning.

This museum has something for all ages and it provides personalized experiences for everyone! 

Kids, and some parents, will love a visit to this museum! In order to parallel the videogame industry, this museum has exhibits with lots of interactivity.

Discover game systems, reproduction of an 80’s arcade, and 20,000 items all video game-related! 

The Frontiers of Flight Museum welcomes families with kids to experience the stories of aviation and space flight, from the Wright Flyer to the Flying Pancake; see the Apollo VII spacecraft, 13 historical galleries, and over 35,000 artifacts. 

If you are in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is a must-visit for the family.

This is the perfect place to learn about the world’s history through traveling and permanent exhibits, including DinoLabs & DinoDig, Fort Worth Children’s Museum, and more! Don’t forget to visit the Planetarium and the Omni Theater!

Enjoy some time near the bay and get to see dolphins swimming and playing freely!

Have an insight into their lives in the wild, and meet other animals such as turtles, iguana, and fish! The dolphins are not in captivity, but if you are lucky you may spot them!

This natural science museum is, at the same time, a 289-acre wildlife sanctuary that educates children about nature in a natural environment!

Kids will love to be in contact with nature as they learn and enjoy it!

Another great option for outdoor museums is the River Legacy Living Science Center.

Kids will learn through natural areas and amenities including interactive environmental exhibits, aquariums and terrariums with native animals, nature trails, a beautiful pond, and more!

At the Texas Air and Space Museum, families will get to see aircraft, explore the amazing heritage of aviation, enjoy the wonders of flight, explore the past and anticipate the future of flight, and more! 

Kids that love trains will have a blast at the Museum of the American Railroad!

The museum preserves locomotives from the steam and diesel-electric era and restores passenger coaches. There’s so much to see at this museum!

This 370,000 square feet museum features an amazing collection of over 22,000 pieces that include masterpieces by Monet, Picasso, Pollock, Rodin, and more.

The museum offers fun programs and events for all ages and it also features a play space for the little ones as well as an art-making area, a cafe, a sculpture garden, and more!

KidZania is a city built for kids and run by kids! This awesome interactive museum is a 100,000 square feet indoor city where kids can role-play 100+ professions in ultra-realistic settings.

You will also find great dining options and interactive restaurants such as Pie Five Pizza, MOOYAH Burger, Fries & Shakes, 7-Eleven, and more.

The Dallas Firefighters Museum collects, preserves, and presents the history and cultural heritage of the Department to provide fire prevention and life-safety education to the public, especially children!

Kids can learn all about firefighting over 100 years ago in an original firehouse from 1907.

House of Shine is an interactive museum for ages five and up.

House of Shine grows confident and self-aware leaders, and it’s a museum dedicated to the study of You!

This family-friendly museum preserves the history of American Airlines.

Visitors of all ages will find something fun at the museum, especially children! Kids can enjoy the flight simulators, step behind a real cockpit, and even play on an inflated evacuation slide. It also offers many educational and fun workshops!

Kids will all agree that a play museum is way better than a regular one! SPARK! is an immersive and creative environment that builds confidence and shapes the future for children ages 7-17 years old through creative programming and play!

Sci-Tech Discovery Center engages and inspires learners of all ages and backgrounds to embrace discovery and innovation through the active exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

The Dallas World Aquarium can be considered a museum of marine creatures and other fantastic animals!

You will see exotic birds such as Cocks-of-the-rock and many species of toucans, marine life including Japanese crabs, Leafy, jellyfish, Weedy and Ribbon seadragons, and the outdoor South Africa Exhibit which features black-footed and blue penguins which visitors can see while they swim!

This interactive children’s museum and indoor play area has plenty of locations throughout Texas, and there are plenty of options in Dallas!

Children will have fun pretending, imagining, and exploring the many interactive exhibits and kid’s activities in the educational play space.