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Explore innovative learning studios and a wide variety of interactive exhibits in the new Museum of Science and History. Exhibit admission also includes entry to the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.
FIRST FLOOR
DinoLabs
Use scientific processes to discover dinosaur fossils at field sites, analyze fossils, and create images of what dinosaurs looked like.You can’t miss the life-sized articulation of the Texas State Dinosaur, the Paluxysaurus jonesi.
DinoDig®
Learn how paleontologists find fossils, document their location, carefully dig them up, and securely pack them for transportation to the lab in this large, outdoor recreation of the Jones Ranch dinosaur field site in Texas.
Energy Blast
Rather than just tell the historical story of energy, Energy Blast also tells the scientific story – the story of physics and technology. Through state-of-the-art technologies – including a 4D theater – and real-world experiences, you’ll not only see but also hear and feel the story of energy.
Fort Worth Children’s Museum
Enter through the friendly dragonhead – a reproduction of the entryway from the Museum on Summit in the ‘40s and ‘50s – and have hands-on fun in this special exhibit gallery designed especially for children from birth through eight.
Balancing Act
Balance isn’t just an act. Put your sense of balance to the test in this hands-on children’s exhibit and discover what keeps spinning tops spinning, gymnasts on track, and ice skaters on edge.
Innovation Studios/Tinkering
Innovation Studios present a special hands-on exhibit, Tinkering, and also comprise five interactive, illuminated spaces where you can learn about science and history topics as they happen – from nanotechnology research to space travel. See the monitor in the Atrium for today’s special programs.
SECOND FLOOR
Fort Worth History Gallery
Let’s Take the Streetcar: Journeying Through Fort Worth’s Past
Hop aboard the trolley and follow the history of city and interurban rail travel in Fort Worth from the mid 1870s to the mid 1930s.
Native American Gallery
View artifacts from the Gordon W. Smith North American Indian Collection, presented in partnership with the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
CSI: The Experience
You’ve seen the TV show, now you can play the role of forensic scientist to find the clues and solve the crime. The interactive traveling exhibit brings to life fundamental scientific principles, numerous scientific disciplines, and the most advanced technologies and techniques used today by crime scene investigators.
Cattle Raisers Museum
A cooperative venture between the Museum and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Foundation, the Cattle Raisers Museum is a “museum within a museum” that immerses you in the dynamic history and science of the cattle and ranching industry. Thundering Herd is presented in the Noble Planetarium on the hour and 15 minutes after the hour. Enter through the Cattle Raisers Museum.
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