Perot Museum of Nature and Science

The Got Weekend take

Why go

The Perot Museum of Nature and Science packs its exhibit halls with things you can actually do: race a T. rex, a cheetah, or Patrick Mahomes on a track in the Lamar Hunt Family Sports Hall, soar through a Texas canyon valley in the interactive Tournament of Flight in the Rose Hall of Birds, and walk beneath gargantuan dinosaur fossil skeletons in the T. Boone Pickens Life Then and Now Hall. The Moody Family Children's Museum adds climbing, creating, an expanded toddler area, and an outdoor play space for younger kids. Educational programs cover every grade level, and the museum's free Whynauts video series brings the exhibits into classrooms and homes.

• Gargantuan dinosaur fossil skeletons in the T. Boone Pickens Life Then and Now Hall
• Race a T. rex, cheetah, or Patrick Mahomes in the Lamar Hunt Family Sports Hall
• Moody Family Children's Museum with toddler area and outdoor play space
• Discounts at the box office for military, first responders, educators, and assistance-program participants

Families with kids of all ages, from toddlers (dedicated children's museum) to teens (sports hall and interactive exhibits). Also a solid rainy-day pick for anyone who likes hands-on science.

Make it your kind of weekend

• family outing
• rainy-day option
• friends

A few visit notes

Open Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m., with last exhibit entry at 4 p.m. and members-only hours Sunday 10–11 a.m. General admission tickets are reserved online; members get free admission for a year. Field trip groups are most active Wednesday–Friday until 2 p.m. — plan around that for a quieter visit. Dallas CityPASS includes the Perot plus three more Dallas attractions at a discount.