Audubon Museum & Nature Center — Attraction in Henderson

This is one of the loveliest places to visit. The museum and grounds are beautiful and a wonderful place for pictures. The staff is always very friendly and welcoming. The museum is open daily from 10-5. For a small fee you can tour the art gallery, but the rest of the building is free to the public. They have a nice gift shop with unique and interesting items, especially for the bird enthusian. There is also a beautiful bird observatory in which you can enjoy and view many species of birds. There is also a theater where you can learn the history of the park and how it was built during the Depression era. There is also a nice nature sanctuary that houses different types of reptiles with friendly staff that spend time sharing their wealth of information. They have bathrooms in this building and downstairs there is an amateur art gallery with pieces that you can view and even purchase if one catches your eye. They host many family fun events and kid friendly day camps. The trails behind the museum are lush and amazing. The canvas of leaves, plants, trees, wildlife and wildflowers are continually changing. Such a peaceful place. There are also a couple of lakes, paddle boats you can rent, shelters and picnic tables, play ground areas and cabins you can rent. Its a lovely place to spend the day and unwind...one of our family's...

Wow!! What a surprise for me. I already knew a little about this park from my last visit back in 1976. But time has been good to this place. Do to a lot of effort by many hard working people this quite little park is a great place for a peaceful and relaxing vacation. The museum will inform you about the Audubon family history and at the same time introduce you to the birds that you have over looked daily most of your life. Go from the birds to the blooms all in one stop. I am not a flower guy, but the paintings by Mrs Massey are a delight. My favorite was the daffodil. Take a few minutes and choose yours. If hiking trails through beautiful Woodlands is your joy then be ready to get your happy on. I recommend that you stay with the paved trail until you see the off shoot marked Woodpecker trail. Follow it down hill and over the bridge there take the left trail called Paw Paw back to the pavement. Keep your eyes open for forest critters and go quietly listening for the birds as they sing. This is a special place to take that special someone for a romantic days outing. Life is short and time passes far to quickly. Here is a great place to slow down and just...

Easily accessed state park with richer history than most, presented well in beautiful buildings. Appropriate for young kids to adults with modern, short film, learning lab, bird viewing area. Has meeting area and is wheelchair and stroller accessible buildings. Trails are short but loopable and we'll built / maintained. Trails are not stroller or wheelchair accessible though there is a no-vehicle paved road set in the woods about...