The Whiteside Museum of Natural History — Attraction in Seymour

Wondering should I drive out to this little museum? Is it worth the drive? Will my kids enjoy it? Will I enjoy it and will it be worth the admission? YES! Yes, it is! Especially if you like well put together natural science exhibits, cool dinosaurs, animals, learning and incredibly awesome people! (Which you're reading this because you wanted a review for a NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM or atleast something to do.) I was looking at what to do for my mini-stay in Vernon, TX, with my kids ages 5-15. I came across several thing but my kids and I love science. I saw the fair admission price and decided we would do the hour drive to try it out. I am so thankful we did, I was honestly and happily surprised! This place has real dino bones, great created non-cheesey examples of what the dinosaur were thought to look like (great for a 5 year old), plus some were found locally by the local people running the museum. The directors, assistant directors- etc, are people that love what they do and want others to learn and have passion about it too! Is it as large as the Houston musuem of science? No but it has 5 times the heart and character! And honestly, I liked this better! Another plus? It was more kid friendly! Want an example? The have a working lab where you can see the paleontologists working, it tells you about what they do, how they do things and it even has things for you to do! They even have live animals in enclosures, plus they have the most complete Dimetrodon skeleton found together! Want more? Go see, you'll be glad you did! I'm betting you will be greeted into the same warm, friendly, fun, science loving environment we were. The museum is a total jewel, I highly recommend! Thank you to the owners, directors, assistant directors for sharing your passions! And thank you to McKenzie for an awesone...

I've spoken about my kiddos here before, and I'm hard-pressed to find a kid out there that doesn't like dinosaurs. Well my youngest, she's three, is obsessed. She likes dinosaur books, dinosaur movies, dinosaur sheets dinosaur pull-ups... And now she likes actual - REAL dinosaurs after visiting the Whiteside Museum of Natural History! Displayed front and center is an amazing representation of the ancient beasts found just a few miles away, alongside the bones excavated and displayed. The other kids found the gallery of mounts from around the world fascinating as well as the live specimens of lizards and snakes. A new exhibit is being created that they mentioned should be ready by the fall. We're excited to visit again and see their progress. The price of entry is amazing given the experience of such a well curated museum. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to see real dinosaur bones and other amazing wonders...

We had a group of adults who rented the museum for a Night At The Museum Christmas party and it was great. The displays are amazing and it was so interesting to see the dinosaurs that actually existed right here in Baylor County. I especially enjoyed seeing the workroom where the bones are taken to be pieced together. The curator did an awesome job of explaining everything. Very interesting. Definitely worth stopping to see if you are travelling through Seymour, or even if you live in Seymour. Don't miss it! This is a great place to visit and/or have a party. I promise you will leave knowing a bit more about dinosaurs and the process of...