Harber Wildlife Museum, shawnee trail — Attraction in Sherman

My feelings about this museum are mixed. On one hand, the museum and displays are nicely done, and my children enjoyed seeing the different animals up close. On the other hand, the museum is essentially a trophy room showcasing the rare and exotic animals this couple has shot and killed. Furthermore, the museums' claims about being nature-loving conservationists seems absurd when one realizes this couple has likely killed nearly every animal in the museum, including a giraffe, white tiger, elephant, and polar bear. I'm sorry, but true nature lovers don't spend tens of thousands of dollars to travel the world and slaughter animals. The museum only asks $5 per adult to enter, but I wonder if visitors are actually funding the couple's next...

This was a great museum! We stopped in when we had a spare hour or so, and I could have stayed longer. The museum contains taxidermy dioramas of the habitats around the world from which the animals came. You can get face to face with a lion, and seeing the immense size of these animals was really cool. There is information about each animal and each habitat. Throw in a theater with a pretty cool video on the jungle and it was an all around great experience. We enjoyed the scavenger hunt and all the up close and personal views of the animals.

Very cool and so glad we...

I wasn't expecting much but this place is pretty incredible. As avid hunters the owners have shot, killed and stuffed just about everything. The museum is well designed but if you have a problem with "money can buy you anything" attitude, this probably isn't the place for you. When we visited they just acquired a new rhino. The man who was at the front desk was super fun to talk to and informative and we really enjoyed talking with him. My 11 and 9 year olds loved the scavenger hunt. Fantastic attraction but did leave me with a few...