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The African American Museum3536 Grand Ave., Dallas
The African American Museum is the only museum in the Southwestern United States devoted to the preservation and display of African American artistic, cultural and historical materials. It also has one of the largest African American folk art collections in the United States.
» View more information at aamdallas.org
» Plan a trip to The African American Museum.
Trip Planner Tip: Use African American Museum as your destination.
Nearest DART Rail stations: Fair Park Station and MLK, Jr. Station
Amon Carter Museum3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth
The Amon Carter Museum features exceptional works of major 19th and 20th century American artists, including masterpieces by legendary Western artists Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, plus other magnificent artists like Georgia O'Keeffe and Stuart Davis.
» View more information at cartermuseum.org
» Plan a trip to the Amon Carter Museum.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Fort Worth Intermodal as your destination to plan a trip to Fort Worth on the TRE. From the station, take the T's Route 7 to the Museum District.
Cavanaugh Flight Museum4572 Claire Chennault Drive, Addison
The Cavanaugh Flight Museum encompasses nearly 50,000 square feet of display area. The museum collects, maintains and flies an extensive collection of aircraft while also housing artwork and artifacts spanning the time period from World War I through the Vietnam conflict. These rare and significant aircraft comprise one of the largest private aviation collections in the country. Virtually all of the aircraft in the museum are maintained in airworthy condition and the majority of them are still flown regularly.
» View more information at cavanaughflightmuseum.com
» Plan a trip to the Cavanaugh Flight Museum.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Cavanaugh Flight Museum as your destination.
The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art2010 Flora St., Dallas
Exhibiting works of art from Japan, China, India and Southeast Asia, the Crow Collection of Asian Art offers visitors a peaceful world of beauty and spirituality in the heart of the city.
» View more information at crowcollection.org
» Plan a trip to The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection as your destination.
Nearest DART Rail station: St. Paul Station
Dallas Arts District2010 Flora St., Dallas
This unique 17-block, 61.7-acre downtown neighborhood is the heart of Dallas' cultural environment. It includes the Dallas Museum of Art, the Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and more.
» View more information at artsdistrict.org
» Plan a trip to the Dallas Arts District.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Pearl @ Ross as your destination.
Nearest DART Rail station: St. Paul Station
Dallas Firefighters Museum3801 Parry Ave., Dallas
The Dallas Firefighters Museum is located in one of the city's oldest remaining fire stations. Built in 1907, the station was originally the home of Hook and Ladder Company No. 3 and is found across the street from the Parry Avenue entrance of Fair Park. Included in the collection of old firetrucks is 'Old Tige,' a 1884 horse-drawn steam pumper named after then mayor W.L. Cabell, and a 1936 ladder truck. The museum is staffed Wednesday through Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. by retired firefighters who are always happy to show to individuals and groups and to give a lesson in fire saftey to the many groups of children who regularly visit.
» View more information at dallasfiremuseum.com
» Plan a trip to the Dallas Firefighters Museum.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Fair Park as your destination.
Nearest DART Rail station: Fair Park Station
Dallas Holocaust Museum211 N. Record St., Dallas
Formerly located in the Jewish Community Center, the Dallas Holocaust Museum is now located in the historic West End district. See artifacts and Nazi photographs illustrating the Holocaust and its devastation. View artwork and emotional sculptures including the Righteous of the Nations wall.
» View more information at dallasholocaustmuseum.org
» Plan a trip to the Dallas Holocaust Museum.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Dallas Holocaust Museum or West End Station as your destination.
Nearest DART Rail station: West End Station
Dallas Museum of Art1717 North Harwood St., Dallas
The Dallas Museum of Art's collection includes American masterpieces by Church, O'Keeffe and Wyeth, contemporary art by Pollock, Rothko, Warhol and Lichtenstein, European and impressionist art by Renoir, Van Gogh, Cezanne and Monet, and art of the Americas, Africa Asia and the Pacific.
» View more information at dallasmuseumofart.org
» Plan a trip to the Dallas Museum of Art.
Trip Planner Tip: Use DMA as your destination.
Nearest DART Rail station: St. Paul Station
Dallas World Aquarium1801 N. Griffin St., Dallas
Exotic plants and creatures from around the world inhabit the Dallas World Aquarium. You can explore a South American rainforest, take a walk through a water tunnel surrounded by reef life from the Continental Shelf and observe monkeys, stingrays, piranhas and penguins.
» View more information at dwazoo.com
» Plan a trip to the Dallas World Aquarium.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Dallas World Aquarium as your destination.
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History1501 Montgomery St., Fort Worth
Established in 1941 as the Fort Worth Children's Museum, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History provides hundreds of programs aimed at engaging children and families in learning. In addition to its Omni Theater, the Museum features four core exhibit galleries; a special exhibit hall; DinoDig®, an outdoor dig; the Noble Planetarium; KIDSPACE®; and Museum School®.
» View more information at fwmuseum.org
» Plan a trip to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Fort Worth Intermodal as your destination to plan a trip to Fort Worth on the TRE. From the station, take the T's Route 7 to the Museum District.
Frontiers of Flight Museum6911 Lemmon Ave. (Northeast side of Dallas Love Field), Dallas
The Frontiers of Flight Museum exhibits the priceless artifacts, documents and photographs of the History of Aviation Collection donated to The University of Texas at Dallas by the legendary aviation historian George E. Haddaway.
» View more information at flightmuseum.com
» Plan a trip to the Frontiers of Flight Museum.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Frontiers of Flight as your destination.
Interurban Railway Station MuseumHaggard Park, 901 E. 15th St., Plano
Between 1908 and 1948, the Texas Electric Railway ran from Denison to Waco, linking Dallas to smaller cities. Plano's Interurban Station was completed in 1908. The building was restored to its original condition and contains memorabilia of railway history.
» View more information at www.plano.gov
» Plan a trip to the Interurban Railway Station Museum.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Haggard Park as your destination.
Nearest DART Rail station: Downtown Plano Station
Kimbell Art Museum3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth
The Kimbell Art Museum offers a world-class collection of art, with masterpieces from antiquity to the 20th century, including works by El Greco, Cezanne, Rembrandt, Picasso, and Matisse. The Kimbell building, designed by the great American architect Louis Kahn, is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding public art facilities in the world.
» View more information at kimbellart.org
» Plan a trip to the Kimbell Art Museum.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Fort Worth Intermodal as your destination to plan a trip to Fort Worth on the TRE. From the station, take the T's Route 7 to the Museum District.
Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas
The Meadows Museum was founded by Algur H. Meadows in 1965 for the display and study of Spanish art. The founding collection of Spanish art, the Meadows Museum Collection, includes over 500 works that span the millennium, from the 10th through the 20th century, and form one of the finest collections of Spanish art in the world. The Meadows Museum also stewards the 1,400-work University Art Collection, as well as the Master of Fine Arts Collection, which comprises about 150 representative works by graduates of Southern Methodist University's Division of Art.
» View more information at meadowsmuseumdallas.org
» Plan a trip to the Meadows Museum.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Meadows Museum as your destination.
Nearest DART Rail station: Mockingbird Station
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth
The Modern showcases masterworks of modern and contemporary American and European art from 1945 to the present, including painting, sculpture, works on paper, and photography.
» View more information at themodern.org
» Plan a trip to the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Fort Worth Intermodal as your destination to plan a trip to Fort Worth on the TRE. From the station, take the T's Route 7 to the Museum District.
Museum of the American Railroad1105 Washington Ave., Dallas
The Museum of the American Railroad possesses one of the oldest and most comprehensive heavyweight passenger car collections in the United States, with a complete pre-World War II passenger train including a Railway Post Office and baggage car, coaches, lounge cars, Pullman sleeping cars and a dining car.
» View more information at dallasrailwaymuseum.com
» Plan a trip to Museum of the American Railroad.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Fair Park as your destination.
Nearest DART Rail station: Fair Park Station
Museum of Nature and Science(Formerly the Dallas Museum of Natural History and The Science Place)
3535 Grand Ave., Dallas
The Museum of Nature and Science is formerly the Dallas Museum of Natural History and the Science Place. Both institutions merged in 2006 and continue to bring life learning to the community.
Since its founding in 1936, the Dallas Museum of Natural History has documented, described and showcased Texas' vast natural diversity. The current collection of over 280,000 specimens includes the world's largest exhibition of Texas wildlife habitats and the first mounted dinosaur in Texas. The Science Place is an exciting science and technology museum featuring hands-on and participatory exhibits as well as the state-of-the-art TI Founders IMAX Theater with a 79-foot domed screen.
» View more information at natureandscience.org
» Plan a trip to the Museum of Nature and Science.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Fair Park as your destination.
Nearest DART Rail stations: Fair Park Station and MLK, Jr. Station
Nasher Sculpture Center2001 Flora St., Dallas
A leading collector of sculpture, Raymond Nasher has lent portions of his collection to the great museums of the world. When he suggested gathering it all in one place - the Nasher Sculpture Center - his proposal garnered international notice. The result is magnificent: an outdoor, roofless museum that forms a peaceful retreat right at the foot of the city's skyline. The collection serves as a who's who of sculpture.
» View more information at nashersculpturecenter.org
» Plan a trip to the Nasher Sculpture Center.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Nasher Sculpture Center as your destination.
Nearest DART Rail station: St. Paul Station
The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame1720 Gendy St., Fort Worth
The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is the only museum in the world dedicated to honoring and documenting the lives of women who have distinguished themselves by exemplifying the pioneer spirit of the American West.
» View more information at cowgirl.net
» Plan a trip to the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Fort Worth Intermodal as your destination to plan a trip to Fort Worth on the TRE. From the station, take the T's Route 7 to the Museum District.
National Scouting Museum1329 W. Walnut Hill Lane, Irving
A tribute to the rich history of the Boy Scouts of America, this massive state-of-the-art facility features a Norman Rockwell art gallery.
» View more information at bsamuseum.org
» Plan a trip to the National Scouting Museum.
Trip Planner Tip: Use 1329 Walnut Hill as your destination.
Old Red Courthouse (Museum of Dallas County History and Culture)100 S. Houston St., Dallas
Construction on the Old Red Courthouse originally began in March of 1890. The sixth building (and the fifth county courthouse) to occupy the site, Old Red was designed in the Richardson Romanesque style by M.A. Orlopp. It was originally crowned with a clock tower, the clockwork rivaling that of London's Big Ben in quality, but the tower was removed in 1919 when prevailing winds threatened its stability. Today, Old Red is being revived, restored and reinfused with new purpose as the Museum of Dallas County History and Culture. The Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau also has a visitor information center located in the Old Red Courthouse.
» View more information at oldred.org
» Plan a trip to the Old Red Courthouse.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Old Red Courthouse as your destination.
Nearest DART Rail station: West End Station or Union Station
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza411 Elm St., Dallas
Located on the sixth floor of the Texas Book Depository - the vantage point from which Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly shot JFK - the Sixth Floor Museum is a must-see. It features a permanent historical exhibit chronicling the life, times, death and legacy of JFK; an eerily accurate recreation of the purported sniper's nest; several informative and engrossing films; an exhibit concerning the plethora of conspiracy theories that have been floated; and lots, lots more.
» View more information at jfk.org
» Plan a trip to the Sixth Floor Museum.
Trip Planner Tip: Use Sixth Floor Museum as your destination.
Nearest DART Rail station: West End Station or Union Station
The Women's Museum3800 Parry Ave., Dallas
The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future is the nation's first comprehensive women's history museum. Located in Fair Park, a National Historic Landmark, the museum chronicles the lives and contributions of American women using state-of-the-art interactive exhibits.
» View more information at thewomensmuseum.org
» Plan a trip to The Women's Museum.
Trip Planner Tip: Use The Womens Museum as your destination.
Nearest DART Rail station: Fair Park Station
