Perot Museum of Nature and Science

The Perot Museum is a great place for families. There are plenty of interactive exhibits that will keep children entertained for hours! The Leap Frog Forest is a good place to visit after you go through the museum. The water feature is a wonderful place to cool off on a hot summer day. The frogs provide a good place to take some funny photos. The cafe, Leap Frog Forest, and gift shop are accessible without admission.

The lobby is where school groups gather, and occasionally local businesses set up tables to share how they contribute to science. Once inside, I recommend taking the escalator to the fourth floor and working your way down through the museum. The escalator moves past the big window, and provides one of my favorite views of the city.

There is a large collection of stones and gems, small robots and cars that can be tried, and dinosaurs’ fossils. There is also a platform in which you can experience how is it like to be in an earthquake.