Museums in Texas

1,569 museums across Texas, must-see first. Each page covers the best time to visit, typical crowds and how far it is from nearby cities, and travellers can report “Is it open today?” (opening status).

Republic of the Rio Grande Museum · museum · Webb · Must-see
Houston Zoo · museum · Harris · Must-see
Historic Denton County Courthouse · museum · Denton · Must-see
Texas State History Museum · museum · Travis · Must-see
Dallas Museum of Art · museum · Dallas · Must-see
San Jacinto Monument · museum · Harris · Must-see
John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science · museum · Harris · Must-see
The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · Must-see
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History · museum · Tarrant · Must-see
George Bush Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Brazos · Must-see
George Washington Carver Museum · museum · Travis · Must-see
Layland Museum · museum · Johnson · Must-see
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum · museum · Travis · Must-see
Matagorda County Museum · museum · Matagorda · Must-see
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum · museum · Randall · Must-see
Texas Military Forces Museum · museum · Travis · Must-see
The Witte Museum · museum · Bexar · Must-see
Art Museum of Southeast Texas · museum · Jefferson · Must-see
Bay Area Museum · museum · Harris · Must-see
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Tom Green · Must-see
Art Museum of South Texas · museum · Nueces · Must-see
Bravos Valley Museum of Natural History · museum · Brazos · Must-see
Dairy Museum · museum · Hopkins · Must-see
Grace Cultural Center and Museum · museum · Taylor · Must-see
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum · museum · Midland · Must-see
African American Troops at Fort Brown · museum · Cameron · Must-see
Audie Murphy Monument · museum · Hunt · Must-see
Grandview · museum · Johnson · Must-see
Whitehead Memorial Museum · museum · Val Verde · Must-see
Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History · museum · Nueces · Must-see
American Quarter Horse Museum · museum · Potter · Must-see
Amon Carter Museum · museum · Tarrant · Must-see
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza · museum · Dallas · Must-see
The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum · museum · Harris · Must-see
20th Century Technology Museum · museum · Wharton · Must-see
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · museum · Harris · Must-see
Texas Transportation Museum · museum · Bexar · Must-see
Heritage Farmstead Museum · museum · Collin · Must-see
Holocaust Museum Houston · museum · Harris · Must-see
Amarillo Museum of Art · museum · Potter · Must-see
French Legation State Historic Site · museum · Travis · Must-see
Blaffer Art Museum · museum · Harris · Must-see
Kimbell Art Museum · museum · Tarrant · Must-see
The Williamson Museum · museum · Williamson · Must-see
McNay Art Museum · museum · Bexar · Must-see
Menil Collection · museum · Harris · Must-see
Sam Houston Park · museum · Harris · Must-see
Meadows Museum · museum · Dallas · Must-see
African American Museum · museum · Dallas · Must-see
American Wind Power Center · museum · Lubbock · Must-see
Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum · museum · Jefferson · Must-see
Edison Museum · museum · Jefferson · Must-see
Museum of South Texas History · museum · Hidalgo · Must-see
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame · museum · Tarrant · Must-see
National Medal of Honor Museum · museum · Tarrant · Must-see
National Museum of Funeral History · museum · Harris · Must-see
Neill-Cochran House Museum · museum · Travis · Must-see
Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum · museum · Camp · Must-see
Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum · museum · Jefferson · Must-see
Texas Prison Museum · museum · Walker · Must-see
Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum · museum · Travis · Must-see
Buckhorn Saloon and Museum · museum · Bexar · Must-see
Elisabet Ney Museum · museum · Travis · Must-see
Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · Must-see
Birthplace of General Zaragoza · museum · Goliad · Must-see
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center · museum · Bexar · Must-see
Carson County Courthouse · museum · Carson · Must-see
Creation Evidence Museum · museum · Somervell · Must-see
Heard Natural Science Museum · museum · Collin · Must-see
Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · Must-see
Michelson Museum of Art · museum · Harrison · Must-see
Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum · museum · Galveston · Must-see
Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum · museum · Grayson · Must-see
Presidential Museum & JBS Leadership Library · museum · Ector · Must-see
Star of the Republic Museum · museum · Washington · Must-see
The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum · museum · Johnson · Must-see
USAF Airman Heritage Museum · museum · Bexar · Must-see
Wilson County Jailhouse Museum · museum · Wilson · Must-see
Dallas County - Texas Centennial Marker · museum · Dallas · Must-see
Harrison County Historical Museum - Memorial City Hall Galleries · museum · Harrison · Must-see
Home of Dr. Joseph M. Pound · museum · Hays · Must-see
McCulloch County · museum · McCulloch · Must-see
O. Henry House · museum · Bexar · Must-see
Southgate-Lewis House · museum · Travis · Must-see
Town of Saint Jo · museum · Montague · Must-see
William Bryan · museum · Galveston · Must-see
Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center · museum · Val Verde
Roy Bean’s Opera House, Town Hall, and Seat of Justice · museum · Val Verde
Laredo Water Museum · museum · Webb
Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum · museum · Webb
Sam Houston Memorial Museum · museum · Walker
Museum of Western Art · museum · Kerr
Botanical Research Institute of Texas · museum · Tarrant
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum · museum · McLennan
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · museum · Harris
Houston Museum of Natural Science · museum · Harris
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston · museum · Harris
Sebastopol House · museum · Guadalupe
Frontiers of Flight Museum · museum · Dallas
Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame · museum · Tarrant
1940 Air Terminal Museum · museum · Harris
Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art · museum · Dallas
Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum · museum · Harris
Nasher Sculpture Center · museum · Dallas
Robert E Howard House · museum · Callahan
Mustangs at Las Colinas · museum · Dallas
USS Lexington Museum on the Bay · museum · Nueces
Blanton Museum of Art · museum · Travis
Sid Richardson Museum · museum · Tarrant
Space Center Houston · museum · Harris
Harry Ransom Center · museum · Travis
Potton-Hayden House · museum · Howard
Silent Wings Museum · museum · Lubbock
Chinati Foundation · museum · Presidio
Mexic-Arte Museum · museum · Travis
Barnard's Mill and Art Museum · museum · Somervell
Cadillac Ranch · museum · Potter
Art Car Museum · museum · Harris
Science Spectrum & OMNI Theater · museum · Lubbock
Villa Finale · museum · Bexar
Amarillo Botanical Gardens · museum · Potter
Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum · museum · Hunt
Buddy Holly Center · museum · Lubbock
Dishman Art Museum · museum · Jefferson
International Museum of Art & Science · museum · Hidalgo
Lubbock Lake Landmark Visitors Center · museum · Lubbock
Midland Army Air Field Museum · museum · Midland
Museum of Biblical Art · museum · Dallas
Red Men Hall · museum · McLennan
Texas Air & Space Museum · museum · Potter
The Power Station · museum · Dallas
J Wayne Stark University Center Galleries · museum · Brazos
Museum of the American Railroad · museum · Collin
Southern Apache Museum · museum · Harris
George W. Bush Presidential Center · museum · Dallas
The American Museum of the Miniature Arts · museum · Dallas
Mayborn Museum Complex · museum · McLennan
Museum of Earth History · museum · Dallas
National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum · museum · Tarrant
Houston Wing · museum · Harris
Museum of Geometric and MADI Art · museum · Dallas
Pioneer Farms · museum · Travis
Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum · museum · Bell
Los Nogales Museum · museum · Guadalupe
National Museum of the Pacific War · museum · Gillespie
Oswald Rooming House Museum · museum · Dallas
Children's Museum of Houston · museum · Harris
El Paso Holocaust Museum · museum · El Paso
Museum of the Gulf Coast · museum · Jefferson
Chapparral Rails to Trails Museum · museum · Lamar