The Whiteside Museum of Natural History

Field trip with little ones. So interesting and fun. Lots of really cool things to see and learn. I highly recommend this place when you get a chance.

They cover a range of topics including Ice-Age and modern mammals but of course the palentology, especially of the Permian Age is the highlight for me.
Parking is easy, the facility seems fully wheels accessable and the staff very good.

This was truly a wonderful Google maps find! I planned to travel on to Wichita Falls for the museums instead I toured this special natural history museum. There's a wide range of exhibits for a small place. I'll return for the PermianFest in the future.

It was really fun and all of the fossils were really cool. Was definitely worth the drive from Wichita :)

Any incredible oasis of learning in a dry dusty north texas town. The staff and residing professionals are incredibly nice. The exhibits are very modern and the museum clean. The windows into the workroom were a most pleasant surprise. I recommend this for kids 6 to 96

Solid natural history museum for such a small town.

A hidden gem! Worth the time and worth the money. A great little day trip destination. The museum is set up very professionally and is quite informative. Great staff. Took 2 children age 1 1/2 and 4 and spent a little under an hour. Highly recommend!!

This place is definitely worth a jog off the main highway. It's a great place to stretch your legs and see and learn amazing things. Kid friendly and adult approved. They also take care of their military people.

Excellent place and a real treat to have something this nice and substantial in such a small community. They do some amazing work and great exhibits. A must see when you see in the area.

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 unforgettable visit!

In square feet, this Museum may be small, but every inch is packed with something amazing! There is so much to see, the displays are set up very well, and it is all highly educational. I recommend this Museum to every age-group.

Larger than I expected, and with excellent quality exhibits. They have lots of local finds, with some video and photos of the recoveries. There are live and taxidermied exhibits of native fauna and some other things from around the world for scale and comparison.

No museum of natural history is complete without at least a few dinosaur bones, and their fossil collection is the bulk of the exhibit. The gift shop is spot on, with some wild republic stuffed dinosaurs/animals I haven't see before.

Highly recommended! I especially enjoyed the line of large planispiral shells lining the outside of the building (ammonites).

What a gem! Nestled in Seymour TX, our family had a fun and educational adventure at this Museum. The kids loved the tiger shark teeth they were given and watching Ms. Holly meticulously uncover fossils from a plate of rock in the paleontology lab. She's a wonderful inspiration to the little ladies out there who have an interest in the science. The whole staff was courteous, kind, and knew their stuff. Special thanks to Ms. Gaga at the front desk. We had an amazing time!

The staff were great with the kids that were there. Interesting to learn about the things discovered just an hour away. Very informative. All around it was a nice way to spend an hour or two.

So super awesome with real fossils and couple of real reptiles. Loved the displays and price to get in was reasonable. Would definitely go here again. Staff was also real friendly.

Great place to visit. They are ever friendly. They let my grandkid pet a corn snake and gave him a shark tooth. Very cool place.

Very informative, loved going through with my granddaughter. We took our time to read all the information there was.

Best small town Museum ever! The displays change regularly and it seems like there is always a new discovery. Paleo lab open to public! Love animal Zoozeum. Check out their Facebook page for info.

This place is small but totally worth it. They have a fossil prep lab that is open to the public. This gives everyone a chance to see what happens behind the scenes at a museum. Best of all, most everything is collected locally

Great museum! Made the trip down from OKC and I will definitely be back again! Everyone was very nice and helpful!