Three thematic guided tours through the Museum’s exhibits are available: Deep Time in Texas, Natural Wonders, and Texas Wildlife.
Guided tours for Summer 2012 are available from June 1 through August 17 depending upon docent availability. Guided tours are scheduled Monday–Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with the last tour of the day scheduled at 12 p.m. Beginning June 18, guided Deep Time in Texas tours will also be available Monday–Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tours last 30–45 minutes, depending upon grade level. The minimum group size for a guided tour is 10 students. There is a limit of 25 students per docent. One adult chaperone is required for every ten students. Please see specific tour descriptions for more information.
Self-guided tours are available year round and may be scheduled during Museum hours: Monday–Thursday, 9 am–5 pm; Friday, 9 am–4:45 pm, Saturday, 10 am–4:45 pm; Sunday, 1–4:45 pm.
To schedule your group visit call 512-471-3551 or request a time and date online with our tour request form.
Texas has been pocked by meteorites and covered by oceans. It has also been home to some of the world’s strangest and most spectacular creatures. Discover meteorites, dinosaurs, ice-age mammals and more on this guided tour of the Hall of Geology and Paleontology. Students will discover how prehistoric creatures interacted with their environments, and how species arise and go extinct. They will see and touch real fossils, and visit with a paleontologist in a working lab.
Two tour groups may run concurrently for this tour if the schedule and staffing allow.
See fossils from the Texas pterosaur and steppe bison, exquisite gemstones, and amazing insects! Learn why the Texas Natural Science Center collects these specimens, and the lessons they reveal about the natural world around us. Students will learn about the Earth’s past and present, and will be asked to consider scientific challenges of the future.
This tour is limited to one tour group at a time in the schedule.
Texas has an amazing and rich natural heritage. Discover the diversity of Texas wildlife in native habitats on the Museum's third floor. Students are introduced to animal adaptations, animal classification, predator and prey relationships, and habitats. Students also learn about nocturnal animals and their special adaptations.
Two tour groups may run concurrently for this tour if the schedule and staffing allow.
