Best History Museum in Eagle Mountain Lake

"Recommended for families with younger children, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is a great way to spend a morning or afternoon. The museum has an outdoor dinosaur dig, a 10,000-square-foot exhibit celebrating the cattle industry, a 9/11 Tribute Exhibit, a giant sized Lite Brite and a 30-foot model of a drilling apparatus to help teach little learners about regional and alternative energy sources. Time Needed: 2 hoursRecommended for: Tweens or younger"

"If you are looking for family trip plans in Fort Worth with children who enjoy hands-on activities, then you must stop at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. This location offers a children’s museum and Innovation Studios for elementary-age children. This Fort Worth activity caters to your children’s curiosity and allows you to make a stop in the museum’s 3,000 square-foot stores for educational souvenirs."

"This fascinating museum was constructed with the idea of honoring women of the American West who had displayed extraordinary pioneering courage through the difficult and challenging growth of this amazing State. Think of names like Annie Oakley, Georgia O’Keeffe, Patsy Cline and more; all independent brave ladies whose statues you’ll find here, along with 33,000 sq ft devoted to rare photos, interactive exhibits, captivating artifacts, a traveling exhibit gallery and theater presentations. The grand rotunda, situated within the multi story space is worth a visit alone!"

"The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is a museum and association which honors women of the American West who have displayed courage or spirit and who have distinguished themselves while exemplifying the pioneer spirit. The girls were very excited to visit the National Cowgirl Museum in Fort Worth, TX. We arrived right when they opened at 10 am and were the only ones there. The museum is nice, but not very big."

"Although “historical” villages are easy to balk at, Fort Worth’s Log Cabin Village avoids the gimmicks of similarly themed tourist traps by authentically displaying the Texas pioneer era. The “living history museum” is filled with preserved log cabins and furnishings. Costumed historical interpreters also staff the blacksmith shop and one-room schoolhouse, recreating such 19th-century tasks as metal-working and candle-making."

"Log Cabin Village is a living history museum telling the story of Texas’s pioneer era. This museum is owned and operated by the City of Fort Worth and offers visitors an educational experience with tours of 11 different locations on the property. The Log Cabin Village also hosts several events throughout the year including Cherokee basket weaving and a fire pit cooking class."

"Fort Worth has a long aviation history—it's the home of American Airlines and a massive Lockheed Martin aeronautics plant, after all. Embrace the city's unique history at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum. Plane nerds can get up close and personal with more than 25 warbirds, including an F-18 Hornet and an F-4 Phantom II."

"Next up is the Northside's Fort Worth Aviation Museum, situated at 3300 Ross Ave. With five stars out of 10 reviews on Yelp, the museum has proven to be a local favorite. The museum is home to dozens of historical aircraft units that you can walk right up to and touch yourself."

"Showcasing the history of the Fort Worth Stockyards, the Stockyards Museum is a collection of artifacts, photos, and exhibits that document the region’s Native American connections, the Chisholm Trail, livestock market and Swift and Armour Packing plants. Located inside of the Historic Livestock Exchange Building, this is where you can really experience why Fort Worth is known as Cowtown. Plan a day just for the museum, wandering the historic area and grabbing some barbecue."

"Get a history lesson at the Stockyards Museum, walk among the greats at the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, ride a bull and shop at Stockyards Station. You can even take a ride on a horse of your own at the Stockyards Stables or watch a real rodeo every Friday and Saturday night at the Stockyards Championship Rodeo."

"The International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame, which reopened in 2010, sits in downtown Arlington. It has numerous galleries preserving the history and legacy of bowling."

"The museum walks through the history of bowling and introduces you to the sport at various stages during its history."

"This is a fascinating museum and one in which to learn so much about the Civil War. It is actually the largest Civil War museum west of the Mississippi River, its galleries sharing many fascinating artifacts with exhibits that are on loan from the Texas Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. There are three separate galleries to explore, displaying many items relative to the war, including an amazing Victorian dress collection, uniforms, rifles, flags, cannon artillery, and much more."

"The Texas Civil War Museum provides an impartial and in-depth look into the nation’s bloody war. While the southern United States carry the reputation of romanticizing the loss of the Civil War, this museum holds both Union and Confederate artifacts and details each side’s history. The collection includes over 3,000 items, ranging from uniforms and weapons to amputation kits."

"Gallery 414 offers an art space for contemporary art exhibitions in various media and subject matter. They offer a non-commercial art space for new and known artists. The gallery provides an avenue for them to showcase their masterpieces."

"Housed in a stunning Tadao Ando building, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth opened in 2002 and is dedicated to international modern and contemporary art. The 53,000-square feet of exhibition space typically shows off up to 150 works at a time—you can expect to see big names like Gerhard Richter, Pablo Picasso, Cindy Sherman, or Richard Serra on any given day. The museum is also home to an excellent restaurant."

"Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth features a collection of international art pieces from contemporary to modern. It leads to displaying and collecting art from 1940 to the present day. The museum has elegant glass, steel, and concrete- designed architecture."

"This building was designed in 2002 by world-renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando. It has a 1.5 acre pond and a 53,000-square-foot gallery. The modern style relies on geometric shapes, minimal materials and the use of the environment."

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"Besides the Texas Boardwalk, an outdoor living classroom with whispering tubes, hollow logs, and interactive question boards for kids, the Fort Worth Botanic Garden has 16 exhibits and gardens that are filled with cherry trees, roses, oak trees, sculptures, streams, fountains and more. The indoor garden area, which is near the entrance, has tropical plants and flowers that bloom almost year round. Be sure to buy fish food at the front desk before you make your way to the highlight of the Botanic Garden—The Japanese Garden."

"If you’re looking for more vacation places, you can’t go wrong with the Fort Worth Botanic Garden which is situated, perhaps fittingly, on Botanic Garden Boulevard. It is the oldest garden of its kind in Texas and was created in the year 1934. It’s a huge expanse that features more than 2,500 different flora species, spread across 21 themed gardens."

"Explore the oldest botanic garden in Texas, founded in 1935, while visiting Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Botanic Garden spans over 110 acres and has 23 specialty gardens. You don’t have to break the bank to view the 2,500 different plant species here either."

"The Wharton-Scott House, also known as Thistle Hill, is a historic mansion located in Fort Worth. The Mansion was completed in 1904 and is now available for tours and rentals since its listing on the National Register of Historic Places. On the second Friday of each month, go beyond the standard tour for a chance to see the basement, carriage house, trunk room and servant quarters."

"Thistle Hill is one of the last remaining cattle baron mansions in Fort Worth. The home was originally built for Electra Waggoner, part-owner of the Waggoner Ranch. Today, the home is owned by Historic Fort Worth, who use the home for exhibits, events and tours."

"The historic district, the Fort Worth Stockyards, displays Western heritage proudly. In this district, there is shopping and entertainment capped off with cattle marching through the district twice a day. These ‘Gram shots you take here will make it look like you’ve been transported back into time of the Wild West!"

"There is all kinds of fun to be had while visiting the historic Stockyards. They’ve got original shops, museums, a petting zoo, and more. : Be sure to be at the Stockyards be either 11:30 AM or 4:00 Pm on the day you visit because this is when they do the longhorn cattle drive."

"Pearl's Dance Hall might just be the best place for traditional country, honky-tonk and swing music in Fort Worth. You will find true cowboys and cowgirls on the hardwood floor. This saloon has plenty of room for dancing with your partner as well as a long mahogany bar."