Whiteside Museum of Natural History

We live in a small town of Seymour, Tx so having places to go like this are rare. We are so thankful that our community has this museum. This museum has more than just dinosaur bones to look at, it has live creatures for you to explore from spiders, lizards, fish and snakes. It also has life-like figures of dinosaurs and many other local and exotic animals. Recently a new statue of the Dimetrodon was unveiled out front, and my girls loving seeing it every time we drive by.  Just recently also they added a new web series called “Bonebeds,” and it gives you a behind the scenes and more in depth look at what goes on when they are at a dig site and the new discoveries they find. 

The back of the Museum there are giant windows and you can see all the microscopes and tools and tons of bones that they are working on. They have scopes set up for kids to able to look into the microscopes and see what cool things they are finding. Everyone that works there is very sweet and patient and will tell you all about what they are working on. It is so cool to be able to look at all the bones and see everything that they have found. It is crazy to think about how many tiny pieces they have to put together to form a dinosaur. Some times we have gone and they have a little craft table set up and the girls have painted their own dinosaur to take home. For locals and surrounding areas if you have a little one that is into dinosaurs, you can even have a birthday party there. We went to one awhile back, and the girls had the best time.   The Whiteside Museum of Natural History is such a great addition to our community, and we are so lucky to have it. The girls love walking through and finding new things that make them excited every time we go. You can always go look on their facebook page and see what all they are up to. If you have a love for reptiles or dinosaurs, or need a pit stop to get out and stretch your legs don’t forget to stop by on your way through and we have plenty of restaurants in our town to fill you up before you get back on the road.

xoxo