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“educating the future about nature”
The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, in McKinney Texas, is the result of Bessie Heard’s vision for the future and her commitment to the community and North Texas. Founded in 1967, the Heard consists of a 289 acre wildlife sanctuary and a natural science museum for the primary purpose of educating children about nature. The Heard exists to bring nature and people together to discover, enjoy, experience, restore, and preserve our priceless environment. The Heard’s purpose is threefold: education, conservation, and preservation. In keeping with Miss Heard’s vision, Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary emphasizes an appreciation of nature and its conservation through education. The emphasis of the Heard’s education programs is children; however, the Heard also offers programs that will interest visitors of any age.
Went on a very hot day so we did part of the outdoors, then the indoors, then the rest of the outdoors. The animatronic dinosaurs are very well done. The trees and such are pretty even though it's... Read more
The whole family absolutely loves this place. There's so much to do there - for all ages too. I really cannot recommend it enough. We've had a family membership for going on 3 years now and plan... Read more
Recently went on a trip to Dallas, and on our way back we wanted to try to squeeze one more thing in. We didn't really plan this ahead of time, so this was just something we literally found... Read more
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
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- Sun: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Tue - Sat: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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