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Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, Hurricane Harbor - A Six Flags Water Park, Marty Leonard Community Chapel - Lena Pope Home, Addison Circle Park, Carrollton City of, Sandy Lake Amusement Park, The Joule , Bass Performance Hall, Crow Collection of Asian Art, Mesquite Arts Center, Stockyards Station, The Westin Galleria Dallas, Gnismer Farms, Traffic - Lane Closings, Terrell Heritage Museum, International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, The Uptown Theater, McKinney Convention & Visitors Bureau, Holiday Inn Express, The Parks at Arlington, Roanoke, Butterfield Stage Playhouse, Fort Belknap, Irving CVB, Texas Tornado Hockey, Dallas World Aquarium, The Famous Mineral Wells Water Company, Bailey's Berry Patch, Omni Mandalay Hotel, Epicurean Studio/Cooking School at the Grand Hyatt DFW, Heritage Park and Hopkins County Historical Museum, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Arlington-DFW South, Tarleton's Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center, Splitsville, Bobby Knight's Field House, Fort Worth Zoo, Plano, Historic Downtown Hillsboro, Vintage Flying Museum, Owens Spring Creek Farm & Museum, Old Bedford School, Historic Main Street Greenville, Farmers Branch Convention & Visitors Bureau, Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery at TCU, Coyote Squadron, a unit of the Commemorative Air Force, Omni Fort Worth Hotel, Tyler Municipal Rose Garden & Museum, Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Lake Dallas, Summit Climbing Gym

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1 Nature Place
McKinney, Texas 75069
972-562-5566

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HOURS

Monday through Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday: 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

The Museum is closed on these major holidays: New Years Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. On Christmas Eve and New Year' Eve, the museum closes early at 3:00 pm.

The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
McKinney

The Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary is a natural science education center, uniquely set and preserved in McKinney, Texas. With a 289-acre wildlife sanctuary, four miles of hiking trails, a two-acre native plant garden, live animals, indoor and outdoor exhibits as well as classrooms and laboratories, The Heard welcomes over 60,000 visitors annually. The Heard is dedicated to demonstrating, by example, the extraordinary importance of protecting the environment and natural habitats.

Directions: Take U.S. 75 to exit 38A. Proceed east to SH 5 south. The Heard Natural Science Museum is located one mile east of SH 5 on FM 1378 (Country Club Road).