
Guide to Texas Memorial Museum in Austin - A Must Visit Vacation Spot During Your Holiday
Built for the 1936 Texas Centennial, Texas Museum is the main exhibit hall of the Texas Natural Science Center at the University of Texas in Austin. Initially this museum housed over 5.7 millions of specimens belonging to various disciplines including palaeontology, anthropology, entomology, geology, biology and natural exhibits.
Reviews on Texas Memorial Museum
http://www.helium.comwww.helium.com/items/1490933-dinosaurs-and-other-natural-history-at-the-texas-memorial-museum-in-austin
This museum was first open for visitors in the year 1939. Ever since, more than 75,000 visitors are visiting this place annually. This museum also one the prestigious "Best of Austin" award twice in the year 2002 and 2005.
In collaboration with the Natural Science Center, Texas Memorial Museum has been able to procure a rare collection of dinosaur bones for the sake of its visitors. Visitors here are allowed to interact with paleontologists and seek authenticated information on how fossils are formed and other details.
Prior to setting up of this museum, most of these scientific treasures were lying unnoticed in large museums or left to meet their own destiny. Texas Memorial Museum has its collections spread across in different halls.
Prime among them are:
- Hall of Geology and Paleontology- featuring more than 5.000 square feet of dinosaur fossils, this is located on the first floor of the museum.
- Paleo lab- this is a very unique laboratory that lets visitors interact with palentologists while preparing, cataloguing and studying fossils.
- Great hall and Pterosaur- has a collection of more than 140 specimens of rare mineral and gem exhibits in it.
By this time most of you might be curious to visit Texas Memorial Museum. This museum is open on all the seven days and admission is free. Timings of museum are mentioned below for your understanding.
- Mon to Friday- 9 am to 5 pm
- Saturday - 10 am to 5 pm
- Sunday - 1 pm to 5 pm.
Texas Memorial Museum Admission Timings
http://www.ehow.com/how_4515625_visit-texas-memorial-museum.html
About Texas Memorial Museum
http://www.parentsconnect.com/attraction/texas-memorial-museum-natural-science-center-2400-trinity-street-austin-tx-78705-us
Texas Memorial Museum History
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Memorial_Museum

