Houston Museum of Natural Science

Why go

The paleontology displays reward looking at different scales and viewpoints: predators, suspended marine reptiles and a ground sloth large enough to challenge familiar ideas about prehistoric mammals. Morian Overlook provides a second-floor view of the hall. Start there if fossils are your priority, rather than trying to sample every part of the complex.

What to look for

• Wyrex the tyrannosaur anchors the Morian Hall fossil displays.
• Suspended plesiosaurs bring marine prehistory overhead.
• Morian Overlook offers a second-floor perspective on the hall.

Useful to know

• Allow at least two hours for the permanent halls before adding other attractions.
• Check separate entries and schedules for the Butterfly Center, planetarium, theater and temporary exhibitions.

Your next visit

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