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The Lone Star State may not seem like much of a museum destination but it actually boasts of several ones throughout the entire state. Its oldest art museum is the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth was founded back in 1892 and still continues to attract visitors to this day.

Texas is also home to other notable museums and cultural institutions such as the Will Rogers Memorial Center, Amon Carter Museum, the Kimbell Art Museum, the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame and the Bass Performance Hall located in downtown Fort Worth. The Arts District of Downtown Dallas also boasts of several attractions such as the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, the Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art and the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House. Museums in Texas collect and care for cultural, scientific and historical objects that are sure to interest anyone of any age.

There are around 600 museums in Texas. This is more than one third of all the tourist attractions listed in this state. Top cities in Texas with popular museums are Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin and Fort Worth. The major types of museums listed here are arts museums and history museums. Then there is also science museums listed in Texas. You may find a list of all categories of Texas attractions on this page to choose from.

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