Loved this museum at U Texas Austin. The exhibitions’ set up is old but it contains quite a lot of information, especially on prehistoric Texas (but not exclusively limited to Texas), local flora and fauna, and geology. Great collection of gems on display. Friendly staff, cheap access ticket. Parking is at the garage next door - park there and walk to the museum.

Fun place to explore. 4 floors of things too see. Price is decent and good for kids. Easy to navigate and will keep them interested but not too much stuff where they will be bored half way through

Great museum and really fair price as well! Kept my 4 year old engaged the whole time. There was also an extremely nice man working on the first floor who answered my sons endless questions about the bones who I really appreciated being so kind. Wasn’t too crowded on a Friday afternoon. Would definitely recommend to families in the area!

I went to the reopening and unfortunately I can’t comment on the exhibit. I was inside for 40 minutes yet saw nothing. Actually on my way out I was able to see one dinosaur mural and some butterflies, otherwise nothing due to crowds. I have been to this museum before and it was really fantastic. I’m sure it continues to be that way. My review is based on my stressful experience during the grand re opening. I’m sure there are fire laws regarding occupancy and I’m sure they were exceeded. Wall-to-wall people everywhere. The lines were incredibly long for the bathrooms. Multiple kids almost peed in their pants. One woman had to whip out a plastic bag for her daughter to avoid an accident. We decided to leave immediately because it was just too much. We proceeded to go down the stairwell but unfortunately we were on the fourth level and it took a good 15 min to make our way down. It was jam packed with people, primarily frustrated parents and screaming kids.. If there was any sort of panic people could have been seriously harmed. My message to the management is to do better moving forward. This was not an acceptable experience. I hope to return and I’m sure the exhibit will be amazing.

Don't listen to those dumb enough to complain about there being a lot of people at the grand opening — it's Austin, of course there are going to be a lot of people! The management did a great job with what a smaller, 100 year old building could provide. The museum itself is lovely and has great exhibits. The staff are very helpful, and you can tell how much love and hard work they've poured into the museum. They've made sure the gift shop is stocked with the cutest jewelry, stuffed animals, tote bags, and other souvenirs. They had wonderful food, activities, and music at the opening, and I'm looking forward to seeing what the museum does in the future.

We loved this museum but we did not like the parking garage that tried to keep us in the parking garage. The museum was one of the best I have been to and so affordable. Everyone in our group had a great time and found so many interesting things to look at. We plan on visiting again one day. I would recommend it to other people but tell them to watch out for the the parking garage next to it.

This place was a pleasant surprise! While it's small and maybe an hour and a half visit, it was definitely worth the trip. Parking is a pain though as you have to use the garage parking next door as street parking is all reserved for the school, but if you're in the area and want something to do it's definitely worth it. No fee to get in but donations are recommended.

I had no idea Austin had a museum. We went for the grand reopening. Yes, it was crowded but we expected that. I wouldn’t think it’s like that everyday. I have a 13 year old grandson who is still very interested in dinosaurs so he was very engaged in the exhibits. My 6 year old granddaughter was bored until we got to the 3rd floor where the native Texas animals are. I recommend taking a child that is at least five years old and older. Anyone under that will not be interested. The gift shop is great. Lots of items at great prices.

A great kid friendly museum with a ton of natural history exhibits, my 3 year old always begs to go back to the dinosaur building now. Parking is easy with a garage next door especially for on campus.

Wonderful natural history museum. Spent about an hour and a half to see it all but I found the exhibits and displays to be very informative. I do recommend trying out the audio tours. They had fun facts! Museum has gems, fossils, meteorites, and a couple of exhibits about the wildlife in Texas.

There are four floors of exhibits. Very informative and interesting to read about time periods and history. The gift shop isn’t expensive and my son loves the mood ring. It’s a nice souvenir to remember the experience.

Took my five and seven year old kids. My youngest loves dinosaurs. The floor you enter on has some cool gems and such. The downstairs has a small exhibit of fossils. Many are locally discovered which is fascinating. Third floor wasn't much at all. We were in and out in an hour. After paying for parking and entrance fee, it felt a bit pricey for the limited experience. Not sure this is worth a return visit for the costs ($30 for a family of four) and overall experience.

Nice small-scale museum with a diverse collection. Each of the galleries are small, but fun to look at. Nice mix of fossils and geology.

I took my three girls 15,11, and 8 for a visit here. We all enjoyed the exhibits very much and all my girls had fun and I was happy to sneak in some indoor learning on a hot summer day. We spent about 1.5 hours here.

This is a small museum. Good for young kids to walk around and see up close fossils and exhibits. Took just over hour to go to the three levels available. One elevator to use for strollers. My kids love dinosaurs so it was a hit!!!

Awesome museum with great exhibits. Loved all the articulated ones especially. I would to go back sometime. There is so much to see and learn.

It was a lot of fun coming here. The exhibits mainly rotated around prehistoric times and fossils. Would've enjoyed a bit more variety but its a good place to just explore if you're in the area

Spur of the moment to go here, and my family and out of town guests were not disappointed. Start on the first floor and work your way up.

Cool little museum. It has 4 rooms and a couple hallways of displays. If you're like my kids you won't spend more than 45 minutes here. Still neat to see and recommend if you're on campus already.

The new dinosaur exhibit is fantastic! We took the whole family and the little ones loved it. A really great way to spend an afternoon.

Pretty nice. They were moving some things around when I went but there's was plenty to look at. Great for kids especially the gift shop. 3 floors. Gender neutral bathroom at top. Scary elevator but available stairs. Nice area with a good taco place nearby as well as a nice park. Definitely will visit again.

I recommend visiting. This is a smaller museum, and it'll take about an hour to get through. Parking in the San Jacinto lot is convenient, and it'll cost about $3-6. My mother would bring me here when I was a kid in the late 80s. I have fond memories. Some of the same exhibits on the 1st floor were there 30-40 years ago. They are in the process of updating exhibits, which may mean some floors will be unavailable (as the 4th floor was on our visit).