Nature Discovery Ctr

Kids who love to get hands-on will be tickled pink at the interactive exhibits of the Small Discovery Room! There, a series of 23 “Discovery Boxes” let children learn about an array of natural topics. Poke your sniffer into the “Herbs Your Nose Knows” box to learn to identify by smell the aromatic plants used in delicious foods and products like soap. In the Large Discovery Room, special...

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The Nature Discovery Center includes the four-acre Russ Pitman Park and the Discovery Rooms are housed in the historic Henshaw House.

The Park's mix of prairie grasses, tall pecans, native understory and wide lawns is home to a variety of animals, from butterflies and beetles to squirrels and birds. During spring and fall migration seasons, over 80 species of warblers, vireos, orioles and more...