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Panhandle Plains region has mostly flat, grassy land or plains. These plains are part of the same flat grassland that extends from the Great Plains of the Central United States. Sometimes this land is also called the Llano Estacado or “Staked Plains.” The land is mostly treeless and is on a high, flat plateau. Major cities in this region include Abilene, Amarillo, Archer City, Big Spring, Childress, Lubbock, Plainview, San Angelo and Wichita Falls.

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Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian

Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian is a heritage museum with exhibits on Native American culture & art, plus traditional dance performances.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains RegionTEL - 806-335-3175

Moody Planetarium

The Moody Planetarium offers laser light shows and planetarium shows. Laser shows are entertaining that include a series of songs set to lasers. Planetarium shows cover space and space education.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Lubbock
Panhandle Plains RegionTEL - 806-742-2432

National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature

The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature collaborates with award-winning illustrators to produce exhibitions of their artwork that are distinctive.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Abilene
Panhandle Plains RegionTEL - 325-673-4586

National Ranching Heritage Center

At the National Ranching Heritage Center, experience the real West at this 27-acre museum and outdoor historical park established to preserve and interpret ranching history dating back to the 1700’s.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Lubbock
Panhandle Plains RegionTEL - 806-742-0498

Panhandle Plains Historical Museum

The Panhandle Plains Historical Museum collects, preserves, conserves, exhibits and interprets the historical, ethnological, cultural and scientific heritage of the Panhandle-Plains region of Texas and related areas of the Southwest.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Canyon
Panhandle Plains RegionTEL - 806-651-2244

San Angelo Nature Center

San Angelo Nature Center is an educational center featuring native and exotic animals, including alligators, bobcats, prairie dogs, tortoises and 85 different species of reptiles.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Panhandle Plains Region
San AngeloTEL - 325-942-0121

The Texas Air & Space Museum

The Texas Air & Space Museum is an aviation museum that displays civilian and military aircraft, as well as a wide range of air and space artifacts.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains RegionTEL - 806-335-9159

Wildcat Bluff Nature Center

To foster an awareness, understanding, and appreciation of nature within the Texas Panhandle and to encourage education in the natural sciences from a current and historical perspective

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Homeschool TEXAS
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains RegionTEL - 806-352-6007

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