Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is located at 1600 Gendy Street, in the Cultural District of Fort Worth, Texas. It was opened in 1945 as the Fort Worth Children's Museum and moved to its current location in 1954.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in the United States
Also known as: “fwmuseum.org”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Amon Carter Museum of American Art and National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.

Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Museum

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The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is located… Amon Carter Museum of American Art is situated 900 feet north of Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.

National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame

Museum

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The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is situated 790 feet south of Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Museum

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The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is an art museum… Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Worth and Downtown Fort Worth.

Fort Worth

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Fort Worth is a city in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas.

Downtown Fort Worth

Neighborhood

Downtown Fort Worth is the central business district of Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Downtown Fort Worth is situated 2½ miles east of Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.

Westover Hills

Village

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Westover Hills is a town in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Westover Hills is situated 2½ miles west of Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

Categories: science museum, history museum, nonprofit organization, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Tarrant, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.74541° or 32° 44′ 44″ north

Longitude

-97.36918° or 97° 22′ 9″ west

Elevation

614 feet (187 metres)

Open location code

8644PJWJ+58

GeoNames ID

4691947

Wikidata ID

Q3330145

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Fort Worth Museum of Science and History” goes by many names.

Chinese: “沃斯堡自然史博物館”
French: “musée des Sciences et de l’Histoire de Fort Worth”
French: “Musée des sciences et de l’histoire de Fort Worth”
Japanese: “フォートワース科学歴史博物館”

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