Texas To-Dos: November

 Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston (Art in the cities)

Nature crafted many of Texas’ treasures, but humans made some, too.
Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston all boast world-class museums.
In Dallas, the new Perot Museum of Nature and Science fills its halls with engaging multimedia exhibits, computer animations, interactive experiences, films, and, of course, big dinosaurs. While you’re in Dallas, also check out the nearby Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas Museum of Art, and the Crow Collection of Asian Art.

Then head over to Fort Worth for the Kimbell Art Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, clustered on a triangle of land west of downtown. Lunch at the Modern’s sleek Modern Café, with tables overlooking a placid reflection pool designed (like the museum itself) by architect Tadao Ando, is the perfect midday break.

Houston holds the state’s largest museum district, where you can easily walk from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, to more than a dozen diverse institutions such as the Children’s Museum, the Houston Museum of Natural Science (with its new Morian Hall of Paleontology), and the newest entry, Asia Society Texas Center, which explores not only fine arts but also Asian politics, education, and health care.

• Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas. Call 214/428-5555.
• The Dallas Arts District
• The Fort Worth Cultural District
• The Houston Museum District

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From the January 2013 issue.

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