Things To Do
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary’s mission is to bring nature and people together. We provide a number of educational programs and special events for adults. Many of our activities are great for visitors 55 years of age and above. You’re also welcome to visit during our regular hours of operation and hike the miles of trails through our nature preserve. Check our Recommended Activities ( Hiking, Birding, Nature encounters and Butterfly garden).
TUPPS Brewery
TUPPS moved into the old grain mill in the Historic Mill District right down the street from Downtown McKinney in early 2024. The site was once a grain processing factory and grain storehouse that was in operation for over 120 years. Much of the original mill was kept intact and materials reused throughout the whole site. The 8,000 square-foot taproom has an 1,800 square-foot kitchen attached to the west end of the building. TUPPS named the taproom and restaurant The Grain Room to honor the original grain mill and to tie in the process of making beer. The Grain Room restaurant and taproom is a place for people to gather, relax, eat, drink, listen to live music and enjoy!
Historic Downtown McKinney
Inspiring. Durable. Adaptable. Sustainable. The Cultural District offers residents and visitors shopping, dining and arts with a variety of independently-owned shops and restaurants; with festivals such as McKinney Oktoberfest, Arts in Bloom and the Fourth of July Hometown Parade; and with the preservation of historic features that influence economic vitality.
The Shops at Legacy East
Enjoy shopping, Eating and drinking all in one location.
Dallas Museum of Art
ENTER CURIOUS, LEAVE CHANGED. Located in the nation’s largest arts district, the DMA is a catalyst for community creativity, engaging people of all ages and backgrounds with a diverse spectrum of programming, from exhibitions and lectures to concerts, literary events, and dramatic performances. Meet the people charged with leading our dynamic institution into the future. ITS FREE TO ENTER.
Nasher Sculpture Center
Open since 2003 and located in the heart of the Dallas Arts District, the Nasher Sculpture Center is home to one of the finest collections of modern and contemporary sculptures in the world, the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection, featuring more than 300 masterpieces by Calder, de Kooning, di Suvero, Giacometti, Hepworth, Kelly, Matisse, Miró, Moore, Picasso, Rodin, Serra and more. The longtime dream of the late Raymond and Patsy Nasher, the museum was designed by world-renowned architect Renzo Piano in collaboration with landscape architect Peter Walker. The Nasher Sculpture Center presents rotating exhibitions of works from the Nasher family collection as well as special exhibitions drawn from other museums and private collections. In addition to indoor gallery space, the museum contains an auditorium, education and research facilities, a cafe and a stor
National Videogame Museum
Our mission is fairly straightforward and simple: To preserve the history of the videogame industry by archiving physical artifacts, information, and the stories behind its creation. Videogames have been around in one form or another since the 1950s and many of the people who first decided to combine interactive entertainment with a graphical display such as a monitor or a TV set have passed-away. In some cases, the stories these people had to tell are lost forever or only live on in second or third-hand renditions. Rescuing the physical artifacts left behind can be difficult enough – making sense of passed-on stories can be next to impossible.
Meow Wolf Grapevine's The Real Unreal
Meow Wolf is an immersive art adventure – step inside, explore, and uncover the unexpected.