Absolutely wonderful spring break outing at Heard! We love this museum and wildlife sanctuary about…read more30 minutes away in McKinney. Heard offers short and longer nature trails with tons of areas to rest, shade, and signs. Our favorite parts this time were the dragons along the path. Kids from ages 2+ can have a fun time here. Bring a picnic, cold water, and enjoy nature!

It has been fun watching The Heard develope over the years. I remember when it first opened decades…read moreago. I visited and left feeling I'd just walked through a hot pasture. Which,it really was back then. Jump forward and civilization has grown right up to the doorstep. However,once you park and enter,another world opens up. They've done a great job of developing the place where you can go and see what north Texas was in its unspoiled condition, as well as participating in organized activities. Such things as flashlight night walks for all ages to the fund raiser I attended today. There's something for everyone especially if you're new to this area. If you haven't been and especially if you have kids...check it out !

We are so fortunate that the proprietor has shared his passion with the public! You will be in awe…read moreof the sheer amount of toys and collectibles from different eras that are displayed here. A person could easily spend over an hour here, especially if they participate in the scavenger hunt (included with admission plus you get a prize if you find everything!)

What an experience!!! By far the coolest toy collection I've ever seen. I didn't know what to…read moreexpect and we just went there on a whim but we were not disappointed. We had a great time and I'm not sure who enjoyed it more, my 8 year old or me. The owner is kind and gracious and was very friendly, he did a very good job of explaining the layout and giving us some backstory. Highly recommended.

What a treat and only for $12! The discover center had a lot…read moreof offerings but we made the trek to see the nation's only video game museum. They have nearly every console and you can play almost all of them or at least something from each era. The giant pong game is an absolute must for geeks of all ages. I could spent another couple of hours in there if the lil one would have been willing. Your admission includes 4 tokes and you can play some classics and little known arcade games. This is not anything compared to Pinballz or Game Preserve, but it is a fun addition and we enjoyed it.

Cool museum, it was memory lane for us and "what's that?" For the kids. They did a good job…read moredisplaying the evolution of gaming while proving hands on to keep the kids entertained. At the end of the museum is a retro arcade. You get four tokens with your ticket upon entry, but you could always buy more. There is private party room as well. There was a birthday party when we attended and the kids were having a blast playing in the arcade. I wish the location was attached to a skating rink or something else retro but physical to make an afternoon of it. Parking is easy, it's next to the library so no charge to park and all access is flat. Overall it's a good visit but will only occupy 1-2 hours.

The Great Gatsby Night was fabulous! Loved the live Jazz music and cocktails!…read moreThere are always informative and fun free lectures, sometimes hanging art to see and buy. Beautiful place to host an event.

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Absolute amazing downtown McKinney is growing so much. It's just great to see all the historical…read morebuilding. Stay impact of those new buildings coming in. I love that. The new community is going to love the area as much as my family has always loved it.

This place is a treasure and I really enjoyed the experience we had here. We had come to the area…read morefor an event, and when the event ended we decided to stay and poke around a little bit. This is a collection of homes and other buildings (stores, church, etc) paying tribute to McKinney's past. Some are outfitted with actual artifacts from the original occupants, while others are displayed with like items from the period of McKinney's history. It was fascinating to walk through them and visualize what life must have been like. My hat is off to the city and to all the great people who make this treasure possible!

Meow Wolf Grapevine feels like a "greatest hits" version of the Meow Wolf universe…read more If you've been to other locations, you'll definitely notice some familiar elements and design ideas. At times it gave me a bit of a "been there, seen that" feeling, like they pulled some of the most popular concepts from past installations and reimagined them here. But even with that, I still had a really good time. The execution is so well done, and there's something fun about recognizing pieces from other locations and seeing how they've been adapted. It's still incredibly immersive, visually impressive, and just a genuinely cool experience to walk through. It may not have had the same "wow, I've never seen this before" feeling as my first visit, but it's still absolutely worth going - and I'd still give it 5 stars without hesitation!

We had heard about Meow Wolf in the past and thought it sounded neat but wasn't fully interested in…read moregoing. I definitely didn't fully understand what it was. My husband and I needed a fun activity to do together (without the kids) for our 18th wedding anniversary and I decided it looked neat enough to go to, even if it was mainly just an immersive art experience. I was 1000% wrong. It is way, way more than that. It is intense and entertaining and intriguinging and kept our attention and interest for nearly 3 hours on our extended date. We felt a bit like kids again, and there was even more of the experience that we didn't fully explore in that timeframe. It's hard to explain without giving away spoilers but it was incredibly interesting and multifaceted and immersive, but not directly as an art exhibit as much as like you are in a storyline in an Alice in Wonderland-like world with multiple dimensions and most everything is interactive. Touch everything, push the buttons, open the doors and drawers and cabinets, cause there are hidden treasures and such at every turn. The employees were wonderful. No one broke character, they were just as present as you'd want them to be (they're there in part to answer questions and help with whatever is needed), and they all were welcoming. One in particular stood out - Reinhart. I didn't know it until after we exited the experience but they're the manager at the location. That doesn't surprise me because they were a role model for how the staff there should interact with the people attending the experience. They may all do that too truly, but I can only speak directly about this manager as we crossed paths with them so many times. There was a group of elementary-aged kiddos who were clearly having the time of their lives and part of that was due to Reinhart's interactions. The kids would treat them as a customer in their game of "Restaurant", ask them to be a member of their audience as they performed on the stage for them, invite them to walk around with them throughout the different areas of the experience, etc. They stayed in character and interacted with the kids on their level, never seeming bored or inconvenienced, and always game for whatever they wanted of them. They were definitely invested in the kids having the ultimate experience that day and I'm certain they did, in large part due to the way Reinhart enhanced the experience for them throughout their time there. When we left (shortly after the group of kids) they were already at the register helping out and being readily available for the customers in the gift shop. They definitely fulfill the spirit of the place and made it even more fun for us just by being around their great interactions with the kids. Cost: Worth it. 100%. To be clear, I am a pretty cheap person, which is why I had deferred taking my 2 kiddos to it even though they were interested. I didn't want to spend that much money on what I thought was a nice but fairly straightforward art experience but now that we truly understand what it is we will DEFINITELY be bringing them back, as well as our girl scout troop. We're also gonna have my kids upcoming birthday party here too, her request. My only regret is just buying one time tickets and not buying my hubby and I the membership, as it pays for itself after only 2 visits and we will definitely want to go to this and other Meow Wolfs later this summer. They have multiple locations across the US and each one has a different experience/storyline/exhibits, so it's worth going to any of them your near as they aren't all the same. We will likely get our kids the membership when we take them soon. There is an integrated snack shack in the experience and the prices aren't bad, better than a lot of places we've gone to in the past. You can't bring outside food and drink but they do have water stations to fill up an empty bottle at, if you bring one. To summarize - 10/10, highly recommend, will go again, cheapskate approved!!!

Really fun stop overall! The National Game Museum was such a cool experience -- tons to see, tons…read moreto geek out over. We were on a major time crunch, so I couldn't dive in as much as I wanted, but even a quick visit still felt worth it. Definitely a spot I'd come back to when I can actually slow down and enjoy everything.

Id lve to love to give this place a good review. Ive tried to bring my grandkids several times…read morelast summer but it was Closed every time. And it wasn't a day they were 'closed'. They were closed for daycare centers to attend. Twice that I drove 45 minutes to bring my grand kids. So I took the day off work and we drove up today! When I got there it was only open to 'members'! And to add I salt to the wound the gentleman working the desk was very rude! Telling me they are closed open Tuesday four members only! Nowhere on their website Does it say that? I don't want to become a member considering I live 45 minutes away and won't come regularly! Very upset and very upset kids!

Awesome!! Easily spent four hours with my two boys. The video Game Center doesn't come with the…read morepurchase of the sci-tech. (They made it sound like it was all combined) Prices are very reasonable. Love that you can leave and come back the same day. (Works well to leave and eat lunch then return.) We will be back

I mean it was okay. I'm not sure the place was worth the cost of admission so in that sense, it…read morecould've been better but I still give it 3 stars as it did entertain the kids for the time we spent there. Though I will temper that with the fact that they only played the same several things over and over again. A good chunk of the place were of zero interest to them. When you do engage with the staff, they are helpful and enthusiastic to help. But otherwise, it's difficult to tell if they even wanted to be there. We would visit again but only if it was free to go.