panhandle-plains historical museum

The first time i visited the museum was on my first grade field trip in 1969.I was so amazed at the bigness and exibitions. Of course it has grown throughout the years. I will be visiting in June of 2015. I can't wait for my daughter to see this "WORLD CLASS " museum.When I lived in the Texas panhandle I visted numerous times throughout the 70's and 80' s. I now live in Northwest Arkansas. Any visitors to the Texas panhandle this is a must see destination...you won't regret it! ENJOY! THANKS, C Larry Paiz

The Panhandle Museum is too easy to miss but if you have some extra time in the Canyon area it's work dropping in. All of the exhibits are well done and interesting. It's child friendly so good for families too. Certainly worth the effort if your near by.

Our plans to hike in Palo Duro Canyon State Park were cut short by snow so we drove into Canyon and spent several hours going through this museum. Because of the snow we pretty much had the museum to ourselves. We came away humbled by the rugged people who settled the Texas Panhandle. The oil rig exhibit is very impressive--but so were the cars and the guns and the art. This is a great museum.

A nice history of the area. I learned things about the Amarillo area that I never knew before...and I grew up only 100 miles from there!

Great way to spend a rainy day! fun museum and the largest of it's kind in Texas! Old cars, oil derricks, pioneer town, vintage clothing... geology and more. Two floors to explore! Clean restrooms. Friendly staff... and did you know there is a mountain range under Amarillo??? Gotta go on in to find out all about it!

WOW! This museum was part of our trip through northern Texas. It was highly rated on Trip Advisor so we wanted to check it out. We were there for over 5 hours soaking in all the history and present information. The museum is so amazing to go through. The Pioneer Area and Village was so real. It has all the buildings a frontier town would have had. Windmills, oil boom info, actual oil drilling equipment, you name it, they had all of the plains history. We loved it and highly recommend it if you are in the Canyon, Texas area. (South of Amarillo, Texas)

The Smithsonian displays have nothing on this museum. I've been through the big ones on the mall in DC. The aren't any better. The reviews are right. Don't miss this place! From the oil industry floor to the pioneer town in the basement to the firearms collection, it was all captivating! And this is with 4 children ages 8-16 in tow! We all found something we enjoyed, we all learned and best of all we went on a free day. But it would be worth paying to return to.Go. Now. You!

Really good museum about Texas and the Pandhandle. Great info about dinosaurs and a very good gun collection. Worth the visit , kids love it!!

This museum was worth visiting! Located on the campus of West Texas A&M, we had the opportunity to spend several hours looking at the exhibits before a West Texas A&M football game in October 2014. There were a number of areas we missed due to time constraints. Surprisingly, the place is big enough that it's easy to get separated from your group. We enjoyed the museum and recommend it to those traveling through the area.

Wow what a great museum, they always work the local school kids in there Christmas special, lots of history, fantastic, gun collection and the old west town is fantastic

With numerous exhibits to visit, allow yourself at least 2+ hours to tour this self-guided museum. Ample parking is available to the side and rear of the museum and there is a quaint gift shop to the immediate left of the entrance. Much to see and learn (dinosaurs, windmills, history of the city, oil, and much more) - a must-see in Canyon!

the Pioneer town exhibit is most interesting as is the exhibit about Women in the panhandle. I also enjoyed the short documentary about the oil boom in the panhandle as well as the exhibit.

The Museum has many exhibits in different historical time periods. It has it's own pioneer village and a huge gun room.It is a self touring museum. My husband and I sent 2 hours visiting the many exhibits in the museum.

I was very impressed by this museum, and would love to return to see other exhibits. First floor has a blend of natural and social history. The "Pioneer Village" is really well done, and children would really enjoy it.

Good for older kids and adults. Parking is street side and to rear of museum. Good dinosaur exhibit and a nice section about oil and gas exploration.