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Both the main entrance and accessible entrance (including for families with strollers) to the museum are located at 2400 Trinity Street. If coming from the San Jacinto Garage, exit the garage on level 3 and follow the signs.
Parking
There are five parking spaces in front of Texas Science & Natural History Museum available for visitors at a cost of $6 for two hours. If a space is available, you may park and then purchase a dashboard pass when you check in at the admissions desk. There is no additional street parking on Trinity Street unless you have a UT parking permit.
If a space in front of the museum is not available, paid parking is available in the San Jacinto Parking Garage next to the museum. The garage has entrances on San Jacinto Boulevard and on Trinity Street. Paid parking is also available in other UT parking garages. The entry height for the San Jacinto Garage is 6 feet, 11 inches. The entry height for Manor Garage is 8 feet.
Metered parking is available along Dean Keeton Street. Parking is also available near the LBJ Library lot #40.
If San Jacinto Garage is in event mode for an on-campus event (i.e. $15 flat entry fee), there is a $6 option for museum visitors for two hours of parking. Please select the museum at the kiosk.
Because the UT campus is a busy place with many activities and events, we recommend checking the museum website for parking notices before you visit the museum.
Please note: The museum does not manage the garage. Parking availability and pricing may vary during large campus events.
Member Parking
Museum members receive two hours of validated parking per visit in the San Jacinto Garage or in one of the five marked spaces in front of the museum. If San Jacinto Garage or parking directly in front of the museum is full, members can park in the Manor Garage or 27th Street Garage and receive validation during their museum visit. If a garage is rented out by another unit on campus and is in “event mode,” we regret that we cannot offer validated member parking.
ADA Parking Information
Visitors with an ADA parking pass can park in the D+F spaces on Trinity Street. To pay for parking:
1. Download the ParkMobile app.
2. Enter zone 96124 in the “Search Zone” field.
3. Select a time (up to 1 hour 39 minutes for $6.30).
4. Enter payment details.
This applies to all D+ spaces on Trinity Street.
Getting Here
The main entrance and accessible entrance (including for strollers) to the museum are at 2400 Trinity Street. San Jacinto Garage may be entered from San Jacinto Boulevard or Trinity Street.
Once parked, you can exit the garage on level 3 and follow the signs to the main museum entrance and accessible entrance.
If planning a visit to the museum by rideshare, select 2400 Trinity St. as the destination address.
The museum is within easy walking distance from CapMetro bus stops. Use the CapMetro Trip Planner to determine the best route. Buses stop at 23rd Street and San Jacinto Boulevard northbound, and at 24th Street and San Jacinto Boulevard southbound. From either stop, walk to the statue of mustang horses and follow the left-hand set of steps up the hill. Continue on the sidewalk to the front entrance of the museum on Trinity Street.
For accessible entry from San Jacinto Boulevard, follow the sidewalk into the San Jacinto Garage, take the elevator to the third floor and follow the signs to the Trinity Street accessible museum entrance.
Buses must drop off all passengers at the front entrance of the museum at 2400 Trinity Street. The pick-up location is 2400 San Jacinto Boulevard in front of the “The Seven Mustangs” statue. At this time, there is not designated parking for buses available on campus. Please see the Field Trips page for suggestions on bus parking.
For accessibility, plan to arrange drop-off and pick-up on Trinity Street at our accessible entrance. To learn more, visit our Accessibility page.
Bike racks are located on the Trinity Street side of the museum to the left of the main entrance and along San Jacinto Boulevard next to the mustang statue. Bikes should be secured and locked during your museum visit.