Amarillo Attractions
Helium Centennial Time Columns Monument
Don Harrington Discovery Center
Focussing on physical, earth and life sciences the Don
Harrington Discovery Center is set in a 51-acre park with a lake
and picnic area. The centre boasts more than 100 hands-on
activities and a recently renovated Space Theater. There is also an
aquarium on site featuring both saltwater and freshwater tanks as
well as a botanical garden. Most popular sights here are a Foucault
Pendulum, rotating independently of the earth's gravitational pull,
a helium technology exhibit and a weather-watch section with a
tornado machine.
Address: 1200 Streit Drive;
Website: www.dhdc.org;
Telephone: (806) 355 9547;
Opening time: Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am to 4.30pm; Sunday 12pm to 4.30pm. Closed Mondays;
Admission: $5.50 (adults), $4.50 (children)
