Astrotourism in Texas
Enjoy astronomy in the state of Texas. Go visit a planetarium, space museum, observatory, space tech factory, space port, dark sky park, or attend a star party!
Notable planetariums in TX
These are largest and most notable - also see all planetariums in Texas.
- Venue
- Site/City
- Commerce Planetarium
- Commerce
- Moody Planetarium
- Lubbock
Space museums in TX
- Name
- Location
- Johnson Space Center
- Houston
- Space Center Houston
- Houston
Notable observatories in TX
These are largest and most notable - also see all observatories in Texas.
- Name
- Location
- Hobby-Eberly Telescope
- Mt. Fowlkes
- McDonald Observatory
- Mt. Locke
Space tech factories in TX
- Name
- Location
- Corn Ranch
- Van Horn
Dark sky sites in TX
Also see all dark sky sanctuaries and parks.
- Name
- Location
- Big Bend National Park
- Alpine
- Big Bend Ranch State Park
- Presidio
- Copper Breaks State Park
- Quanah
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
- Fredericksburg
- South Llano River State Park
- Junction
- UBarU Camp and Retreat Center
- Mountain Home
- Devils River State Natural Area
- Del Rio
Spaceports in TX
Also see all spaceports & launch sites.
- Name
- Location
- SpaceX Boca Chica
- Boca Chica
- Corn Ranch
- Van Horn
- Midland Spaceport
- Midland
- Houston Spaceport
- Houston
Meteor craters in TX
These are the major meteor impact crater sites you can visit. Also see all meteor crates.
- Crater name
- Diameter
- Marquez crater
- 12.
- Odessa crater
- 0.2
- Sierra Madera crater
- 13