Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

Pleasantly surprised with this Museum. We were expecting the normal big city museum but we were surprised at size and number of displays inside. The outside of the building hides how big and encompassing the collection is. The displays were life size and kept going and going. We were inside for three hours and could have easily spent three or more hours exploring all of the displays. The museum displays were relevant and extremely informative. Nice job Corpus Christi and everyone involved with this museum.

This is the saddest and one of the most run down «museums» I’ve ever seen. Many of the interactive exhibits didn’t work. The play areas were filthy. There is a decent mineral collection, and the volunteers seem like nice people, but it is too expensive for an experience where most things are completely uninteresting.
Sadly, this museum seems like a victim of Texas politics. Growing up in the 80s, I came here as a kid, and they had great shell collections, dino exhibits, and similar things. Now they have a giant room dedicated to guns n freedom, highlight prominent local families, and local industry, to the detriment of the education this kind of institution can provide. The people that run this clearly don’t care if anything works, of what the quality of the experience is. In the end, you feel ripped off and let down. Go to the art museum instead. If you like science, and want to actually learn something, schedule a tour of the local factories /​refineries etc. instead.

It was ok! I am from Houston so I guess my standards are high when it comes to museums! I did enjoy the shipwreck exhibit and the price was pretty cheap. However I think I got my money’s worth and not in a good way. The museum is very scattered and there isn’t a good way to see everything without backtracking. The map was confusing and the whole museum seemed empty, including the artifacts. Not a lot of good stuff to see. Probably won’t be back

Many interactive exhibits were broken. Some looked homemade. There were a number of interesting items, but not worth the price of admission.

Just left after a day of educational and active fun. Enjoyed it as a family… 3 yo, 2yo, 17mo and parents all had fun. Lots to see and very interactive. Learning to be had for all ages.. read more of the info for the older ages, do more of the hands on for the little people in your group. Good variety of displays. Not as in depth or large as DC museums.. but that isn’t what I was looking for anyhow. Never felt pressured by the staff or clientele to be overly quiet (definitely geared toward active children) but the exhibits still maintain an appropriate level of decorum. Wristbands let you leave and have lunch but still re enter. Price is OK. Only about half an hour from where we are staying at port aransas, and a great rainy day choice. Anticipate coming back every year even if it isn’t raining. Staff was pleasant and restrooms OK. Baby changing station too.

My parents had taken me to this place when I was very young, and I remember I always loved going. So, this weekend, I took my niece (8 yrs old) here for the day, and can’t believe how much fun we both had! They have a lot of interactive exhibits geared towards younger crowds (and I just want to mention a couple were out of order, but still giving a 5 star rating!). The staff was really nice, and we were able to make it through the whole museum within a little over 3 hours, which was a blessing on a hot summer day. She also really enjoyed the kids play place, and there are a number of interesting photos and exhibits in there for adults too! All in all, we both had a really great experience, and I will definitely be spreading the word about this place with family and friends!

Having a haunting good time at the hunted museum… Flashlight tours and haunted maze.

Lame! Not sure why this museum is rated so highly. We paid $ 20 to get in here and we should have just gone to the movies instead. The Natural History exhibit looks like it hasn’t been updated since the 1960s, even though some of the graphics and things were dated 2000. They had advertised an exhibit on the reptiles of Texas, so when we found a couple baby alligators and some small snakes and turtles we were reminded of the (tourist trap!) reptile house in Hot Springs, Arkansas. They do have the huge roof of some chapel from the 1500s, which I guess is interesting if you like roofs. We had to laugh at ourselves to get through this without it ruining our day. On the positive side, I can say the staff was kind to us, and the tiny gift shop (area?) had the best price on bulk seashells I saw all week (although staff could not confirm the shells actually came from the area).

Awesome museum! We were pleasantly surprised when we stumbled upon this place in downtown Corpus. Its probably more geared towards children, but as two somewhat childish adults, we had a great time as well. The exhibits are varied, mostly in relation to maritime history and science. There is some local history as well, which was interesting. This museum certainly loves Christopher Columbus. It was my first experience of seeing a place speak only the heroic deeds this man did, and none of his evils. I may or may not have been raised in a really, really liberal New England town. But all the exhibits were interesting and historically correct, if not complete.
If you go on a weekday, during the school week, expect there to be lots of field trips. The only time this point was glaringly obvious was during the tour of the Pinta. We were the only two peeps who weren’t part of the school group. The guide was cool about this, and let us know beforehand she’d be gearing the presentation to the kids, but we were welcome to ask any questions we had. She did great, and did answer our questions after the tour was over.
We had more fun here than at the Aquarium, though there really shouldn’t be any comparison between the two. The CC Museum would be my first recommendation to visitors of the city!

Brought the grandkids here during a long week-​end before school starts back. They really really enjoyed this place. Much more so than the aquarium yesterday. They ran around looking and touching everything. The staff and tour guides were exceptional. It means a lot to see a guide stop and answer the question of a 5 year old as seriously as from an adult. It was HOT, but only outside during the walk around and on the Pinta and Santa Maria. The Nina is in the water over on the «T» pier down the beach a ways. Really interesting exhibits inside with lots of hands on touchy things to keep the 5 – 10 year old kids interested. Would actually recommend it above the aquarium, now that we have been to both.

So this is where the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria went to??? Not really. They’re replicas. And made from the same material as the originals. Actually, only the Pinta and the Santa Maria are here to tour and walk around in. The Nina sits across the way and can only be seen by… well… looking from the CC Museum. I forgot why but the two ships left were still interesting enough.
I didn’t expect as much as I received from this museum. Plenty of information about sea creatures, ships, navigation, and of course, Texas history. Really, really interesting!
But if you do decide to take them up on their guided tours to the ships outside, just be ready to be hot and possibly sweat your patootie off! When my family and I went it was during Apr/​May and we came out practically drenched — especially since they allow you to weave through the whole thing. *Whew!* I’m sweatin already just thinkin about it!