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North Texas (also commonly called North Central Texas, Northeastern Texas, and Nortex) is a distinct cultural and geographic area forming the central-northeastern section of the U.S. state of Texas. North Texas is generally considered to include the area south of Oklahoma, east of Abilene, and north of Waco. North Texas, being more precisely the northern part of the eastern portion of Texas.
The list of museums in North Texas encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Also included are non-profit art galleries and exhibit spaces.
Lists of Texas institutions which are not museums are noted in the "See also" section, below.
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| Museum name | Image | City | Type | Summary |
| Barnard's Mill & Art Museum | Glen Rose | Art | website, historic mill and art museum | |
| C.S. Roberts House Museum | Sherman | Historic house | website, 1896 Eastlake-Stick Style house | |
| Creation Evidence Museum | Glen Rose | Creationist | ||
| Dinosaur Valley State Park | Glen Rose | Natural history | Visitor center with dinosaur exhibits, park features dinosaur tracks | |
| Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company Museum | Dublin | Food | website, history of Dublin Dr Pepper and plant tour | |
| Dublin Historical Museum | Dublin | Local history | information | |
| Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum | Dublin | American West | information | |
| Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site | Denison | Historic house | Restored 1890s birthplace of President Dwight Eisenhower | |
| Fort Richardson State Park | Jacksboro | Military | Restored post-Civil War fort buildings | |
| W. K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas | Thurber | Industry | Website, operated by Tarleton State University, development of the coal, brick, and petroleum industries in the Thurber area | |
| Hood County Jail and Museum | Granbury | Local history | information, information, history, old Western jail with local history exhibits | |
| Medicine Mound Museum | Medicine Mound | Local history | information, information | |
| Morton Museum of Cooke County | Gainesville | Local history | website, history of Cooke County | |
| Old Post Office Museum & Art Center | Graham | Multiple | website, local history and art | |
| Perrin Air Force Base Museum | Denison | Military | website, history of the Perrin Air Force Base | |
| Red River Historical Museum | Sherman | Local history | website | |
| Red River Valley Museum | Vernon | Local history | website, includes natural history displays, ranching, pioneer and period business displays, Roy Orbison and Jack Teagarden exhibits | |
| Robert E. Richeson Memorial Museum | Graham | Military | information, World War II memorabilia | |
| Somervell County Historical Museum | Glen Rose | Local history | information, information | |
| Southfork Ranch | Parker | Media | Ranch used in filming of television show Dallas | |
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