Your Hands-Free, Minds-on Visit Guide
Welcome to the Science Mill! If you’d like to keep your visit touch free, here are more than two dozen minds-on experiences for a day of exploration and inspiration.
MAIN ENTRANCE
Dasy Armadillo sculpture
Wave to Dasy the pink armadillo when you arrive. She’s been here since this site was a feed mill.
LOBBY
Paludarium
Try to spot the shy crabs that thrive in this mini ecosystem, alongside tropical fish and plants.
Tortoise Cam
Get a sneak peek at our tiny tortoise hatchlings as they explore, snack and relax.
3D printers
Layer by layer, computer code becomes a real-life sculpture—come see what’s printing today!
K’nex ferris wheel
Get inspired for your next big build by this extreme K’nex machine, designed by a local teen.
STUDIO 2
Megalodon jaw
You’d be just a snack to megalodon—check out this life-size model of a prehistoric shark’s jaw!
STUDIO 3
NASA Student Launch Initiative rockets
See record-setting rockets, built by students and launched to one mile above Earth!
Scribit
One part Spiderman, one part Picasso: watch this robot scale the walls to draw a colorful mural.
3D printers
Layer by layer, computer code becomes a real-life sculpture—come see what’s printing today!
Fish tanks
Get a window into the underwater world of fish, including species native to Texas.
SILOS
Cell Phone Disco
Step inside the silo to see your phone’s invisible radio waves become a dazzling light show.
The Story of Water
Drip, splash, crash—follow water from cloud to ground in this immersive movie experience.
Fractalarium
What looks like space broccoli and can go on forever? It’s art that’s actually a math equation!
BIOLAB
Dart frogs (NEW)
Come face to face with dart frogs—colorful, tiny, and potentially deadly!
Axolotls
Meet salamanders that are adorable and remarkable: axolotls can regrow limbs and organs!
Zebrafish
Striped, transparent or glowing? It’s all in the DNA! See why scientists love zebrafish.
Masters of Disguise
Did that moss just blink? Uncover creatures with extreme adaptations for camouflage.
Local reclaimed art
One person’s trash is another’s…jellyfish? Watch for artwork made from reclaimed materials.
STUDIO 5
Movie Theater (movies play every 30 minutes)
Journey into the wild or even outer space in our state-of-the-art movie theater.
GREENHOUSE
Aquaponics Greenhouse
See how we grow plants without soil! (Hint: the secret ingredient is fish poop…)
Baby tortoises
Get to know the newest members of the Science Mill family: Tortellini, Shelldon and Yasil!
SCIENCE & ART PARK
Labyrinth (NEW)
Navigate this maze at your own pace: relax and reflect or go for speed—but avoid dead ends!
Butterfly Garden (NEW)
Can you find 10 different species of flowering plants? It’s a blooming buffet for local pollinators.
African Spurred Tortoises
Find Tortilla and Miss Jiff enjoying the sun or resting in their burrows.
Silo of McKays
Soak up soundwaves and reveal a colorful surprise inside this exhibit by artist McKay Otto.
Incredible Ball Machine
Can you predict each ball’s path through a wacky maze with surprise twists, drops and loops?
Meet salamanders that are adorable and remarkable: axolotls can regrow limbs!