Free Travel Guide

Sign In To Plan Your Trips

Discover the true Texas, right at your fingertips. Create an account to get started.

Create Your Account

If you already have a Trip Planner Account, you can sign in here.

RSS Feeds

Subscribe to our RSS feed to keep up-to-date with TravelTex.com.

Things to Do

Activities & Attractions

Bookmark and Share

You are here:

National Scouting Museum in Irving
Photographer: Michael Amador

National Scouting Museum

Located next to national headquarters of Boy Scouts of America, state-of-art museum features high-tech virtual reality adventures, hands-on learning experiences and historical collection that traces scouting movement from its beginnings. Also boasts largest collection of Norman Rockwell paintings under one roof, including works he created for the Scouts in 1918 (his first) and in 1976 (his last). Open Mon.–Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. 1–5 p.m. Closed major holidays and two weeks in Jan. Admission fee, but kids ages four and under admitted free. 1329 W. Walnut Hill Ln. 972/580-2100. www.bsamuseum.org.

Find more near Irving (or all of the Prairies and Lakes region)

Also near the area

Lodging

Lodging

Whether you like quaint cabins, five-star hotels or even rustic dude-ranch digs, there’s always a place to sleep in style.

Learn More »

Podcast Walking Tours

Activities

Adventure sports, cultural exploration, live music... the list goes on and on. Here, there’s always an activity to fit your vacation style.

Learn More »

Add To My Trip
More Information

1329 W. Walnut Hill Ln.
Irving, Texas
972/580-2100

Visit website »

Hours

Open Mon.–Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. 1–5 p.m. Closed major holidays and two weeks in Jan.

Featured Activity

Red River County Hall of Fame & Art Gallery

Both are located inside the Chamber of Commerce building. 903/427-2645. www.red-river.net.

City: Clarksville
Region: Prairies and Lakes

Learn More

Popular Activities

With so many amazing things to do in Texas, there’s not enough room to feature them all. So check out some popular activities to see just how much fun your Texas vacation can be.

Silent Wings Museum
City: Lubbock
Region: Panhandle Plains

Fort Worth Zoo
City: Fort Worth
Region: Prairies and Lakes

Caldwell Zoo
City: Tyler
Region: Piney Woods

NASA / Space Center Houston
City: Houston
Region: Gulf Coast

River Walk
City: San Antonio
Region: South Texas Plains

Aquarena Center
City: San Marcos
Region: Hill Country

Marfa Mystery Lights Viewing Center
City: Marfa
Region: Big Bend Country

See all activities

Sign In

Sign In

Please sign in to review or change your Account Settings.

Note: Please use your e-mail address instead of any username
you might have used in the past.

Forgot Password?   Don’t have an account? Sign up now.