Calendar of Events

Travel back in time and experience Texas in the 1800s Texas to find out how you would have fared as a pioneer. Learn how pioneers decide where to build towns, what kinds of supplies they needed and where those supplies came from. Write letters to family back East, square dance, make a quilt, and learn pioneer games and more. The quilt will be given to Project Linus, a non-profit organization that provides homemade blankets for children in need. All programs are free. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. Call 806-742-1116 or email landmark.education@ttu.edu to register.

• Age Groups
• Growing Wild - 5 and 6-year-olds
• Plains Explorers - 7 and 8-year olds
• Nature Squad - 9 and 10-year-olds

The Landmark provides sensory-friendly activities designed to help children with cognitive and sensory processing disabilities and their families enjoy their visit. See our pre-visit social story for more information.

Admission is FREE.

Roly-polies, Lady Bugs, Dragonflies, Beetles! Get up close and personal with these way cool bugs. How do they defend themselves, where do they live, what do they eat? Eat a chocolate covered cricket and more! All programs are free. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. Call 806-742-1116 or email landmark.education@ttu.edu to register.

• Age Groups
• Growing Wild - 5 and 6-year-olds

What makes a culture? Is it language? Clothes? Writing? Art? Explore the historic and diverse cultures of the Southern High Plains. Create a culture of your own. All programs are free. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. Call 806-742-1116 or email landmark.education@ttu.edu to register.

• Age Groups
• Plains Explorers - 7 and 8-year olds
• Nature Squad - 9 and 10-year-olds

There is more to paleontology than dinosaurs. Join us to learn about the Great Pleistocene and the ancient animals that roamed the Southern High Plains. Join us, become an archeologist for the week, and learn the difference between archaeology and paleontology. Visit our excavation site and talk to real archaeologists. Learn archaeological techniques and dig for clues. All programs are free. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. Call 806-742-1116 or email landmark.education@ttu.edu to register.m

• Age Groups
• Growing Wild - 5 and 6-year-olds
• Plains Explorers - 7 and 8-year olds
• Nature Squad - 9 and 10-year-olds

Make plans now to be here on the day of our largest event featuring special guided tours to our excavations and through our lab. Hear about our latest discoveries from our archaeologists and see the most exciting finds from previous years. Tours at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 1:00 p.m.

Admission is FREE.

This program is designed to engage 3 and 4 year olds in the natural world by connecting them to nature through stories take home activities, and outdoor exploration.

Admission is FREE.

Begin at the Interpretive Center, hike along the nature trail. Listen to a tale, watch for creatures scurrying to bed, do some star gazing or participate in a solo-sit. This hike will take you down the nature trail, past an ancient playa lake, and back to the Interpretive Center. 75-90 minutes.

Admission is FREE

Begin at the Interpretive Center, hike along the nature trail. Listen to a tale, watch for creatures scurrying to bed, do some star gazing or participate in a solo-sit. This hike will take you down the nature trail, past an ancient playa lake, and back to the Interpretive Center. 75-90 minutes.

Admission is FREE

The Landmark provides sensory-friendly activities designed to help children with cognitive and sensory processing disabilities and their families enjoy their visit. See our pre-visit social story for more information.

Admission is FREE.

This program is designed to engage 3 and 4 year olds in the natural world by connecting them to nature through stories take home activities, and outdoor exploration.

Admission is FREE.

Begin at the Interpretive Center, hike along the nature trail. Listen to a tale, watch for creatures scurrying to bed, do some star gazing or participate in a solo-sit. This hike will take you down the nature trail, past an ancient playa lake, and back to the Interpretive Center. 75-90 minutes.

Admission is FREE

The Landmark provides sensory-friendly activities designed to help children with cognitive and sensory processing disabilities and their families enjoy their visit. See our pre-visit social story for more information.

Admission is FREE.