NOTICE
A portion of Hwy 5/Greenville Drive will close beginning May 9, 2013 and is expected to be closed for 6 months.
In the meantime, we have prepared directions to help you navigate around this (if this is the way you would usually come). Please view the "Alternate Directions" section to the left, or click here to view them as a PDF with map (Acrobat Reader required). |
Address:
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
1 Nature Place
McKinney, TX 75069
972.562.5566
latitude, longitude: 33.1574751, -96.615278
Click here to get turn by turn directions
Alternate Directions to use during
Hwy 5/Greenville Dr Construction
From South (Option 1), heading northward on 75/Central Expressway
• Head North on Central Expy/US-75 N
• Take exit 38C toward Texas 5
• Merge onto TX-399 Spur East - 0.5 mi
• Turn right onto Greenville Dr (signs for Texas 5 S/Allen) - 0.7 mi
• Turn left onto Country Club Rd - 1.0 mi
• Turn left onto Nature Pl - 0.1 mi
• Arrive at 1 Nature Place, McKinney, TX 75069
From South (Option 2), heading northward via Central Expressway, Stacy Rd and Country Club Road
• Head northeast on Central Expy/US-75 N
• Turn right (east) onto Stacy Rd - 2.8 mi
• Turn left (north) onto Farm to Market 1378 N/Country Club Rd - 2.3 mi (Please note that this is a narrow winding road. Please proceed carefully, particularly in school buses. Always obey posted speed limits.)
• Turn right (north) onto Nature Pl - 0.1 mi (This is a sharp right turn. Please proceed slowly and carefully, particularly in school buses.)
• Arrive at 1 Nature Pl, McKinney, TX 75069
From West via Sam Rayburn Tollway/121 (Partial toll road)
• Merge onto Sam Rayburn Tollway (Partial toll road)
• Continue onto TX-399 Spur East
• Turn right (south) onto Greenville Dr (signs for Texas 5 S/Allen) - 0.7 mi
• Turn left (east) onto Country Club Rd - 1.0 mi
• Turn left (north) onto Nature Pl - 0.1 mi
• Arrive at 1 Nature Pl, McKinney, TX 75069
Please note that Hwy 121 is now open! If you are traveling to the Heard from the west side of the DFW metroplex, this may be a good route to use; however, GPS units may tell you otherwise.
From North via Hwy 5/McDonald (starting point Central Expressway/ US-75 at 380)
• Head east on W University Dr toward N Redbud Blvd - 1.4 mi
• Turn right onto N McDonald St - 3.4 mi
• Slight left onto S McDonald St - 381 ft
• Continue onto Greenville Dr - 0.7 mi
• Turn left onto Country Club Rd - 1.0 mi
• Turn left onto Nature Pl - 0.1 mi
• Arrive at 1 Nature Pl, McKinney, TX 75059
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