The Panhandle Gives! Today is the big day! Click here to Give. Help the Discovery Center bring life size T-Rex and Triceratops to the Texas Panhandle. Don’t forget your gift this year will go farther due to amplification funds available through The Panhandle Gives. Help DHDC continue to make a difference in our community through… Read more about Give TODAY and Help Us Bring the Dinos!

As a bonus to our traveling exhibit, Rescue, we’ve scheduled some special guests to stop by the Discovery Center on Saturdays through January. Join us for some up close and personal introductions from some of our community’s first responders!

Discovery Center Announces NEU Affiliation Amarillo, TX – The Don Harrington Discovery Center (DHDC) has been officially accepted into the nationally recognized No Excuses University (NEU) program. If you’ve been inside one of the nearly 25 Elementary, Middle or High School campuses in our area that are a part of the NEU program, you’ll notice… Read more about BIG NEWS: No Excuses University!

On September 29th, people from all over the panhandle came out to celebrate the opening of the 50-year time column of  the Helium Monument. The 4-hour celebration featured big science demonstrations, live music, food trucks, family activities and crafts, and an official ceremony to reveal the 50 year old artifacts from the time capsule. There… Read more about Community Celebrates 50 Year Helium Time Capsule