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===Museums=== [[File:McKinney April 2017 012 (Historic U.S. Post Office).jpg|thumb|Collin County History Museum]] Located in the historic 1911 McKinney Post Office in McKinney historic downtown, the Collin County History Museum has free admission several days a week and displays an extensive history of the Collin County area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Collin County History Museum prepares new exhibit|url=https://eaglenationonline.com/50153/news/collin-county-history-museum-prepares-new-exhibit/|publisher=Eagle Nation Online|date=May 11, 2023|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref> This include an exhibit called "Created in Collin" that showcase the people, ideas, and products that began in Collin County.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Shelbie |date=2024-02-09 |title=New 'Created in Collin' exhibit on display at the Collin County History Museum in McKinney |url=https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/mckinney/business/2024/02/09/new-created-in-collin-exhibit-on-display-at-the-collin-county-history-museum-in-mckinney/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=Community Impact |language=English}}</ref> The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary is a 289-acre wildlife sanctuary with a museum building that has exhibits on natural history, fossils, rocks and minerals, and live animals. The wildlife sanctuary has 6.5 miles of trails through various types of terrain and is home to more than 240 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians and 15o species of wildflowers and other plants. It contains a 50-acre wetlands with an outdoor learning center, observation deck, and boardwalk as well as an outdoor amphitheater with seating for 500 guests.<ref>{{cite web|title=Heard Museum to host Spring Plant Sale & Heritage Day|url=https://blueribbonnews.com/2014/03/heard-museum-to-host-spring-plant-sale-heritage-day/|date=March 15, 2014|publisher=Blue Ribbon News|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref> The Collin County Farm Museum is located at the Myers Park & Event Center in rural McKinney and has exhibits reflecting the early settlers in the area and the farming and agricultural history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Live the Farm Life at the Collin County Farm Museum|url=https://dfwchild.com/live-the-farm-life-at-the-collin-county-farm-museum/|date=December 17, 2019|publisher=DFW Child|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>
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