Save on Abilene ticketed attractions with the Abilene ROUND UP PASS! Call
800-727-7704 for discount card.
Abilene Zoo
and Discovery Center, Hwy 36 at Loop 322, 325-676-6085, Hours:
Daily 9-5 (Memorial Day to Labor Day, Sunset Safari Thursday 9-9); closed Thanksgiving,
Christmas & New Year’s Day. Admission: $4 ages 13-59; $2 ages 3-12;
Sr. Citizens $3. The entire family will enjoy the award-winning Zoo. This 13-acre
complex compares habitats of the American Southwest with similar region of Africa.
(202 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians & invertebrates –
Wetlands Exhibit – Climate controlled Discover Center). Nelson Park, adjacent
to the Zoo, 325-676-6217, offers picnicking, fishing, playground, and softball
fields. Grounds may be rented for reunions and parties. Amenities include kitchen,
covered picnic areas, volleyball area, horseshoe pits, basketball goal and large
barbecue grill
Buffalo Gap Historic Village, Buffalo Gap 14 miles south of
Abilene, 325-572-3365, summer hours: Memorial Day to Labor Day: Mon-Sat 10-6,
Sun noon-6; winter hours: Mon-Sat 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sun noon to 5
p.m. closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day. Admission: $5 adults,
$4 military and 65+; $2 students grade K-12 and college students with ID &
under 5 free, (group rates & discounts available) buildings from the founding
of this area, self-guided tour with video giving the history of Texas, Buffalo
Gap and the Village, artifacts in each of the 20 buildings and gift shop. Experience
the last fifty years of the Texas Frontier with living history interpreters
each weekend, vintage baseball games and special events throughout the year
Center for Contemporary Arts, 220 Cypress, 325-677-8389, Tues-Sat
11-5, closed Sunday, Monday and major holidays, is located in the heart of downtown
in a renovated 1930’s building and is home to 70 artists, ten working
studios and four galleries. Monthly exhibits showcase contemporary art, sculpture
and photography. Galleries are available for rent for parties, meetings and
receptions. The center sponsors Artwalk the 2nd Thursday monthly, 5-8:30 p.m.,
a family event featuring art, dining, entertainment and shopping in historic
downtown
Dyess Air Force Base Linear Air Park. Thirty-three planes from
WW II, the Korean & Vietnam conflicts and Operation Desert Storm. Contact
Public Affairs office 325-696-5609
Fort Phantom Hill, open daily, free entrance, built in 1851
a few miles north of the current location of the city, Fort Phantom Hill is
one of a series of army posts erected to protect settlements from Indians, housed
5 companies of infantry, became an overnight stop on the Overland Mail Route
following the Butterfield Trail. Today three buildings and over a dozen chimneys
are the only remains of the fort. Directions: drive north 14 miles from I-20
on FM 600 or follow the Texas Forts Trail route on FM 2833
Frontier Texas! Experience the big picture of what happened
on the Texas frontier from 1780-1880. This story comes to life in the new Abilene
multi-media facility and is told by historical figures. Feel the terror of a
wolf attack, the chaos of a buffalo stampede and the tension of a deadly card
game shootout in the Beehive Saloon. Open daily Monday-Saturday; 9:00 a.m.-6:00
p.m. and Sunday 1:00-5:00 p.m. Ticket prices; $8 adults; $6 military and 60+;
$5 students and teachers with ID; $4 ages 3-12; free under age 3. For information
call 325-437-2800
The Grace Museum – SEE MUSEUMS
Galleries, Frost Center for the Arts at Hardin-Simmons University.,
Hickory at Ambler (325-670-1246), Ryan Center of Fine Arts at McMurry University,
S. 14th & Sayles Blvd (325-793-4888), Shore Art Gallery at Abilene Christian
University, 1600 Campus Ct. (325-674-2779).
National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature,
102 Cedar, 325-673-4586, hours: Tuesday-Sat 10-4, free admission. This one-of-a-kind
museum offers the best works of today’s premier children’s picture
book illustrators. The NCCIL (pronounced “nickel”) opens three new
exhibits a year; each featuring 50 to 60 pieces of original art usually of a
single artist. Numerous family events, including free children’s art activities
each Saturday, are held in conjunction with the exhibits.
Paramount Theatre, 352 Cypress St., 325-676-9620, is on the
National Register of Historic Places and is an Abilene Historic Landmark. Inside
you will find slow drifting clouds and twinkling stars on a velvet blue sky,
neon and incandescent cove lighting alter the brightness and coloring of the
sky beyond the archways and bell towers with their twin domed turrets, weekend
showings of classic films, live performances featured, facility available for
conventions and private parties
12th Armored Division Memorial Museum – SEE MUSEUMS
Aztec Theater, 141 South Main, restored and remodeled, has
special productions throughout the year by Albany Mainstreet Players. Available
for rent, 325-762-2525, production information, 325-762-2451
Fort Griffin Fandangle, the oldest outdoor musical in Texas,
last 2 full weekends in June, Thurs, Fri, & Sat. 325-762-3838, BBQ on Shackelford
County courthouse lawn each night, Parade the 2nd Thurs., 6 pm, Show starts
at dusk.
Henry Jacobs House, 24 Jacobs St., built in 1877. First permanent
rock house built in Albany
Georgia Monument, in the bank park, honoring the 500 soldiers
from Georgia who died in the Texas fight for freedom
Ledbetter Picket House, in Bank Park, built by W.H. Ledbetter
in 1874 on the Clear Fork of the Brazos River. Ledbetter Salt Works south of
Albany, furnished salt to the Confederate Army during the Civil War
Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church, built in 1888, unique
tracker organ installed in 1955
The Old
Jail Art Center, 201 S. 2nd (Hwy 6 S.), Tues-Sat 10-5, Sun 2-5,
closed Mon and major holidays, free admission. Nationally acclaimed art museum
housed in the county’s first jail, 325-762-2269
Old TX CENT Railroad Depot, Main Street, Mon-Fri, 10-noon &
1-4, The Albany Visitor Center, Chamber of Commerce, Fort Griffin Fandangle
and Albany Industrial Foundation, 325-762-2525
Sandstone Marker, on courthouse lawn, honoring Lt. Col. Edwin
Dyess, Rear Adm. Arden Grantham, and Lt. Gen. Robert Boyd Williams, 3 Albany
natives who distinguished themselves serving their country
Shackelford County Courthouse, 225 South Main, constructed
1883-1884. Newly restored operating courthouse, tours available, Historic District,
325-762-2232
Walking the Labyrinth, across the street from the Old Jail
Art Center to the east. Only Labyrinth between Shreveport and Santa Fe NM
Walking Through History Tour, starts at Visitors Center, many
special stops from the old depot where train from Cisco stopped in 1881 to Bobby
Nail’s home, the Ole Nail House B&B. maps at Visitors Center
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Bronze statue of Dr. Anson Jones, on the courthouse square,
placed there by the State of Texas as a part of its Centennial Celebration in
1936
Anson-Jones Museum – SEE MUSEUMS
Jones County Courthouse, center of town, Mon-Fri 8-5, one of
the oldest courthouses in the state still in use, working clock tower, bronze
statue of Anson Jones, last president of the Republic of Texas, million dollar
renovation completed in 1997. On the National Register of Historic places
United States Post Office mural “Cowboy Dance”
by Jenne Magafan, authorized during the Great depression (1934) by President
Roosevelt and is one of 60 such Post Office murals in the state
Anson Opera House, on the square, setting for the 3rd Sat night musical monthly
and Larry Chittenden Cowboy Celebration Dec. 21-22, 2007
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Antique shopping at its best! Stroll the downtown area of 3 blocks and
visit the shops and antique malls along Market Street. Most businesses open
on weekends as well as weekdays. Enjoy local flavor at the restaurants and cafes
Callahan County Pioneer Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
T&P Railroad Depot Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
THE CROSS, a 100 foot Christian monument, erected in 1993, can be seen
from miles around, lighted at night. Privately erected for public appreciation,
open every day
Pioneer Plaza, memorial “pocket” park, benches, trees, gazebo,
lighted fountain and dinner bell from one of the earliest and largest ranches
in Runnels County. Star Tobacco Sign dated about 1907
Charles H. Noyes Monument, courthouse lawn, memorial to a beloved son
and to every Texas cowboy
Carnegie Library, a recorded “Texas Landmark”, completed in
1911, restored in 1979 with renovations in 1986
City Hall, a former express terminal of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa
Fe Railroad, built in 1911, renovated for use in 1984
Memory Lane Car Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Veterans Memorial, monument on the Runnels County Courthouse Square honoring
military names of those killed in action
Curtis Field Airport, 325-597-1461
Heart of Texas Historical Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Heart of Texas Country Music Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
McCulloch County Courthouse – 100 years old – Downtown Brady
Santa Fe Depot – on North Bridge and Depot Streets, the restored
landmark is a registered state historical site
Soldiers Watering Hole, seven miles east of Brady, just off Hwy 190, historical
landmark
Breckenridge Library and Fine Arts Center, 207 N. Breckenridge Ave, 254-559-6602,
Thurs-Fri 11-5, Sat 10-3 free admission, changing exhibits with 2 permanent
exhibits, doll collection of more than 750 dolls and “Festival Gowns of
Texas” featuring 20 plus gowns from all over Texas
Painted Murals located throughout the city
Swenson Memorial Museum
and J.D. Sanderfer Oil Annex- SEE MUSEUMS
Fort Chadbourne, 10 north of town on Hwy 277, one of the featured forts
on the Texas Forts Trail
Fort Chadbourne Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Santa Fe Depot & Veterans Memorial – 3 blocks west of Hwy 277
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Brownwood
Brown County Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom,SEE MUSEUMS
Firearms Museum of Texas - SEE MUSEUMS
Santa Fe Depot & Harvey House,the depot was restored to its original
1909 form and available for meetings, parties and special events; the adjoining
Harvey House is home to the Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention &
Visitors Bureau, City of Brownwood Economic Development Office and future Gordon
Wood Hall of Champions. Tours of the Harvey House by appointment
Martin & Francis Lehnis Transportation Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Buffalo Gap Historic Village, Buffalo Gap 14 miles south of Abilene, 325-572-3365, summer hours: Memorial Day to Labor Day: Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun noon-6; winter hours: Mon-Sat 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sun noon to 5 p.m. closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day. Admission: $5 adults, $4 military and 65+; $2 students grade K-12 and college students with ID & under 5 free, (group rates & discounts available) buildings from the founding of this area, self-guided tour with video giving the history of Texas, Buffalo Gap and the Village, artifacts in each of the 20 buildings and gift shop. Experience the last fifty years of the Texas Frontier with living history interpreters each weekend, vintage baseball games and special events throughout the year
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Cisco
Conrad Hilton’s First Hotel, 309 Conrad Hilton Avenue, 9-12 &
1-5 weekdays, National Register of Historic Buildings, museum on second floor
houses an “Innkeeper Gallery” tribute to Conrad Hilton featuring pictures
and film exhibit showing the development of his famous worldwide hotel chain,
includes historical items from establishment of Cisco and Eastland County in
1800’s, Chamber of Commerce office, large auditorium with kitchen available
to rent for events, 254-442-2537
Conrad Hilton Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Lela Latch Lloyd Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Mural of the United States Flag with Eagle, west side of building on
8th Street, one block west from Conrad Hilton
Antique Street Lights around courthouse and downtown
Brandin’ Wall, Coleman County brands painted on south wall of the
chamber of commerce building
Coleman Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Hand-Made Gazebo by two Coleman resident, downtown
Monuments on the Courthouse lawn, 1) in memory of Robert M Coleman (1799-1837),
namesake for the county, commanded company of volunteers at siege of Bexar
(San Antonio) in 1835, delegate to the Constitutional Convention where he signed
the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836, fought Indians as a Texas Ranger;
2) in memory of World War II Company B, 142nd Infantry, 36th Division; 3) commemorating
the Western Cattle Trail through Coleman in 1867 titled “Up the Trail” erected
by Captain William Buckner
Antique shopping downtown Tues-Sat
Branding Wall at 259 East 2nd
Heart of West Texas Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Heritage House, Chestnut Street, by appointment 325-728-8285, the first brick
house built in Colorado City with clay from the Colorado River
Ruddick Park on E. 7th, open 24 hours
Texas Rangers gravesites - William Marion (Jan. 1854 - Dec.1930), Dick Ware
(1851-1902), Y.D. McMurry (1858-1923) - signifying distinguished careers of
service to Texas
Antique & Specialty Shops throughout town
Brennan Vineyard eight blocks south of Courthouse on Hwy 16, enjoy a
tour and visit the tasting room
Comanche County Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Dinosaur tracks in Comanche City Park, on base of tables, benches &
more, west edge of Comanche off Hwy 67/377
Durham Pecan on Hwy 67/377 east of town, tours available by request (coming
soon to downtown Comanche!)
Historic Courthouse Square, a nationally accredited Main Street City
“Old Cora”, on the Courthouse Square, oldest original existing
Courthouse in Texas, beside the historic “Fleming Oak”, 15
of over 41 historical markers in the county are located inside Comanche’s
city limits. List available at the chamber office
Military Wall of Honor, first floor foyer, Comanche County Courthouse
Visitors’ Information Kiosk located on south side of Comanche Courthouse
Square
Cross Plains Public Library, 149 N. Main (Hwy 206), M-F 1-5, large collection
of Robert E. Howard (noted fantasy author and creator of Conan the Barbarian)
first edition books, original manuscripts and Weird Tales Magazines (one of
the original “pulp fiction” magazines and a major publisher of Howard’s
works)
Robert E. Howard House, tours by appointment 254-725-6562 or 6498 or
7478, or 4993
Robert E. Howard Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
De Leon
Antique and Specialty Shopping
City/County Library, 125 E. Reynosa, 254-893-2417, M-F 9-5, most complete record
of the Comanche County cemeteries and 5 computers with internet access for patron
usage.
Market Street, in season melons, vegetables, peanuts and pecans
The Maze, Sept-Oct, $7 adults, $4 children, 800 CR 458 (north of De Leon), 254-893-2355
Oldest Peach & Melon Festival on record (August)
Ole Time Soda Fountain, Weaver Drug, 124 N. Texas, 254-893-6496
Terrill Antique Car Museum SEE MUSEUMS
Wall of Recall, 100 Gonzales Street
Weeping Oaks around town
Dr Pepper Bottling Company/Old Doc’s Soda Shop / Dr Pepper Museum,
Hwy 377, two blocks south of Hwy 6, Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5, admission
$2.00 adults, $1.50 seniors, $1.00 children 6-12, children under 6 free. Turn
back the hands of time as you stroll past the beautifully restored soda fountain.
Enjoy a tour through the oldest Dr Pepper bottling plant in the world. Treat
yourself to a bottle of Dublin Dr Pepper, deliciously unique because this plant
still brews the soft drink using the original formula with pure cane sugar.
254-445-3939
DR PEPPER Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Dublin Historical Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Rodeo Heritage Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Wright Historical Park, Hwy 6 and Park Street, home of the Miller Grist
Mill, a flour mill which was operational in the 1800’s and the Turnbow-Barbee
log cabin built by early settlers. 254-445-4550
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Early
Historical Marker about Walter Urie Early, the county attorney who
donated land east of Pecan Bayou in 1929 to build one school that would consolidate
4 area small schools, which ultimately led to growth in population and a vote
to incorporate the city of Early
Iron Longhorns frozen in time from the great cattle drives that came through
Early on what is now the Texas Forts Trail; two sights: 1) intersection of
Hwys 183 & 377 by Heartland Mall 2) at the intersection of Hwys 377 & 84S
by the Early School; life-size, made of iron and concrete and by local craftsman,
Darrin St. Ama
Lake Brownwood State Park, 16 miles northwest of Early on Hwy 279 to Park Road
15, then east on Park Road 15 for 6 miles, on Lake Brownwood a 7300 surface-acre
reservoir, visitors enjoy an atmosphere of rustic beauty and tranquility with
miles of shoreline where wildflowers, white-tailed deer and other animals and
birds can be observed in a natural setting, many structures in use today were
constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the early 1930s from
timber and native rock found in the park, www.tpwd.state.txus/park/lakebrow
“Little Red Brick School”, building built in 1938, located at Early
Elementary School, believed to be the oldest building in the city limits
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Eastland
Connellee Hotel, 203 West Main, 254-629-3933, available for weddings,
reception, parties and conferences
Eastland County Museum – SEE MUSEUMS
Majestic Theatre, 108 N. Lamar, 254-629-1322, built in 1920, renovated
in 1987, open for tours by appointment, current run films shown Thurs.-Mon.
evenings, State of Texas historical marker
Old Rip, displayed in lobby of the Eastland County Courthouse downtown,
Eastland’s most famous symbol: a horned toad that lived 31 years in courthouse
cornerstone
Outdoor Art Museum, maps available at Chamber office, 102 S. Seaman,
features replicas of famous paintings by local students and artists
Stamp Mural, U.S. Post Office, 411 West St, designed by the late Marene
Johnson-Johnson, seven years in the making with exactly 11,217 stamps, projected
to be worth $5 million by 1988, one of a kind, a must for stamp buffs
Antique and specialty shopping
Concho County Courthouse, 152 N. Roberts St, Paint Rock 325-732-4321, a
Ruffini Brothers’ design; Oscar Ruffini lived in San Angelo and had construction “oversight” of
the Concho County Courthouse; the only Fuffini designed Courthouse still utilized
as a courthouse
Don Freeman Memorial Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Earl Rudder Park downtown on the Square – Memorial park, gazebo,
benches, and pecan trees are the setting for a relaxing picnic 325-869-2211
Ingrid’s Custom Hand-Woven Rugs, tours available, Hwy 83, Paint
Rock 800-752-8004
Kiser Iron Works, 151 E. Moss Street, Paint Rock, 325-732-4740
Painted Rocks – Indian Pictographs one mile northwest of Paint Rock
on US Hwy 83, contact Paint Rock Excursions at 325-732-4376
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Goldthwaite
Mills County Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Old Mills County Jail & Law Enforcement Museum – SEE MUSEUMS
Regency Suspension Bridge, on FM 574, 19 miles from town, turn left
on CR 433 to cross the “swingin’ bridge” as seen on Texas Country
Reporter
Caboose of “the Doodlebug”, Hwy 6 at the city limits, train
was the first in the area to work commercial during the week and passengers
on weekend, route ran from Dublin to Gorman
Hamilton
Antique and specialty shopping
Charming town square showcasing historic,
limestone courthouse built in 1886-87, memorial to pioneer teacher Ann Whitney
who died protecting the lives of school children in an 1867 Indian attack on
the Leon River School. No children were killed but two were taken captive and
later returned
Hamilton Civic Theatre Productions, call 254-386-8874 for season schedule
and ticket information
Hamilton Fine Arts Center featuring art exhibits, seminars
Hamilton County Historical Society Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Hamilton County Genealogy Society Research Library and Conference Center,
254-386-4566
Historic Texan Theatre, movies
Memorial to Elise Warenskjold, on courthouse lawn (who immigrated to
Texas from Norway and was instrumental in attracting many Norwegians to Texas
because of the interesting letters she wrote home - collection of letters appears
in the book “The Lady with the Pen”)
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Hamlin
Friendship Park, 300 block of S. Central, developed by the Hamlin ISD
5th graders in the location of the Strauss Dry Goods remains
Rath’s Trail Headquarters/Museum/Hamlin Pictorial Archives- SEE
MUSEUM
Thanksgiving Place Park, downtown, built in 1985, retreat from fast lane
of life, fountain, tables, old time lampposts
Texaco Memorabilia/Collectibles Exhibit, 33 So. Central Ave, Cooper Oil
Company, M-F, 9-12 & 1-4, 325-576-3101
Haskell
Gazebo on the courthouse square
Gazebo in City Park, call city hall for information, 940-864-2333
Labrier House built in 1883 located in city park area, completely restored
through grants of the Progressive Study Club, can be viewed through plexiglass
doors, area antiques, linens & glassware on display
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Antiques galore from huge malls to small specialty shops
Gateway to the Texas Midwest Tourist Information Center
Roaring Ranger Oil Boom Museum – SEE MUSEUMS
Ruth Terry Denney Library- SEE MUSEUMS
Veterans Memorial at Evergreen Cemetery
World War II Park, 500 Loop 254 East
Caliche Loop Birding Sites, Texas Parks and Wildlife Panhandle/Plains Wildlife
map at www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_trails/plains/
Outdoor Amphitheater under renovation for future performances, 325-453-2495
San Angelo
ASU Planetarium, 4th largest university planetarium in the country, features
dazzling programs throughout most of the year
Cactus Hotel, 36 E. Twohig, Conrad Hiltons 4th hotel, historic 14-story
building constructed in 1929, includes an impressive lobby and second-floor
ballroom open daily free of charge, rooms for various functions can be rented
Chicken Farm Art Center, a unique compound of galleries, studios,
restaurant and Bed & Breakfast, displays works by visual artists of
all mediums
Concho Avenue, downtown, between Chadbourne and Oakes streets, the first
street in San Angelo, offers a colorful glimpse into the past, antiques, unique
gift shops, clothing and restaurants
Concho Pearl Presentation, legend jewelers, 18 E. Concho, unique to the
waters of West Texas natural Concho pearls have been coveted for centuries because
of their alluring pink and purple hues
E.H. Danner Museum of Telephony – see MUSEUMS
El Paseo de Santa Angela, south of the Concho River, Downtown, an open public
area with restaurants and “Old Town”, a tiered plaza, fountains and
other features that link San Angelo’s past with its present and future,
home of the Concho Christmas Celebration and its one million lights
Fort Concho National Historic Landmark, 30 S. Oaks St., 10-5 Tues-Sat,
1-5 Sun, $3/adult, $2/military and seniors, $1.50/everbody else The fort
was founded in 1867 as a frontier outpost to protect early West Texans against
unfriendly Native Americans. Attractions on the fort grounds include the E.H.
Danner Museum of telephony, Concho Valley Pioneer Heritage Center and the Robert
Wood Johnson Frontier Medical Museum, officer’s quarters, and a reference
library (open by appointment only). Guided and self-guided tours are available
Historic Murals of San Angelo, S. Chadbourne & Ave C, across from
the Santa Fe Depot Concho Ave, east wall of Concho Confetti Antique Mall FMI,
and Concho & South Chadbourne, beautiful murals painted by local artist
Crystal Goodman depicting the city’s transportation and blacksmith history.
Historic Santa Fe Depot & Railway Museum SEE MUSEUMS
International Water Lily Garden, brilliant display of lilies from
around the world-including the Victoria, the world’s largest water lily
Miss Hatties Bordello Museum - SEE MUSEUMS
Old Town, located at El Paseo de Santa Angela, this designated historic
district showcases vintage architecture from the early 1880s to the early 1900s
Painted Rocks, one mile northwest of Paint Rock on Hwy 83, hundreds of
Indian pictographs overlooking a once widely-used Indian camp ground, 325-732-4376
Pearl of the Conchos, near the Riverstage, beautiful sculpture over
the Concho River
Producers Livestock Auction, 1131 Bell St, largest sheep auction in America
and largest cattle auction in the southwest, sheep auction every Tuesday, cattle
auction every Thursday, 325-653-3371
The Railway Museum SEE MUSEUMS
Riverwalk, along the Concho River, features the Celebration Bridge, 14 water
displays, Kids Kingdom playground and more
Riverstage, the Bill Aylor Sr. Memorial River Stage showcases a broad
spectrum of events including touring musicals, dance reviews, pop concerts,
youth shows and the annual Cactus Jazz and Blues Festival in September
San Angelo Museum of Fine Art - SEE MUSEUMS
San Angelo Nature Center, regional museum & learning center located
at Lake Nasworthy.
San Angelo State Park, 7,500 acres of wide-open wilderness, regular buffalo
herd viewings & llama treds for the wildlife enthusiasts, prehistoric dinosaur
tracks
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, at Mathis Field Municipal Airport
9/11/01 Memorial Monument, on a hill to the right as one walks toward
the Celebration Bridge from San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
Bronze statue of the white buffalo, and Ritz Community Theatre,
located on the courthouse square.
Heritage Village on the Scurry County Coliseum grounds SEE MUSEUMS
Prairie Dog Town in Towle Memorial Park
Scurry County Heritage Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Buffalo Bronc and Centennial Monument by Joe Barrington, located alongHwy
277 by-pass on West McHarg
Carnegie Library, 600 E. McHarg St, built 1909, one of only
4 left in working order, open 12:30-6:00 pm Mon-Fri, 325-773-2532
Cowboy Country Museum –SEE MUSEUMS
Dinosaur sculptures, across from Harmon Park
Grand Theatre, 118 E. Hamilton St., movies shown at 7:00 pm
Fri-Mon, 325-773-2405
Johnson House, built in 1905 by druggeist Curtis Johnson, N.
Swenson Street
MacKenzie Trail Monument, 48,000 pound limestone sculpture,
intersection of Hwy 6 and on Hwy 277 by-pass
Old Timers Association Museum – see Museums Listing page
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Saint John’s Methodist Church, built 1910, Esty 1925
pipe organ, lighted dome of art glass, for tours call 325-773-2561
Stamford Inn, adjacent to City Hall, listed on www.centraltexasghostsearch.com
as on of Stamford’s haunted sights (DO NOT ENTER, structure unsafe, please
view from outside of fence)
Stamford War Memorial, north side of post office lawn
Swenson Commissary, 400 block of S. Swenson, built in 1900
and strategically located to serve as a central supply storage facility for
the four Swenson ranches in West Texas: Tongue River, Spur, Throckmorton and
Flat Top. Building was constructed of Leuders limestone and located adjacent
to the Texas Central Railroad to receive shipments of supplies for storage until
the foreman could come to town to visit and collect their supplies. Recorded
Texas Historic Landmark in 1999
Swenson Ranch Mural, 100 North Swenson, northwest corner of
East McHarg and North Swenson Street, depic
Antique and specialty shopping in the downtown historic district
Historic Downtown Walking Tour, the Sweetwater Commercial Historic District
contains more than 50 structures which are listed on the National Register
as historic and contributing to the character of the District, structures
represent the growth and evolution of the city from a small whistle stop
on the T&P Railroad into an important transportation, agricultural and
regional trade center in West Texas, buildings demonstrate the historical
and architectural development of Sweetwater, particularly representative
of 1900 to 1930
Historic Neighborhood Tour, several home recount the prominent residential
development era from 1900-1930, five homes have been designated Texas Historical
Landmarks, driving tour includes diverse neighborhoods which celebrate the
legacy of Sweetwater’s heritage as well as newer homes which reflect
the area’s prosperity
J. Paul Turner Gun Collection, Winchesters, Nolan County Courthouse
Mustang Bowl, voted the second best high school stadium in
Texas, a poplar venue for playoff games and the annual TSTC West Texas Sammy
Baugh Classic, underscores the importance of “Friday Night Lights”
in Texas
National WASP WWII Museum - see MUSEUMS
Pioneer Museum - see MUSEUMS
Texas Theater, 114 E. Broadway, opened for business in 1935, daily operation
at this site ever since, noted at its opening as “one of the very few
show houses in West Texas built exclusively for talking pictures,” represents
the modern style of architecture popular during the art deco period of the
1930s, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Trent Mesa Wind Farms, southern two-thirds of Nolan County, a forest of wind
turbines, northern edge of wind turbine farms can be seen from Interstate 20,
Sweetwater is the “Wind Energy Capital” with 800 wind turbines
expected by 2007
Throckmorton
Bone Yard Art Park, CR 748 Airport Rd, Inaugural Outdoor Sculpture show in June
of 2007 featuring large scale outdoor works by various Texas artists; open
7 days a week, sunup to sundown, free admission; map, guides and artist information
available at the Throckmorton Visitors Center
Depot Public Library, 120 E. Chestnut, (T-W-Th 9-5) housed in 1928 terminal
building
of former Cisco & Northeastern RR (T&P branch), 940-849-3076
Deanie Roberts Memorial Lending Library at the Truth Forum Institute, 114 N.
Minter Ave, a multi ministry organization offering Prison and Truth Therapy ministry
opportunities throughout the area, (M 2-6, T-Th 10-4)
Genealogy Sources, for anyone interested in genealogy may find these monuments
helpful, all veterans are designated with an *: Throckmorton Cemetery Directory,
E. 4th St., 940-849-2511; Elbert Cemetery Directory, El of Elbert on Hwy 79,
S. on Cemetery Rd 1 mile, 940-862-5663/5583; Woodson Cemetery Directory, W. of
Hwy 183 downtown Woodson, 940-345-6573
Pioneer Park Plaza, 108 N. Minter Ave, “pocket park” featuring the “Pioneer
Women” commissioned by the Throckmorton Historical Association from nationally
recognized artist and local resident Joe Barrington
Throckmorton County Courthouse, 105 N. Minter Ave, constructed between 1890 and
1892
Throckmorton County History Museum - see MUSEUMS
Veterans Memorial, monument on the Throckmorton County Courthouse Square honoring
all Throckmorton County veterans since the Civil War, dedicated November 2003
Tebo/Tye Depot – North Street, across from the Tye City Hall, a miniature
replica of the original Tebo Depot was built from the original bricks discovered
when the old Tebo Depot was torn down
Julian Morgan Museum- SEE MUSEUMS
Flutter Farm Butterflies, 4 miles north of Winters, several species of butterflies,
tours or information call 325-754-4605
Walden’s Wildflowers, drying and processing, seed is shipped all over the
state and around the world, contact Larry Walden 325-754-5394, PO Box 214, Talpa
TX 76882
Z.I. Hale Museum, Rock Hotel Heritage Center, and Gus
Pruser Agricultural Exhibit- see MUSEUMS
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