List of museums in Central Texas

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The list of museums in Texas encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and exhibit spaces. Closed museums and museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Plaza of the Presidents, National Museum of the Pacific War

Central Texas

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Central Texas is a region in the U.S. state of Texas. It is roughly bordered by Greater San Antonio to the Texas Hill Country to McLennan County to Washington County.

Counties included are Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Comanche, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Freestone, Gillespie, Grimes, Hamilton, Hays, Hill, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Llano, Madison, Mason, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Robertson, San Saba, Travis, Washington, Williamson, and Wilson County, Texas.

Museums in Central Texas, listed by county

Bandera - Bell

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List of museums in Bandera - Bell counties, Texas
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American Legion Post 157 Military Museum Bandera Bandera [1]
Frontier Times Museum Frontier Times Museum Bandera Bandera Recorded Texas Historic Landmark [2]
Lone Star Motorcycle Museum Vanderpool Bandera Motorcycles dating from the 1910s to the present [3]
Bastrop County Historical Society Museum Bastrop County Historical Society Museum Bastrop Bastrop Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places [4]
Elgin Depot Museum Elgin Depot Museum Elgin Bastrop Local history [5]
James H. Long Railroad Park and Museum James H. Long Railroad Park and Museum Smithville Bastrop Railroad [6]
McDade Historical Museum McDade Bastrop Local history [7]
Rockne Museum Rockne Museum Rockne Bastrop History of 19th century German immigrants who founded Rockne [8]
Smithville Heritage House & Museum Smithville Bastrop Operated by the Smithville Heritage Society [9]
1st Cavalry Division Museum Howitzer at 1st Cavalry Division Museum Fort Hood Bell History of the 1st Cavalry Division, a rapidly deployable heavy armored division of the United States Army [10]
3rd Cavalry Museum Fort Hood Bell History of the regiment 1846–present day [11]
Bell County Museum Chuckwagon exhibit at Bell County Museum Belton Bell Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places [12]
Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogical Center Temple Bell Czech culture, history and immigration to America [13]
Musick Alumni Center and Museum at the Parker House Belton Bell History of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor [14]
Salado Museum and College Park Salado Museum and College Park Salado Bell [15]
Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum Temple Bell 1911 Santa Fe Depot [16]
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Bexar

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List of museums in Bexar County, Texas
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The Alamo Alamo Mission in San Antonio San Antonio Bexar Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places [17]
Alamo Liaison Squadron Flying Museum San Antonio Bexar [18]
Artpace Artpace San Antonio Bexar Contemporary art center [19]
Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum San Antonio Bexar Multiple exhibitions [20]
Briscoe Western Art Museum San Antonio Bexar Art, history, and culture of the American West [21]
Buckhorn Saloon & Texas Ranger Museum Buckhorn Saloon & Museum San Antonio Bexar Old West saloon and museum with wildlife trophy mounts, mounted fish specimens, bird dioramas, the Hall of Texas History Wax Museum and the Texas Ranger Museum [22]
Casa Navarro State Historic Site Casa Navarro State Historic Site San Antonio Bexar Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, 1848 adobe home of Tejano patriot José Antonio Navarro, signer of Texas Declaration of Independence [23]
Centro de Artes Centro de Artes San Antonio Bexar City-owned exhibition space for Latino arts and cultures and their influences on the United States [24]
Culture Commons San Antonio Bexar City-owned exhibit hall that features visual art exhibits, performances, invited speakers, and workshops, located in the Plaza de Armas building [25]
The DoSeum San Antonio Bexar Childhood learning through creative arts, sciences and literacy [26]
Edward Steves Homestead Edward Steves Homestead San Antonio Bexar Late 19th-century Victorian homestead, operated by the San Antonio Conservation Society [27]
Fort Sam Houston Museum San Antonio Bexar National Register of Historic Places [28]
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center San Antonio Bexar Traditional and contemporary Latino arts and culture [29]
The Guenther House Guenther House in San Antonio San Antonio Bexar Victorian period house that includes museum room with Pioneer Flour Mills memorabilia, restaurant and store [30]
Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio San Antonio Bexar aka Holocaust Memorial Museum of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio [31]
Instituto Cultural de México Instituto Cultural de México San Antonio Bexar Art and culture of Mexico, operated by the Mexican Cultural Institute [32]
Magic Lantern Castle Museum San Antonio Bexar Collection of magic lanterns, slides and equipment, open by appointment only [33]
McNay Art Museum McNay Art Museum San Antonio Bexar AKA Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum [34]
Michael and Noemi Neidorff Art Gallery San Antonio Bexar Trinity University [35]
Northside Independent School District School Museum San Antonio Bexar [36]
O. Henry House Museum O. Henry House Museum San Antonio Bexar House where author O. Henry worked while living in San Antonio [37]
Ruby City art center Ruby City San Antonio Bexar Opened in 2019 [38]
San Antonio Art League Museum San Antonio Bexar Media by Texas artists [39]
San Antonio Fire Museum San Antonio Bexar [40]
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park San Antonio Missions National Historical Park San Antonio Bexar Missions: Concepcion, San Jose, San Juan, and Espada [41]
San Antonio Museum of Art San Antonio Museum of Art San Antonio Bexar On the River Walk [42]
San Antonio Scottish Rite Library and Museum San Antonio Bexar [43]
Scobee Education Center at San Antonio College San Antonio Bexar [44]
Southwest School of Art San Antonio Bexar Located in the Ursuline convent [45]
Semmes Gallery San Antonio Bexar Part of Fine Arts Building at the University of the Incarnate Word [46]
Spanish Governor's Palace Spanish Governor's Palace San Antonio Bexar National Register of Historic Places [47]
Texas Air Museum at Stinson Field San Antonio Bexar Texas and San Antonio's role in the development of military air power [48]
Texas Transportation Museum Texas Transportation Museum San Antonio Bexar Transportation [49]
United States Army Medical Department Museum United States Army Medical Department Museum San Antonio Bexar Located at Fort Sam Houston, Medical Department from 1775 to present [50]
University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures HemisFair Park San Antonio Bexar HemisFair Park Campus of the University of Texas, San Antonio [51]
USAF Airman Heritage Museum USAF Airman Heritage Museum San Antonio Bexar JBSA Lackland Air Force Base, history of the U.S. Air Force, includes USAF Security Forces Museum [52][53]
UTSA art galleries San Antonio Bexar Multiple galleries [54]
Villa Finale Norton Polk Mathis house San Antonio Bexar Victorian period mansion [55]
Witte Museum Witte Museum San Antonio Bexar Natural history, science, art [56]
Yturri-Edmunds Historic Site Yturri-Edmunds Historic Site San Antonio Bexar House and operating grist mill, 1840–1860, restored in 1964 by the San Antonio Conservation Society [57]
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Blanco - Burnet

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List of museums in Blanco - Burnet counties, Texas
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Buggy Barn Museum Blanco Blanco Vintage buggies, wagons and carriages [58]
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Johnson City Blanco Boyhood home, Texas White House, Johnson family cemetery, Johnson's first school and his grandparents' log cabin [59]
Old Blanco County Courthouse Blanco Blanco aka Blanco City Square, State Antiquities Landmark [60]
The Bosque County Collection Meridian Bosque National Register of Historic Places [61]
Bosque Museum Clifton Bosque [62]
Benz Gallery of Floral Art College Station Brazos Texas A&M University [63]
Brazos Valley African American Museum Brazos Valley African American Museum Bryan Brazos African and African American history, art and culture, both nationally and locally [64]
Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History Bryan Brazos Natural [65]
Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley Bryan Brazos Interactive [66]
MSC Forsyth Center Galleries College Station Brazos Texas A&M University [67]
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum George Bush Presidential Library College Station Brazos Life and career of President George H. W. Bush [68]
Museum of the American GI College Station Brazos Restored military vehicles [69]
Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadets Center College Station Brazos Texas A&M University [70]
J. Wayne Stark Galleries College Station Brazos Texas A&M University [71]
Wright Gallery College Station Brazos Texas A&M University [72]
Burleson County Czech Heritage Museum Burleson County Czech Heritage Museum Caldwell Burleson Heritage and culture of the Czech in Europe and area Czech pioneer settlers [73]
Burleson County Historical Museum Caldwell Burleson Operated by the Burleson County Historical Society in the Burleson County Courthouse [74]
Caldwell Visitors Center Museum Caldwell Burleson Local history [75]
Somerville Area Museum Somerville Burleson

Local history

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Fort Croghan Fort Croghan Burnet Burnet Museum with period antiques and grounds with restored frontier fort buildings [77]
Falls on the Colorado Museum Falls on the Colorado Museum Marble Falls Burnet Local history [78]
Highland Lakes Squadron CAF Museum Highland Lakes Squadron CAF Museum Burnet Burnet Restored World War II aircraft, weapons, home front items, newspapers, uniforms, helmets, aircraft and ship models, other artifacts, part of the Commemorative Air Force; also known as Highland Lakes Air Museum [79]
Museo Benini Marble Falls Burnet Established in 2015, on 35 acres in the Texas Hill Country with a 6,500 square foot museum, a fine arts library and outdoor sculptures. The galleries features 60 years of paintings and three-dimensional work of Italian-born Benini. [80]
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Caldwell - Coryell

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List of museums in Caldwell - Coryell counties, Texas
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Caldwell County Museum Caldwell County Museum Lockhart Caldwell Located in the former Caldwell County Jail, operated by the Caldwell County Historical Commission [81]
Luling Oil Museum Luling Oil Museum Luling Caldwell [82]
Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches Lockhart Caldwell Historic clocks, watches [83]
Zedler Mill Museum and Park Luling Caldwell [84]
Buckhorn Barber Shop & Museum Buckhorn Barber Shop & Museum New Braunfels, Comal Miniature circus and pictures made from lapidary stone displays, operated by the New Braunfels Conservation Society [85]
Conservation Plaza Conservation Plaza New Braunfels Comal Also known as "Historic Old Town", 18 buildings from mid-19th century German-Texan communities are preserved here, operated by the New Braunfels Conservation Society [86]
Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country Canyon Lake Comal [87]
Lindheimer House Lindheimer House New Braunfels Comal Operated by the New Braunfels Conservation Society, tours upon request, mid 19th-century home of Ferdinand Lindheimer [88]
McKenna Children's Museum McKenna Children's Museum New Braunfels Comal Children's [89]
Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture New Braunfels Comal Local museum situated on eleven acres, hosting one of the largest collections of Biedermeier-style furniture made by the Texas-German families of the 1800s. [90]
New Braunfels Conservation Society New Braunfels Comal [91]
New Braunfels Railroad Museum New Braunfels Railroad Museum New Braunfels Comal Local museum exhibiting the history of train transportation in New Braunfels and Comal County. [92]
Sophienburg Museum and Archives Sophienburg Museum & Archives New Braunfels Comal Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. Established in 1933, preserves and details the local history of New Braunfels, Comal County, and the Texas-German Immigration to Central Texas. Located on the site where Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels first established his headquarters on the behalf of the Adelsverein Immigration Company. [93]
Comanche County Historical Museum Comanche Comanche 19th century setting, including the Comanche saloon [94]
Terrill Antique Car Museum De Leon Comanche [95]
Coryell Museum and Historical Center Gatesville Coryell Museum also operates First Christian Church [96]
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Falls - Freestone

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List of museums in Falls - Freestone counties, Texas
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Carmine Depot Museum and Visitors Center Carmine Fayette [97]
Central Texas Rail History Center Flatonia Fayette Railroad memorabilia and information center [98]
E.A. Arnim Archives & Museum Flatonia Fayette Exhibits of Flatonia history [99]
Fayette County Old Jail La Grange Fayette AKA Texas Heroes Museum [100]
Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum Fayetteville Fayette Cultural heritage interest [101]
La Grange Railroad Museum La Grange Fayette La Grange M-K-T (Katy) Railroad Depot [102]
Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery La Grange Fayette National Register of Historic Places. Art Deco-style Monument to victims of the Dawson Massacre and the Mier Expedition, also Kreische House and tours of the brewery ruins [103]
N.W. Faison House N.W. Faison House La Grange Fayette Mid 19th-century house and museum once owned by Nathanel Faison [104]
Schulenburg Historical Museum Schulenburg Historical Museum Schulenburg Fayette German, Czech, and Austrian history [105]
Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum Schulenburg Fayette History of Stanzel Company and the development of model aircraft, also late 19th century historic house [106]
Texas Basketball Museum Texas Basketball Museum Carmine Fayette History of Texas high school basketball [107]
Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center La Grange Fayette Replica of a late 19th and early 20th century Czech Moravian community [108]
Texas Polka Music Museum Texas Polka Music Museum Schulenburg Fayette Texas polka music, bands and musicians of Czech, German and Polish ancestry [109]
Texas Quilt Museum Texas Quilt Museum La Grange Fayette Historic and contemporary quilts [110]
Winedale Winedale Winedale Fayette Complex of 19th-century structures and modern facilities situated on 225 acres, reflects German-American culture, operated by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History [111]
B-RI Railroad Museum B-RI Railroad Museum Teague Freestone Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway Depot and Office Building [112]
Freestone County Historical Museum Fairfield Freestone Located in a former jail, features telephone collection, two furnished log cabins [113]
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Gillespie - Grimes

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List of museums in Kendall - Kimble counties, Texas
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Fort Martin Scott Fort Martin Scott Fredericksburg Gillespie Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places [114]
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site Stonewall Gillespie Visitor center with memorabilia from President Johnson's presidency, the 1870s-period Behrens Cabin, and the 1918-period Sauer-Beckmann Farmstead, a living history farmstead [115]
National Museum of the Pacific War National Museum of the Pacific War Fredericksburg Gillespie Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, history of the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, part of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz State Historic Site [116]
Pioneer Museum Pioneer Museum Fredericksburg Gillespie The campus on Main Street preserves multiple historic buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries of Fredericksburg's and Gillespie County's history, and tells the story of John O. Meusebach and the story of the Texas-German immigration to this area. The Pioneer Museum also manages the nearby Vereins Kirche and Historic County Jail. [117]
Texas Rangers Heritage Center Fredericksburg Gillespie History of the Texas Rangers [118]
Vereins Kirche Vereins Kirche Fredericksburg Gillespie The first public building in Fredericksburg. Because of its unique octagon structure, it is known locally as "Kaffeemühle", the German term for "coffee mill" [119]
Bedias Museum and Library Bedias Grimes [120]
Blues Alley museum Navasota Grimes Part of Navasota Blues Alley, shops and museum [121]
Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site Anderson Grimes Restored 1850s period family home and stagecoach stop [122]
Horlock House Art Gallery and History Museum Navasota Grimes [123]
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Hamilton - Hill

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List of museums in Kendall - Kimble counties, Texas
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Billy the Kid Museum Billy the Kid Museum Hico Hamilton American old west [124]
Hamilton County Historical Museum Hamilton Hamilton Former Hamilton County Jail [125]
Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force San Marcos Hays [126]
Calaboose African American History Museum Calaboose African American History Museum San Marcos Hays USO Center for black soldiers in World War II. [127]
Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos San Marcos Hays Hispanic arts, culture, heritage and values [128]
Charles S. Cock House Museum Charles S. Cock House Museum San Marcos Hays Operated by the Heritage Association of San Marcos, open for events [129]
Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead Museum Pound Historical Farmstead Museum Dripping Springs Hays Restored early 20th century farmstead [130]
LBJ Museum of San Marcos LBJ Museum of San Marcos San Marcos Hays College experiences and early political life of President Lyndon B. Johnson, on the town square [131]
Ofelia T. Vasquez Mexican American Culture Museum San Marcos Hays [132]
Walkers' Gallery San Marcos Hays San Marcos Activity Center [133]
Wittliff Collections San Marcos Hays Albert B. Alkek Library, exhibits from various collections [134]
Hill County Cell Block Museum Hillsboro Hill Former county jail and sheriff's residence [135]
Hubbard Museum Hubbard Hill Local memorabilia, at Hubbard High School [136]
Itasca Railroad Depot Museum Itasca Hill [137]
Texas Heritage Museum Hillsboro Hill Located at Hill College [138]
Whitney Area Museum Whitney Area Museum Whitney Hill Local history [139]
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Kendall - Kimble

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List of museums in Kendall - Kimble counties, Texas
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Agriculture Heritage Museum Agriculture Heritage Museum Boerne Kendall Agriculture [140]
Kerr Arts and Cultural Center Kerrville Kerr Community art center with exhibits [141]
Museum of Western Art Kerrville Kerr Art of the American West, formerly known as Cowboy Artists of America Museum [142]
O.C. Fisher Museum Junction Kimble US Congressman O. C. Fisher represented Texas's 21st congressional district for 32 years [143]
Kimble County Historical Museum Kimble County Historical Museum Junction Kimble [144]
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Lampasas - LLano

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List of museums in Lampasas - LLano counties, Texas
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Lampasas County Museum Lampasas Lampasas [145]
Dime Box Heritage Society Museum Dime Box Heritage Society Museum Dime Box Lee Local history [146]
Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center Giddings Lee Native American artifacts, Negro league baseball memorabilia of Hilton Smith [147]
Lee County Museum Lee County Museum Giddings Lee Located in the Schubert-Fletcher Home [148]
Lexington Log Cabins and Heritage Center Lexington Lee Pioneer furnished log cabin and displays [149]
Texas Wendish Heritage Museum Texas Wendish Heritage Museum Serbin Lee Operated by the Texas Wendish Heritage Society, history and heritage of the Texas Wends, Slavic immigrants from Lusatia [150]
Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site Mexia Limestone Civil War-era cannon, reunion location of families and soldiers [151]
Limestone County Historical Museum Groesbeck Limestone [152]
Mexia Public Schools Museum MexiaLimestone History of the Mexia Public Schools and Dunbar High School [153]
Old Fort Parker Groesbeck Limestone Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, restored 1830s fort buildings, site of the Fort Parker massacre [154]
Llano County Historical Museum Llano County Historical Museum Llano Llano Recorded Texas Historic Landmark [155]
Llano Visitor Center and Railroad Museum Llano Llano [156]
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Madison - Mills

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List of museums in Madison - Mills counties, Texas
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Madison County Museum Madison County Museum Madisonville Madison County [157]
Fort Mason Fort Mason Mason Mason Established 1851, de-activated 1871. Managed by the Mason County Historical Society [158]
Mason County Museum Mason Mason Operated by the Mason County Historical Society [159]
Armstrong Browning Library Armstrong Browning Library Waco McLennan Baylor University [160]
Art Center Waco Waco McLennan [161]
Dr Pepper Museum Dr Pepper Museum Waco McLennan National Register of Historic Places [162]
Earle-Napier-Kinnard House Earle-Napier-Kinnard House Waco McLennan Recorded Texas Historic Landmark [163]
East Terrace House Museum East Terrace House Museum Waco McLennan Operated by Historic Waco Foundation [164]
Fort House Fort House, Waco Waco McLennan Operated by Historic Waco Foundation, Edwardian Greek Revival home [165]
History of West Museum Waco McLennan [166]
Lee Lockwood Library and Museum Waco McLennan [167]
Martin Museum of Art Waco McLennan Baylor University, the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center [168]
Masonic Grand Lodge Library & Museum of Texas Waco McLennan Recorded Texas Historic Landmark [169]
Mayborn Museum Complex Mayborn Museum Complex Waco McLennan Baylor University [170]
McCulloch House McCulloch House Waco McLennan National Register Listing [171]
Red Men Museum and Library Red Men Museum and Library Waco McLennan History of the Fraternal Organization Improved Order of Red Men [172]
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum Waco McLennan History of the Texas Ranger Division [173]
Texas Sports Hall of Fame Texas Sports Hall of Fame Waco McLennan Distinguished athletes [174]
Waco Mammoth National Monument Waco Mammoth National Monument Waco McLennan Museum and park featuring fossils of twenty-four Columbian mammoths (Mammuthus columbi) and other mammals from the Pleistocene Epoch [175]
Fort McKavett State Historic Site Fort McKavett State Historic Site Fort McKavett Menard Recorded Texas Historic Landmark [176]
Presidio de San Saba Presidio de San Saba Menard Menard [177]
Milam County Museum Cameron Milam Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places [178]
Mills County Historical Museum Goldthwaite Mills Local history [179]
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Robertson - San Saba

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Katy Hamman-Stricker Library Calvert, Texas Robertson American Woman's League constructed this in 1909 [180]
Camp Hearne Exhibit and Visitor Center Hearne Robertson Camp Hearne was constructed as a World War II prisoner-of-war camp to hold enemy detainees from the Axis powers [181]
Hearne Railroad Museum Depot Hearne Robertson Hearne depot opened in April 1868 [182]
San Saba County Historical Museum San Saba San Saba [183]
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Travis County

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List of museums in Travis County, Texas
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Anderson Mill and Robinson Museum Volente Travis [184]
Austin Fire Museum Being relocated Travis Operated by the Austin Fire Museum Hook & Ladder Society [185]
Austin History Center Austin History Center Austin Travis Austin Public Library, features changing exhibits from its collections [186]
Austin Museum of Digital Art Austin Travis [187]
Austin Nature & Science Center Austin Nature & Science Center Austin Travis Zilker Park, hands-on nature exhibits [188]
Beverly S. Sheffield Education Center Austin Travis "Splash! Into the Edwards Aquifer" exhibit about Barton Springs [189]
Blanton Museum of Art Blanton Museum of Art Austin Travis Part of the University of Texas at Austin, collection features European paintings, modern and contemporary American and Latin American art, prints and drawings [190]
Briscoe Center for American History Briscoe Center for American History Austin Travis Part of the University of Texas at Austin, exhibits of history from its collections [191]
Bullock Texas State History Museum Bullock Texas State History Museum Austin Travis Texas history [192]
Capitol Visitors Center Austin Travis Exhibits about state history, tours of the Texas State Capitol [193]
Christian-Green Gallery Austin Travis [194]
The Contemporary Austin The Contemporary Austin Austin Travis Contemporary art, two locations, one in Clara Driscoll's Laguna Gloria, second in the Jones Center [195]
Dougherty Arts Center Dougherty Arts Center Austin Travis Events, exhibits, education [196]
Elisabet Ney Museum Elisabet Ney Museum Austin Travis Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places [197]
Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Austin Travis Mexican American cultural arts and heritage [198]
French Legation Museum French Legation Museum Austin Travis Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, built in 1841 for the French chargé d'affaires to the Republic of Texas [199]
George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center Austin Travis Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks [200]
Harry Ransom CenterHarry Ransom Center Austin Travis UT Austin, permanent exhibits include a Gutenberg Bible, the first photograph, Erle Stanley Gardner's Study, changing exhibits of art, photography and history from its collections [201]
H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports Austin Travis On the campus off UT Austin [202]
Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum Austin Travis Fontaine founded 13 African American Baptist churches in Travis County [203]
Joseph and Susanna Dickinson-Hannig House Museum Susanna Dickinson Museum Austin Travis Susanna Dickinson and her daughter Angelina were civilian survivors of the Battle of the Alamo. Her husband Almaron died during the battle. She later remarried to Joseph Hanning [204]
Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms Austin Travis Recorded Texas Historic Landmark [205]
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Austin Travis Botanical garden with changing art exhibits related to native flowers and nature [206]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Austin Travis Presidential library on the University of Texas campus [207]
Mexic-Arte Museum Mexic-Arte Museum Austin Travis Traditional and contemporary [208]
Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording Austin Travis Technology [209]
Museum of Natural & Artificial Ephemerata Austin Travis Rotating exhibits [210]
Museum of the Weird Museum of the Weird Austin Travis Strange and unusual items [211]
Neill-Cochran House Museum Neill-Cochran House Museum Austin Travis Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places [212]
O. Henry Museum O. Henry Museum Austin Travis National Register of Historic Places, author O. Henry, also known as William Sidney Porter [213]
Oakwood Cemetery Chapel Austin Travis Oldest city-owned cemetery in Austin, Texas [214]
Old Bakery and Emporium Old Bakery and Emporium Austin Travis Lundberg-Maerki Historical Collection museum [215]
People's Gallery at City Hall Austin Travis Annual exhibit of works by regional artists [216]
Pump Project Art Complex Austin Travis Non-profit art space to emerging and established artists [217]
Republic of Texas Museum Republic of Texas Museum Austin Travis Operated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas [218]
South Austin Popular Culture Center South Austin Popular Culture Center Austin Travis Pop art related to Austin, focusing on the art and ephemera of Austin's live music scene from the 1960s through today. [219]
Texas Department of Public Safety Historical Museum and Research Center Austin Travis [220]
Texas Governor's Mansion Texas Governor's Mansion Austin Travis Home of every governor since 1856 [221]
Texas Medical Association Robert G. Mickey History of Medicine Gallery Austin Travis [222]
Texas Memorial Museum Texas Memorial Museum Austin Travis Part of the University of Texas at Austin [223]
Texas Military Forces Museum Texas Military Forces Museum Austin Travis Camp Mabry [224]
Texas Music Museum Austin Travis Texas music legacy [225]
Texas Toy Museum Austin Travis [226]
The Thinkery The Thinkery Austin Travis Children's museum [227]
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum Austin Travis Sculpture by 20th century American sculptor Charles Umlauf and other contemporary sculptors [228]
Visual Arts Center Austin Travis [229]
Women & Their Work Women & Their Work Austin Travis Gallery for women artists [230]
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Washington - Wilson

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Barrington Plantation Washington Washington Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, Subject Marker [231]
Blue Bell Creameries Visitor's Center Brenham Washington [232]
Brenham Heritage Museum Brenham Washington [233]
Chappell Hill Historical Society Museum Chappell Hill Washington National Register of Historic Places [234]
Giddings Wilkin House Museum 1843 Brenham Washington [235]
Independence Hall Washington Washington [236]
Star of the Republic Museum Washington Washington [237]
Texas Baptist Historical Museum Independence Washington [238]
Texas Cotton Gin Museum Burton Washington National Register of Historic Places [239]
Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Museum Brenham Washington [240]
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site Washington on the Brazos Monument Washington-on-the-Brazos Washington Recorded Texas Historic Landmark [241]
Austin Steam Train Association Museum Cedar Park Williamson [242]
Moody Museum Moody Museum Taylor Williamson Texas Governor Dan Moody [243]
Round Rock Arts and Culture Round Rock Williamson Area arts council with ArtSpace exhibit gallery [244]
Williamson Museum Georgetown Williamson History of Williamson County [245]
La Vernia Heritage Museum La Vernia Wilson Operated by the La Vernia Historical Association [246]
Sutherland Springs Museum Sutherland Springs Wilson [247]
Wilson County Jailhouse Museum Floresville Wilson Operated by the Wilson County Historical Society, open the first Saturday of the month and for special events [248]
Dewees Remschel House Dewees Wilson Operated by the Wilson County Historical Society, open by appointment, exhibits of local and ranching history [249]
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