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Texas Best Art and Museum

Museums

  • The Alamo
    Alamo Plaza
    San Antonio, Texas
    225-1391
    The Alamo was first founded in 1718 as a Spanish mission. In 1836 a group of 188 men died fighting off several thousand Mexican troops in a 13 day siege.
    The Texas revolution battle cry "Remember the Alamo" spurred Sam Houston's troops to victory and Texas Independence at the Battle of San Jacinto near Houston, Texas. Most of the men who died at the Alamo were Honorary Texans, including Davey Crockett and Jim Bowie.
  • NASA
    Johnson Space Center
    Nasa Rd 1
    Clear Lake, Texas 713-244-2100
    Guided tours of this 123 acre facility will give you as close a look at manned space flight as can be had. The facility has seven major attractions including the Mission Status Center, Starship Gallery, Space Shuttle Mock-up, Space Centre Theatre, The Feel of Space and Space Center Plaza.

Texas Best Public Art Museum

  • Kimbell Art Museum
    3333 Camp Bowie Blvd.
    Ft. Worth, Texas 76107
    817-332-8451
    Philanthropist Kay Kimbell's collection of 18th century portraits and works by old masters, prehistoric to Picaso.
  • Old Jail Art Center
    Hwy. 6 South Albany, Texas 76430
    915-762-2269
    Permanent art exibit of surprising quality, housed in an 1878 restored county jail. Founded in 1977.
  • Dallas Museum of Art
    1717 N. Harwood
    Dallas, Texas
    214-922-1200
    Superb collection of pre Columbian artwork plus major European and American art.

Texas Best Outdoor Sculpture

  • Mustangs
    Las Colinas
    Irving, Texas.
    By Robert Glen.
    The largest equestrian sculpture in the world. Nine mustangs appear to be splashing through a stream of water at a dead run.
  • The Trail Drive
    Pioneer Plaza
    West of Dallas City Hall.
    By Robert Summers of Glenrose, Texas.
    The world's largest bronze monument, 450 feet long. Forty Texas Longhorn steers with six foot horn spans being driven by three cowboys on horseback.

Texas Best Indian Pictograph Area

  • Paintrock
    Concho County
    915-732-4376
    Largest known collection of American Indian pictographs, painted on limestone cliffs.
  • Hueco Tanks Historical Park
    6011 Hueco Tanks Rd.
    El Paso, Texas 79938

Texas Best Cowboy Art

  • Amon Carter Museum of Western Art
    3501 Camp Bowie Blvd.
    Ft. Worth, Texas 76107
    American and western art including permanent collections of Remington and Russell.
  • Cowboy Art Museum
    1550 Bandera Hwy.
    Kerrville, Texas 78028
    210-896-2553
    Paintings and sculptures by contemporary cowboy artists.
  • XIT Museum
    108 E. 5th
    Dalhart, Texas 79022
    806-249-5390
    Memorabilia from the XIT Ranch.

Texas Best Western Art Sculptor, 1996

  • Mac Petty
    Aubrey, Texas
    Table top western bronze.
  • J. Payne Lara
    404 S. Lasalle
    Navasota, Texas 77868
    409-825-7205
    Table top western bronze.

Texas Best Symphony


  • Dallas Symphony
    Myerson
    Dallas, Texas 75201
    214-871-4000
    The Symphony's consistent excellence places it among the nations top 10.
    Morton Myerson Symphony Center
    2301 Flora St.
    Dallas, Texas
    Home of the Dallas symphony, the Center was designed by I.M. Pei with acoustics by Russell Johnson.

Texas Best Movie Studio

  • Studios at Los Colinas
    6301 N. O'Connor Blvd.
    Irving, Texas 75039
    214-869-3456
    Silkwood, Robocop, and JFK are among the many blockbusters that were made there. The studio tour gives visitors a glimpse of behind the scenes at a working motion picture sound stage.

Texas Best Opera

  • Houston Grand Opera
    Houston, Texas
    The opera presents 8 to 10 productions each year from October to July. Founded in August 1955, the 72 million dollar Wortham center opened in 1981. The Wortham is one of only four dedicated opera theatres opened since World War II.

Texas Best Theatre In The Round

  • Casa Manana Theatre
    3101 Lancaster Ave.
    Ft Worth, Texas 76107
    817-332-2772
    One of the nation's most notable theatres-in-the-round. Housed in a geodesic dome.

Texas Best Bordello Museum

  • Miss Hattie's Museum
    18 E. Concho Street
    San Angelo, Texas 76903
    915-655-2518
    The bordello opened for business in 1896 and was closed by the Texas Rangers in 1946. The building has been restored to its original glory with furnishings and is operated as a museum.
  • The Chicken Ranch (Closed)
    LaGrange, Texas
    Closed by the state in the 1970s. The movie, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas was made about the Chicken Ranch. The Chicken Ranch was the oldest continiously run brothel in the nation, (1844 to 1973). Privately, I have heard that it is still operating, but its location is a closely guarded secret, especially from consumer affairs broadcasters looking to make a name for themselves.

Texas Best Bordello, Closed

  • Chicken Ranch
    La Grange, Texas
    Privately I have heard that it is still out there but its location is a closely guarded secret, especially from do-good newscasters.

Texas Best Children's Museum

  • Austin Children's Museum
    1501 W. 5th
    Austin, Texas 78703
    512-472-2494
    Children can touch, play and climb to their hearts content.
  • Childrens Museum of Houston
    1500 Binz
    Houston, Texas 77004
    713-522-1138
    One of the states most innovative museums for kids.

Texas Best Oil Museum

Texas Best Cowgirl Hall of Fame

  • National Cowgirl Hall of Fame
    515 Ave. B
    Hereford, Texas 79045
    806-364-5252
    Honors 120 western women. Two day festival in October.

Texas Best Dairy Museum

  • Dairy Museum
    1210 Houston St.
    Sulphur Springs, Texas
    Modern barn style complex tells the story of the dairy industry.

Texas Best Antique Aircraft Museum

  • Confederate Air Force
    Midland International Airport
    Midland, Texas
    The nation's finest and most complete collection of flying World War II combat aircraft. The Confederate Air Force was founded at Mercedes, Texas in 1951 by Lloyd Nolen with a P-40 Warhawk aircraft.

Texas Best Sports Museum

  • Texas Sports Hall of Fame
    1108 S. University Park Dr.
    Waco, Texas
    817-750-5996
    Nationally known Texans in sports, in addition to Texas High School Sports.

Texas Best Broadcast Museum

  • National Broadcast Museum
    8 Dallas Communications Complex
    Irving, Texas 75081
    214-690-3636
    The worlds largest broadcast museum. Exhibits include famous broadcast personalities.

Texas Best Dinosaur Tracks

  • Dinosaur Valley State Park
    FM 205
    Glenrose, Texas
    817-897-4588
    Named for the 100 million year old tracks found cast in the riverbed rock. tracks are found in 7 locations in the park with 1523 acres on the Paluxy River.

Texas Best Standing Frontier Fort

  • Fort Davis National Historic Site
    Hwy 17
    Fort Davis, Texas 79734
    915-426-3224
    A 460 acre site with 20 original stone and adobe structures of early Fort Davis. The structures are restored to their 1880 appearance.

Texas Best Indian Reservation

  • Alabama Coushatta Reservation
    Livingston, Texas 77351
    409-563-2513
    893 Alabama and Coushatta Indians were on the tribal rolls of this 4593 acre reservation in 1993. The two tribes migrated to Texas about 1763 from Alabama.

Texas Best Windmill Museum

  • National Windmill Museum
    Box 46666
    Tech Station
    Lubbock, Texas 79409.
    Opens in 1997
  • Dutch Windmill Museum
    Nederland, Texas

Texas Best Con-Man Museum

  • Billy Sol Estes Museum
    503 E. Pearl
    Grandburry, Texas
    817-279-1270.
    If you don't already know, never mind.