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Swing by Beaumont's eclectic museums to learn about the exciting history of this boomtown, how oil becomes energy, the evolution of the fire truck, Thomas Edison, artists of Beaumont and so much more. Visit Beaumont's Museum District for an experience worth remembering.
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 Art Museum of Southeast Texas
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500 Main St.
Downtown
Beaumont , TX 77701
Phone: (409) 832-3432
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The Art Museum of Southeast Texas offers exciting exhibitions and enrichment programs for the entire family. AMSET exhibits 19th - 21st century American paintings, sculpture, graphics, drawings, decorative arts and photography.
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 Eloise Milam Melody Maids Rose Room Museum
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Julie Rogers Theatre
765 Pearl & Forsyth
Beaumont, TX 77701
Peep into the scrapbooks of the Melody Maids at Beaumont’s Julie Rogers Theatre. The Eloise Milam Melody Maids Rose Room Museum chronicles the events, trips and lives of the young women who participated in this organization that began during World War II.
 

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 Spindletop/Gladys City Boomtown Museum
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Hwy. 69, @ University Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77710
Phone: (409) 835-0823
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Beaumont's fame began with a bang when the Lucas Gusher blew at Spindletop on January 10, 1901. A boomtown sprang up overnight ushering in the energy age, giving rise to major petroleum companies. The Spindletop/Gladys City Boomtown Museum gives groups ...
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 Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
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1750 IH-10 E.
exit #854
Beaumont, TX 77701
Phone: (409) 833-4622
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This museum pays tribute to our hometown legend, Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956), the world's greatest woman athlete and Olympic gold-medalist.
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 Clifton Steamboat Museum
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8727 Fannett Rd
Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone: (409)842-3162
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Clifton Steamboat Museum has meeting and banquet rooms available.
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 Edison Museum
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350 Pine St.at Edison Plaza
Downtown
Beaumont, TX 77701
Phone: (409) 981-3089
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Through interactive exhibits and more than 60 artifacts, the Edison Museum interprets the inventions and innovations of Thomas Alva Edison.
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 Fire Museum of Texas Home of the World’s Largest Fire Hydrant
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400 Walnut
P.O. Box 3827
Beaumont, TX 77701
Phone: (409) 880-3927
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Whether you ever secretly dreamed of sliding down a fire pole or racing to a blaze atop an old time pumper....or simply find fascination in history and heroism...this one-of-a-kind Texas landmark holds a wealth of enlightenment and education.
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 Jefferson County Historical Commission Museum
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1149 Pearl, foyer
Beaumont, TX 77701
Phone: 409-835-8701
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Current Exhibit: McFaddin Beach from Mammoth Hunters to Gun Flints
 

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 John Jay French Museum
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3025 French Road
Beaumont, TX 77706-7919
Phone: (409) 898-0348
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An old-fashioned white fence, a sprawling green lawn and venerable oak trees adorned with ivy and vines surround the simple Greek revival-style home. The museum was built in 1845 by merchant John Jay French as a trading post and tannery. The house and gro...
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 Lamar University
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4400 MLK Blvd.
P.O. Box 10009
Beaumont, TX 77710
Phone: (409) 880-7011
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Lamar University: Expanding Minds. Shaping Futures.Lamar University provides educational opportunities that prepare graduates to meet the needs of a constantly evolving, technology-driven economy.
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 McFaddin-Ward House
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1906 Calder at Third Street
Beaumont, TX 77701
Phone: (409) 832-1906
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The stately central staircase, Tiffany Glass, and gleaming silver in a formal dining setting transport the visitor to another era and another way of life.
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 Port of Beaumont
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1255 Main St.
Downtown
Beaumont, TX 77701
Phone: (409) 835-5367
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Mission Statement The Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas is responsible to the taxpayers of its District for the improvement of navigation and the development of maritime shipping and waterborne related commerce to and from i...
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 Texas Energy Museum
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600 Main St.
Downtown
Beaumont, TX 77701
Phone: (409) 833-5100
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Cinematic robots, depicting three generations of an oil field family, tell the colorful story of the petrochemical industry.
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 The Chambers House
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2240 Calder Avenue
Beaumont, TX 77701
Phone: (409) 898-0348
Visit Website The Chambers' sisters requested that the Beaumont Heritage Society restore their home to it's original condition to honor their parents C. Homer & Edith Fuller Chambers. In addition to featuring the Chambers' Family furniture, artwork and relics, the Cham...
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 The Temple to the Brave c. 1932
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1350 Pennsylvania
Beaumont, TX 77701
Visit Website In Beaumont's Pipkin Park - a stone's throw from the Jefferson County Courthouse, stands a rusticated building that resembles a chapel in the English countryside. Except, in this case, there are no tombstones. It sits on a large open yard. It is a memori...
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 Brown Center
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4205 Park Ave.
@ Lamar University
Orange, TX
Phone: (409) 883-2939
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The Brown Center of Lamar State College - Orange, with its classic simplicity, presents a version of the colonial period which is truly out of the ordinary. This achievement, both in strength and grace, rests comfortably with dignity and poise midst an 88...
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 Dutch Windmill Museum
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1500 Boston Ave.
Nederland, TX
Phone: (409) 722-0279
Citizens of Nederland erected an exact replica of a Dutch windmill as a tribute to the immigrants from Holland who settled in the city in 1898.
 

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 Heritage Village Museum
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PO Box 888
U.S. 190 W.
Woodville, TX 75979
Phone: (409)283-2272
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Step back in time with a visit to the Heritage Village Museum and its unique collection of pioneer buildings and artifacts that depict early Tyler County life. Pickett House Restaurant offers country cooking.
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 Kirby-Hill House
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210 West Main
Kountze, TX 77625
Phone: (406) 246-8000
This 100 yr. old mansion located in the heart of the Big Thicket features wrap around porches, uniquely curved walls and an oval grand staircase.
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 La Maison Acadienne
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1500 Boston Ave
Nederland, TX
Phone: (409) 722-0279
"Located in Tex Ritter Park, La Maison Acadienne, or “House of the Acadians” is a replica of early southern Louisiana Acadian homes."
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 La Maison Beausoleil
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701 Rue Beausoleil
Port Neches Park
Port Neches, TX
Phone: (409) 832-6733
"La Maison Beausoleil, or “House of Beautiful Sunshine,” was built around the early 1800s and is an authentic Vermilion Parish Acadian home. "
 

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 Liberty Opry House
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1816 Sam Houston Ave.
Liberty, TX
Phone: (800) 248-8918
 
 

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 Museum of the Gulf Coast
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700 Proctor
Port Arthur, TX 77640
Phone: (409) 982-7000
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The Museum of the Gulf Coast combines conventional and an unconventional approach to tell the exciting story of the Texas/Louisiana Gulf Coast region. Traditional themes are utilized in interpreting the focus of Gulf Coast life before the arrival of man, ...
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 Newton Country Historical Commission Iris and Anne Howard Civic Center
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105 Court @ Houston St.
Newton, TX 75966
Phone: (409) 379-2109
"Experience Newton County’s history. Over 2,000 photographs and 900+ artifacts on display."
 

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 Pelt Pond Rural Life Museum
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FM 421
Kountze, TX
Phone: (409) 287-3300
Unwind and observe a varied and unique collection of folk art paintings, artifacts, farm animals and other items of rural interest. Gift shop.
 

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 Pompeiian Villa
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1953 Lakeshore Dr
Port Arthur, TX
Phone: (409) 983-5977
Built as a winter house for Isaac Ellwood of DeKalb, Illinois, in 1900, the villa, with its three-sided courtyard and decorative trim, is a copy of a Pompeiian house of AD 79; furnishings include a Louis XVI parlor set; diamond-dust mirror; art nouveau Ba...
 

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 Rose Hill Manor - The Woodworth House
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100 Woodworth Blvd.
Port Arthur , TX
Phone: (409) 985-7292
"One of the oldest landmarks in Port Arthur, this two-story classical revival structure was built in 1906. (National Register of Historic Places)"
 

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 Sabine Pass Battleground State Park and Historic Site
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1.5 Miles South of Sabine Pass on Dick Dowling Rd. (FM 3322)
Sabine Pass, TX
Phone: (409) 971-2559
Visit Website Site of Texas’ most significant Civil War battle (1863), the park features interpretive facilities, camping sites, a boat ramp, and fishing along the Sabine Pass Ship Channel. ADA-accessible.
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 Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center
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650 FM 1011
Liberty, TX 77575
Phone: (936) 336-8821
Visit Website The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center is located 200 miles east of Austin and serves as both a research facility and a museum. In addition to housing the local government records of the Atascosito region of Texas, the Center is home to seve...
 

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 Stark Museum of Art
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712 Green Ave
Orange, TX 77630
Phone: (409) 886-2787
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Built by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, this two-story building houses a most valuable and extensive collection of American Western art and artifacts.
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 Tex Ritter Park, Windmill & French Museum
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1500 Boston Ave
Nederland, TX
Phone: (409) 722-0279
"Get a little country culture with mementos of the famed country-western singer, Tex Ritter, who hailed from Nederland. The park is also home to the Dutch Windmill Museum and La Maison des Acadiens Museum. "
 

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 W.H. Stark House
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610 Main St.
Orange, TX 77630
Phone: (409) 883-0871
"One of the best preserved examples of the Victorian era, the W. H. Stark House is a careful restoration of a 1894 home of a wealthy Southeast Texas family. No children under 14. (National Register of Historic Places)"
 

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 White Haven D.A.R. House
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2545 Lakeshore Dr.
Port Arthur , TX
Phone: 409-982-3268
Built in 1915, this Southern Georgian Revival style home features Victorian furniture and antiques.
 

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