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List of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast

Main article: List of museums in Texas

The list of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast 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. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Also included are non-profit art galleries and exhibit spaces.

20th Century Technology Museum

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Counties included are Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Orange, Walker, Waller, and Wharton County, Texas.[1]

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Museums

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Austin - Brazoria counties

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List of museums in the Austin - Brazoria counties
Museum name Image City County Notes Refs
Austin County Jailhouse Museum Bellville Austin Recorded Texas Historic Landmark [2]
San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site   San Felipe Austin Site of 1823 Stephen F. Austin colony [3]
Alden B. Dow Office Museum Lake Jackson Brazoria Operated by the Lake Jackson Historical Association, Alden B. Dow was Lake Jackson's building designer [4]
Alvin Historical Museum Alvin Brazoria Operated by the Alvin Museum Society [5]
Ammon Underwood House   West Columbia Brazoria 1830s period house. National Register Listing [6]
Brazoria County Historical Museum   Angleton Brazoria Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places [7]
Brazoria Historical Museum Brazoria Brazoria Area history dating back to the Karankawa people [8]
Brazoria County Military Museum Richwood Brazoria The restored 1897 Brazoria County Courthouse is currently used to house the Brazoria museum [9]
Brazos Valley Railroad Society Brazoria Brazoria HO model scale train layout and museum, open on Saturdays [10]
Brazosport Center for the Arts & Sciences Clute Brazoria Brazosport Art League, Brazosport Center Stages community theater, Brazosport Museum of Natural Science, BASF Planetarium, and Brazosport Symphony Orchestra [11]
Brazosport Museum of Natural Science Clute Brazoria Features shells, fossils, dinosaur skeletons, wildlife, rocks & minerals and archeology, part of the Brazosport Center for the Arts & Sciences [12]
Columbia Historical Museum West Columbia Brazoria [13]
Freeport Historical Museum Freeport Brazoria Discovery Dome Planetarium, Children's Museum [14]
Karpeles Manuscript Museum Alvin Brazoria Part of a larger United States collection, allegedly "the world's largest private holding of important original manuscript documents" [15]
Lake Jackson Historical Museum Lake Jackson Brazoria Prehistoric era, the plantation era, area's petrochemical industry and the founding of modern Lake Jackson [16]
Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site Brazoria Brazoria Antebellum plantation, site under development and only open to the public on a limited basis and by appointment, includes the plantation house a [17]
Surfside Beach Historical Museum Surfside Beach Brazoria Independence era replicas and artifacts [18]
Marguerite Rogers House Museum Alvin Brazoria Operated by the Alvin Museum Society [19]
Varner–Hogg Plantation State Historical Site   West Columbia Brazoria Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. National Register Listing of historic places [20]

Chambers - Fort Bend counties

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List of museums in Chambers - Fort Bend counties
Museum name Image City County Notes Refs
Agricultural Historical Museum Winnie Chambers Open by appointment, includes tractors, farming equipment, photos, Winnie Santa Fe Depot [21]
Chambers County Museum at Wallisville Wallisville Chambers [22]
Barbers Hill / Mont Belvieu Museum Mont Belvieu Chambers Local history [23]
Baytown Historical Museum   Baytown Chambers [24]
Wallisville Heritage Park and Museum Wallisville Chambers [25]
Alley Log Cabin Museum Columbus Colorado Abram (or Abraham) Alley built this cabin as part of the Stephen F. Austin Old Three Hundred colorization of Mexican Texas [26]
Confederate Memorial Museum   Columbus Colorado Built 1883 by town of Columbus, using over 400,000 handmade bricks. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark [27]
Heritage Society Museum of Weimar Weimar Colorado Housed in the Old Hill Bank building [28]
Live Oak Art Center Columbus Colorado Contemporary art [29]
Prairie Edge Museum Eagle Lake Colorado Local area culture [30]
Mary Elizabeth Hopkins Santa Claus Museum Columbus Colorado Collected 1913-1990 by Mary Elizabeth Youens Hopkins [31]
Tate-Senftenberg-Brandon House   Columbus Colorado 19th-century house with furnishings depicting small-town life a century ago, operated by the Columbus Historical Preservation Trust [32]
Art Museum TX Katy Fort Bend Established in 2020, Art Museum TX is a not-for-profit institution [33]
Art Museum TX Sugar Land Fort Bend Established in 2020, Art Museum TX is a not-for-profit institution [34]
Black Cowboy Museum Rosenberg Fort Bend Established in 2017, THE BLACK COWBOY MUSEUM TX is a not-for-profit institution [35]
Fort Bend Heritage Unlimited Museum Kendleton Fort Bend [36]
Fort Bend Museum Richmond Fort Bend Includes the museum, Long-Smith Cottage, 1883 John M. and Lottie D. Moore House, and the McFarlane House[37] [38]
Fort Bend County Heritage Unlimited Museum Kendleton Fort Bend Lifestyles of African American settlers and residents from 1865 to 1965 [39]
The Old Foster Community Museum   Foster Fort Bend Local history [40]
George Ranch Historical Park Richmond Fort Bend Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. 20,000 acre working ranch featuring historic homes, costumed interpreters and livestock [41]
Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugarland Sugar Land Fort Bend Located in Telfair, exhibits on paleontology, space, life and earth science [42]
Johnny Nelson Katy Heritage Museum Katy Fort Bend Includes farming equipment, agricultural and pioneering history artifacts, photographs and antiques [43]
Katy Heritage Park Katy Fort Bend Operated by the Katy Heritage Society [44]
Katy Heritage Society Railroad Museum Katy Fort Bend [45]
Katy Veterans Memorial Museum Katy Fort Bend Artifacts from every foreign conflict involving the United States [46]
Rosenberg Railroad Museum   Rosenberg Fort Bend Includes a railroad tower, rail cars, model train layout [47]
Sugar Land Heritage Foundation Sugar Land Fort Bend History of the sugar industry in Texas [48]

Galveston County

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List of museums in Galveston County
Museum name Image City County Notes Refs
Ashton Villa   Galveston Galveston National Register of Historic Places, built in 1859 by businessman James Moreau Brown [49]
Bishop's Palace   Galveston Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, Built in 1888 for politician Walter Gresham, later sold to the Houston Diocese of the Catholic Church as a residence for Bishop Christopher Edward Byrne [50]
Bryan Museum   Galveston Galveston Museum works from the collection of J.P. Bryan, direct descendant of early settler Moses Austin [51]
Butler Longhorn Museum League City Galveston Texas Longhorn history through art, music and artifacts [52]
Dickinson Historic Railroad Center Dickinson Galveston Artifacts and memorabilia, Dickinson Railroad Depot, the League City Railroad Depot, and the grounds surrounding those depots [53]
Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn Friendswood Galveston Reconstructed early 1900s Quaker home with furniture and artifacts. Maintained by the Friendswood Historical Society. Frank J. Brown was one of two 1895 Quaker leaders who established Friendswood, the other being T. Hadley Lewis. [54]
Galveston Arts Center Galveston Galveston Non-profit [55]
Galveston County Museum Galveston Galveston [56]
Galveston Historic Seaport Galveston Galveston National Register of Historic Places [57]
Galveston Railroad Museum   Galveston Galveston Railroad - includes rolling stock, model trains, devastation caused by Hurricane Ike, maps, railroad jargon, pictures from the Southern Railroad and the Panama Railway exhibit, railroad dining cars and china [58]
Galveston Naval Museum Galveston Galveston Home to the USS CAVALLA (WWII Submarine) and the USS STEWART (destroyer escort - one of only 3 in the world) [59]
Michel B. Menard House   Galveston Galveston 1838 house, operated by the Galveston Historical Foundation [60]
Moody Mansion   Galveston Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places [61]
Moody Gardens   Galveston Galveston Includes Discovery Pyramid with traveling exhibits about science and space, Rainforest Pyramid with animals and plants, and the Aquarium Pyramid [62]
Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum   Galveston Galveston History and technology of the area offshore oil and gas industry [63]
Old Kemah School Museum and Old Railroad Station Museum Kemah Galveston [64]
Rosenberg Library Museum Galveston Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark [65]
Seawolf Park   Galveston Galveston Includes the submarine USS Cavalla (SS-244), the ASW destroyer escort USS Stewart (DE-238), and the remains of a merchant ship [66]
Texas City Museum Texas City Galveston [67]
Texas Seaport Museum   Galveston Galveston Includes the three-masted barque Elissa [68]
West Bay Common School Children's Museum League City Galveston Managed by the League City Historical Society [69]

Harris County

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List of museums in Harris County
Museum name Image City County Notes Refs
1940 Air Terminal Museum   Houston Harris Located at William P. Hobby Airport. "Wings and Wheels", Wings Over Houston Airshow, "HobbyFest", the Pops & Props Gala and Silent Auction [70]
American Cowboy Museum Houston Harris [71]
American Indian Genocide Museum Houston Harris Genocide of American Indians [72]
Art Car Museum Houston Harris Contemporary art including art cars, fine arts, and artists that are rarely seen in other cultural institutions [73]
Art League Houston Houston Harris Alternative art exhibitions [74]
Asia Society Texas Center Houston Harris Facility of the Asia Society, includes an art gallery and Allen Sculpture Garden, art and culture presentations [75]
Bay Area Museum Seabrook Harris Exhibits include NASA memorabilia, Japanese artifacts, Karankawa Indians, Lunar Rendezvous Festival [76]
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens Houston Harris Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, [77]
Baytown Historical Museum Baytown Harris Recorded Texas Historic Landmark [78]
Blaffer Art Museum Houston Harris Part of the University of Houston, exhibits national and international works as well as artwork by students [79]
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum Houston Harris Recorded Texas Historic Landmark [80]
Children's Museum of Houston   Houston Harris 90,000 square feet of innovative, interactive bilingual exhibits [81]
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Houston Harris Contemporary art created within the past 40 years [82]
Czech Center Museum Houston Houston Harris Paintings, sculpture, folk art and artifacts, cultural center to preserve the language, scholarship and arts of Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Slovakia [83]
Cypress Top Historic Park Museum Houston Harris [84]
DiverseWorks Houston Harris Nonprofit , established to encourage local areas artists [85]
Dunham Bible Museum Houston Harris [86]
Health Museum Houston Harris Also knows as the John Philip McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science [87]
Heritage Society Museum Houston Harris Part of Sam Houston Park, includes exhibits of local history, several historic houses and a church [88]
Holocaust Museum Houston Houston Harris The 1941-1945 Holocaust in Nazi Germany [89]
Houston Bicycle Museum   Houston Harris As of May 2022, owner was retiring and looking for a new owner [90]
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Houston Harris Fiber, metal, glass, clay and wood [91]
Houston Center for Photography Houston Harris Exhibits of historic and contemporary photography [92]
Houston Fire Museum Houston Harris [93]
Houston Maritime Museum Houston Harris Includes ship models, navigation instruments and maritime artifacts [94]
Houston Museum of African American Culture Houston Harris African American history and culture, including regional and national [95]
Houston Museum of Natural Science Houston Harris Natural history and science [96]
Houston Police Department Museum Houston Harris Artifacts from the Honor Guard, SWAT, Mounted Patrol, badges, uniforms and other equipment [97]
Humble Museum Humble Harris Exhibits include oil, cattle, lumber, churches and everyday life [98]
John C. Freeman Weather Museum Houston Harris [99]
Jung Center of Houston Houston Harris Features an art gallery [100]
Lawndale Art Center   Houston Harris [101]
Lone Star Flight Museum Houston Harris Features historic aircraft and the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame [102]
McKay Clinic Medical Museum Humble Harris Original furniture and equipment from the 1938 medical clinic, open by appointment with the Humble Museum [103]
Menil Collection Houston Harris 20th century art [104]
MKT Depot Katy Harris Historic depot and caboose, area railroad artifacts, operated by the Katy Heritage Society [105]
Michael E. DeBakey Library and Museum Houston Harris aka DeBakey Library and Museum of Baylor College of Medicine [106]
Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts Houston Harris Part of Houston Baptist University [107]
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Houston Harris Collection of the museum spans more than 6,000 years of history with approximately 64,000 works from six continents [108]
Museum of Printing History Houston Harris Also called The Printing Museum [109]
Museum of Southern History Houston Harris Part of Houston Baptist University, history of the South during the mid-19th century with period room displays [110]
National United States Armed Forces Museum Houston Harris Also known as the Military Museum of Houston [111]
National Museum of Funeral History Houston Harris Exhibits include caskets, funeral and mourning artifacts and rituals [112]
Pasadena Heritage Park & Museum Pasadena Harris Local history [113]
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts Spring Harris Features three galleries of changing exhibits [114]
Pioneer Memorial Log House Museum Houston Harris Located in Hermann Park, operated by the San Jacinto Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas [115]
The Printing Museum Houston Harris [116]
Rice University Art Gallery Houston Harris [117]
Rienzi Houston Harris [118]
Rothko Chapel Houston Harris Nondenominational chapel with art by Mark Rothko [119]
Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum Houston Harris History of the Freedmen's Town National Historic District [120]
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site   La Porte Harris National Register of Historic Places [121]
San Jacinto Museum of History La Porte Harris National Register of Historic Places [122]
Seismique Houston Harris Immersive and interactive art museum [123]
Space Center Houston   Houston Harris Visitor's center of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center [124]
Spring Historical Museum Spring Harris Located at the western edge of "Old Town Spring" [125]
Station Museum of Contemporary Art Houston Harris Jim and Ann Harithas, museum directors [126]
Strake Jesuit Art Museum Houston Harris Part of Strake Jesuit College Preparatory [127]
Sylvan Beach Depot Museum and Library La Porte Harris Operated by the La Porte Heritage Society [128]
Tomball Museum Center Tomball Harris Operated by the Spring Creek County Historical Association [129]
USS Texas   La Porte Harris Battleship, part of San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, National Register Listing [130]

Liberty - Montgomery counties

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List of museums in the Liberty - Montgomery counties
Museum name Image City County Notes Refs
Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center Liberty Liberty Includes changing exhibits of South Texas history from its collections and two historic house museums [131]
City By the Sea Museum Palacios Matagorda Museum of the Palacios Area Historical Association, exhibits include Camp Hulen, fishing, ships, agriculture, Hurricane Carla, Karankawa Indians [132]
Matagorda County Museum Bay City Matagorda Bay City's first post office, displays of historical artifacts [133]
Fernland Historical Park Montgomery Montgomery City park with early Texas frontier architecture [134]
Footprints in Courage Museum Shenandoah Montgomery Located inside the Shenandoah Visitors Center [135]
Heritage Museum of Montgomery County, Texas Conroe Montgomery Child-friendly and handicap accessible [136]
Magnolia Depot Museum   Magnolia Montgomery Built in 1902 by the International and Great Northern Railroad [137]
N.H. Davis Pioneer Complex and Museum Montgomery Montgomery Replica of the original sketch of the Lone Star Flag and Republic of Texas seal, drawn by Republic political leader Charles Bellinger Stewart [138]
Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center Liberty Montgomery Memorabilia related to Sam Houston, 110-acre complex. Includes the home of formerTexas Governor Price Daniel and his wife Jean Houston Baldwin, a direct descendant of Sam Houston [139]
Texas Flag Park Conroe Montgomery aka Lone Star Monument and Historical Flag Park [140]
The Woodlands Children's Museum Woodlands Montgomery Children's [141]

Wharton county

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List of museums in the Wharton county
Museum name Image City County Notes Refs
20th Century Technology Museum   Wharton Wharton Wide variety [142]
Danish Heritage Museum of Danevang Danevang Wharton Exhibits related to the everyday lives of the Danish pioneer settlers of Danevang [143]
Egypt Plantation Museum Egypt Wharton Empire period house, also includes depot museum with ranching heritage and plantation life displays, and Texas history [144]
El Campo Museum of Natural History El Campo Wharton Started in 1978 by E. A. Weinheimer [145]
Wharton County Historical Museum Wharton Wharton History, culture, and traditions of the county [146]

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See also

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Resources

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References

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  79. ^ "Blaffer Art Museum". Glasstire. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  80. ^ "TSHA | Buffalo Soldiers National Museum". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 4, 2022.; "Details - Buffalo Soldier Museum - Atlas Number 4200000745 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  81. ^ "Children's Museum of Houston | Things To Do in Houston, TX". Visit Houston. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  82. ^ "TSHA | Contemporary Arts Museum". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  83. ^ "Details - Czech Center Museum Houston - Atlas Number 4200001107 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.; "Czech Center Museum Houston". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  84. ^ "Details - Cypress Top Historic Park - Atlas Number 4200001440 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  85. ^ "TSHA | Diverseworks". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  86. ^ "Details - Dunham Bible Museum - Atlas Number 4200001165 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  87. ^ "Health Museum". www.houstontx.gov. Retrieved September 4, 2022.; "TSHA | McGovern, John Philip [Jack]". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  88. ^ "Heritage Society Museum". www.downtownhouston.org. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  89. ^ "Details - Holocaust Museum Houston - Atlas Number 4200001106 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  90. ^ Jordan, Jay R. (May 23, 2022). "'I want to see it stay after I go': 85-year-old longtime Houston shop owners seeks home for cycling museum". Chron. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  91. ^ "Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | Things To Do in Houston, TX". Visit Houston. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  92. ^ "Houston Center for Photography". LibraryThing.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  93. ^ "The Houston Fire Museum". Roadtrippers. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  94. ^ "Houston Maritime Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  95. ^ Thomas, Morgan E. "Houston Museum of African American Culture | Houston History Magazine". Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  96. ^ "Details - Houston Museum of Natural Science - Atlas Number 4200001358 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  97. ^ "Details - Houston Police Museum - Atlas Number 4200000604 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  98. ^ "Details - Humble Museum - Atlas Number 4200000217 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  99. ^ "John C. Freeman Weather Museum". Houston Press. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  100. ^ "The Jung Center". CultureMap Houston. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  101. ^ "TSHA | Lawndale Art Center". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  102. ^ "Details - Lone Star Flight Museum - Atlas Number 4200000174 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  103. ^ "McKay Clinic Medical Museum in Humble, TX - Contact Information and Public Records". txcountyoffices.org. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  104. ^ "TSHA | Menil Collection". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  105. ^ "The MKT Depot Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  106. ^ "Details - Michael E. DeBakey Library and Museum - Atlas Number 4200001577 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.; "DeBakey Library and Museum". Baylor College of Medicine. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  107. ^ "Details - Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts - Atlas Number 4200001284 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  108. ^ "TSHA | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  109. ^ "No. 1848: Museum of Printing History". www.uh.edu. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  110. ^ "Details - Museum of Southern History - Atlas Number 4200000345 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  111. ^ "Details - National United States Armed Forces Museum - Atlas Number 4200000816 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  112. ^ "Details - National Museum of Funeral History - Atlas Number 4200000702 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  113. ^ "Details - Pasadena Heritage Park and Museum - Atlas Number 4200000833 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  114. ^ "Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts | Things To Do in Spring, TX". Visit Houston. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  115. ^ "Pioneer Memorial Log House Museum, Houston, Texas at MuseumsUSA.org". www.museumsusa.org. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  116. ^ "Details - The Printing Museum - Atlas Number 4200000214 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 3, 2022.; "The Printing Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  117. ^ "Rice University Art Gallery". Houston Press. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  118. ^ "Details - Rienzi - Atlas Number 4200001359 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  119. ^ "Rothko Chapel". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  120. ^ "TSHA | Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum, Inc". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  121. ^ "Details - San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site - Atlas Number 4200000246 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  122. ^ "Details - San Jacinto Museum of History - Atlas Number 4200001483 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  123. ^ "A Far-Out Journey to Seismique". Houstonia Magazine. March 16, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  124. ^ "Details - Space Center Houston - Atlas Number 4200001341 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  125. ^ "Spring Historical Museum - Spring, TX - History Museums on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Waymarking. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  126. ^ "Station Museum of Contemporary Art". Houston Press. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  127. ^ "Strake Jesuit Art Museum". www.strakejesuit.org. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  128. ^ "Sylvan Beach Depot Museum & Library". Roadtrippers. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  129. ^ "Details - Tomball Museum Center - Atlas Number 4200000422 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  130. ^ "TSHA | Battleship Texas State Historic Site". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 3, 2022.; "Details - U.S.S. TEXAS - Atlas Number 2076002039 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  131. ^ "Details - Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center - Atlas Number 4200001116 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  132. ^ "Details - City by the Sea Museum - Atlas Number 4200000511 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 2, 2022.; "City by the Sea Museum and La Petite Belle Homeport". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  133. ^ "Details - Matagorda County Museum - Atlas Number 4200000517 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 2, 2022.; "Matagorda County Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  134. ^ "Details - Fernland Historical Park - Atlas Number 4200001260 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 2, 2022.; "Fernland Historical Park | City of Montgomery Texas". www.montgomerytexas.gov. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  135. ^ "Footprints in Courage Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  136. ^ "Details - Heritage Museum of Montgomery County - Atlas Number 4200000097 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 1, 2022.; "Heritage Museum of Montgomery County". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  137. ^ "Historic Magnolia Depot". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 2, 2022.; "Magnolia Depot Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  138. ^ "N.H. Davis Pioneer Complex and Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  139. ^ "Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  140. ^ "Details - Texas Flag Park - Atlas Number 4200001177 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 1, 2022.; "Lone Star Monument and Historical Flag Park". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  141. ^ "The Woodlands Children's Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  142. ^ "Details - 20th Century Technology Museum - Atlas Number 4200001087 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  143. ^ "Details - Danish Heritage Preservation Society Museum - Atlas Number 4200000724 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  144. ^ "Egypt Plantation Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  145. ^ "El Campo Museum of Natural History, El Campo, Texas at MuseumsUSA.org". Museums USA. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  146. ^ "Wharton County Historical Museum". Wharton Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  147. ^ "Welcome". Byzantine Fresco Chapel. Retrieved October 18, 2014. On March 4th, 2012, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel closed. Its closure marked the end of a landmark agreement, set to expire in February 2012, between the Church of Cyprus and the Menil Foundation.
  148. ^ "Liberty County". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 17, 2014. the Geraldine D. Humphreys Museum in Liberty drew visitors from 1969 until it closed in 1984.
  149. ^ "Official site". Gulf Coast Archive and Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
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