Museum represents the Gladys City Boomtown with typical clapboard buildings
of the era, including an information center, post office, photo studio, saloon,
livery stable, blacksmith shop, surveyor's office and wooden oil derricks. Lucas
Gusher Monument commemorates the beginning of the world's modern petroleum
industry that literally blew in at 10 a.m. on Jan. 10, 1901, with the gusher
drilled by Anthony F. Lucas. Call before visiting. Admission charge. University
Drive at U.S. 69 S. 409/835-0823. www.spindletop.org.
City: Beaumont
Region: Gulf Coast
With so many amazing things to do in Texas, there’s not enough room to feature them all. So check out some popular attractions to see just how much fun your Texas vacation can be.
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
City: Fritch
Region: Panhandle Plains
Billy Bob's Texas
City: Fort Worth
Region: Prairies and Lakes
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
City: Alto
Region: Piney Woods
Galveston Island Beach
City: Galveston
Region: Gulf Coast
The Alamo
City: San Antonio
Region: South Texas Plains
Devil’s Backbone
City: Wimberley
Region: Hill Country
Big Bend National Park
City: Big Bend National Park Area
Region: Big Bend Country
