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1940 Air Terminal Museum
Houston, Texas

Children's, History, Historic House, Library

The Houston Municipal Airport Terminal is a beautiful and rare example of classic art deco airport architecture from the golden age of flight. The Terminal served Houston during the years when air travelers dressed in their finest and embarked for exotic destinations aboard roaring propliners like the Douglas DC-3 and the Lockheed Constellation.

The Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society is restoring the long-vacant Houston Municipal Airport Terminal for the City of Houston. As the restoration is completed in phases, the Houston Aeronautical Heritage Society is outfitting and operating the Terminal as the 1940 Air Terminal Museum, an interactive museum showcasing the role and importance of civil aviation since the dawn of manned flight.

3rd Cavalry Museum
Fort Hood, Texas

General, History, Library, Military, Specialized

The 3d Cavalry Regiment, the Army's newest Regiment of Strykers, is one of the Army's elite brigade-level combined arms units, consisting of nearly 5000 Cavalry Troopers; it is easily one of the most powerful brigade-level combat formations in the world.

Admiral Nimitz Museum/ National Museum of the Pacific War
Fredericksburg, Texas

Culture, History, Library, Military, Specialized

Admiral Nimitz Museum/ National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, TX is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Austin History Center
Austin, Texas

Library

Austin History Center in Austin, TX is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Brazoria County Historical Museum
Angleton, Texas

History, Library

The Brazoria County Historical Museum is housed in the 1897 Brazoria County Courthouse. In the late 1970s, the courthouse was slated for destruction. With widespread community support, the Brazoria County Historical Commission petitioned the Commissioners Court to save the structure and utilize it as a museum. On March 26, 1979, County Judge E.E. Brewer signed an agreement with the Commission, leasing the courthouse to the Commission for 100 years. Its terms required the Commission to renovate the facility without county funding and open it to the public within two years. The lease was later assigned to the Brazoria County Historical Museum, Inc., a not-for profit corporation. The move was made to improve the museum's fund-raising capabilities.

Brazos Valley African American Museum
Bryan, Texas

Art, Church, Culture, General, History, Library

More than fifty years ago, Mell Pruitt, currently a retired school teacher in Bryan began to collect and search out information on African Americans in the Brazos Valley. The small gathering of articles and photographs grew into an extensive collection about the history of African Americans in the Brazos Valley and beyond. In 1999 the African American National Heritage Society (AANHS) was founded in an effort to raise funds for the future construction of a museum to house the collection.

Bryan Texana Foundation
Houston, Texas

History, Library

In December 1993, J. P. and Mary Jon Bryan created the Bryan Texana Foundation as a non-profit corporation to operate a museum devoted to Texas history. The Bryans have long been advocates of Texas historical and preservation efforts.

A relative of Stephen F. Austin and sixth-generation Texan, J.P. Bryan has served as president of the Texas State Historical Association, president and chairman of the Texas Historical Foundation, chairman on the Development/Advisory Board for the Institute of Texas Cultures, trustee for the Nita Stewart Haley Memorial Library and commissioner for the Texas Historical Commission.

Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Houston, Texas

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Library, Military, Specialized

BSNM is open to the public six days of the week (Monday through Saturday), conducting tours for the general public and area schools, in addition to providing education programming for middle to high school students. Among its many outreach programs, BSNM participates in parades, gives historical lectures, and sponsors a youth drill team. The museum is also an active participant in national veteran projects, such as the Veterans’ Registry Project.

CAF Airpower Museum
Midland, Texas

History, Library, Military, Specialized

The CAF Airpower Museum is the educational and artifact collections branch of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) This museum located at CAF's international Headquarters is home to several interactive exhibits focusing on Honoring American Military Avitation. The mission of the CAF Airpower Museum is to tell the complete story of World War II military aviation by collecting, preserving, and interpreting World War II material culture. The Museum serves a broad and diverse audience by preserving the memory of the men and women who built, supported, and flew the historic aircraft of World War II through educational programs, exhibits, collections and library research services.

Center for American History
Round Top, Texas

History, Historic House, Library, University

The Center's research collections date back to the opening of The University of Texas in 1883. As the University's holdings in Texas history grew, scholars urged their consolidation and special housing. In 1945, University regents created the Eugene C. Barker Texas History Center. In 1991, the Barker became a component of the newly created Center for American History (CAH), a special collections library, archive, and museum that supports research, teaching, and other activities related to the history of the U. S. The CAH is comprised of the Research and Collections Division at UT in Austin, the Sam Rayburn Library and Museum in Bonham and the Winedale near Round Top.

1st Cavalry Division Museum
Fort Hood, Texas

General, History, Library, Military, Specialized

The 1st Cavalry Division Museum at the intersection of 56th and 761st Tank Battalion Avenue in Building 2218 on Fort Hood.

AB Library and Museum
Waco, Texas

Art, Culture, Library, Specialized, University

The Armstrong Browning Library is a research library devoted to the study of the lives and works of the Victorian poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. It houses the world's largest collection of books, letters, manuscripts, and memorabilia pertaining to the Brownings, as well as a substantial collection of primary and secondary materials related to 19th-century literature and culture. Included in the latter category are works by literary figures who were contemporaries and associates of the Brownings, such as Matthew Arnold, Charles Dickens, George MacDonald, Joseph Milsand, and John Ruskin. Growing collections of 19th-century women poets and 19th-century theological pamphlets are among its newest avenues of expansion.

Albert B. Alkek Library, Special Collections
San Marcos, Texas

Library

Albert B. Alkek Library, Special Collections in San Marcos, TX is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Boerne Public Library, Historical Research Section
Boerne, Texas

Library

Boerne Public Library, Historical Research Section in Boerne, TX is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Brazoria Historical Museum
Brazoria, Texas

Arboretum, Botanical Garden, Culture, History, Library, Military, Nature Centers

Our museum is located in the cradle of Texas. Stephen F Austin, himself, named the town, and Jane Long operated a hotel/tavern here for the years when Texas was forming it's republic. It is located in the oldest public building in Brazoria.

Brownsville Historical Association
Brownsville, Texas

Cemetery, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

The Brownsville Historical Association is a multi-site organization dedicated to the preservation of Brownsville's history and culture. The BHA oversees six different sites: The Brownsville Heritage Complex (the Brownsville Heritage Museum and the Stillman House Museum), the Old City Cemetery and its Center, Market Square Research Center, and the Historic Alonso Building.

Buffalo Gap Historic Village
Buffalo Gap, Texas

Art, History, Historic House, Library, Natural History

Buffalo Gap Historic Village in Buffalo Gap, TX is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Bywaters Collection Special Collections
Dallas, Texas

Art, Library, University

Bywaters Collection Special Collections in Dallas, TX is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Catholic Archives of Texas
Austin, Texas

Library

Catholic Archives of Texas in Austin, TX is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to visit where you live or vacation today.

Civil War Museum-Outpost 11
Spring, Texas

History, Library, Military

The Civil War Museum houses artifacts from the Civil War era. We have books and CD's on the War. Captain Kraig White is the Curator and is extremely knowledgeable on the era. We can assist in tracing your heritage back to ancestors who served in the Civil War on either side.

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