Heritage Museum - Brownsville Historical Association — Attraction in Brownsville

After reading about this museum online we decided to plan a visit to this historic site coming from North Texas we added this location. We entered to what seemed like the gift shop and the older gentleman with the glasses , didn't give us his name, on the counter was very informative and briefed us on the location. He mentioned to grab some maps about the place to navigate through the muesum we grabbed 3 as we where a group of seven. Impressed with the professionalism of the staff and location we decided to grab some souvenirs ahead of time for further support. We went through the museum reading about the history of American and Mexican wars. Learning about the people who helped both sides. The bus was my favorite artifact. As we where leaving to visit the house next door the older gentleman reminded us about the directions and to follow the directions on the map a" The ones we took quite a few of and would like some back," . I put 1 map back at that time really not thinking nothing of it until my wife and sister in law mentioned outside "we only have 3 maps for a group of 7" as we were going to the next location. And that point I decided to finish the next location quickly which was interesting but felt less "fun" due to the interaction. Upon exiting the location I entered the gift shop area and gave him the 2 remaining maps and told him " I got your maps" to which he replied "Ohh ok thank you i didnt mean to jump on you like that". I then replied "Well 3 maps is not considered quite a few but here." The older gentleman apologized and so did the other younger staff member. Would have rated higher had that not ruined it for me. We visited the other muesums he suggested and both were...

Great place to start museum tours ! The host is very kind and knowledgeable. You’ll be greeted by the most beautiful kitty too! I’ll let you learn their name in person! So many artifacts and a huge vehicle ! We just moved here and wanted to learn some history. You’ll be pleased with all the signs and pictures and the house as well! I highly recommend this museum. We had a great time learning about Brownsville. Don’t forget to get your parking permit when you pay your entrance fee. Free...

This is one of those “do not miss” local history museums. Did you know that there were actually seven flags over Texas and not just six? I was today years old when I found out. This museum has a lot of stories and history around the Mexican revolution and the pressure that put on south “Texas” at the time. The air conditioners work really well too, which is extremely important. Also, get “all sites” pass that gets you admission to several locations, it is...