Texas Trail Museum — Attraction in Pine Bluffs

As others have shared, this is a gem of a museum that runs solely on donations. There are eight historical buildings to walk through all within a 1/2-block radius. The main museum building originally housed the city's power station and they've done an excellent job retaining aspects of the power generators, alongside a plethora of artifacts. In fact, they've an amazing barbed wire collection of over 100 various types of fencing - - who knew there were so many!?!? Whether you stroll through one building or all, you won't be disappointed. We spent a little more than an hour and enjoyed all eight. That said, we can't say THANK YOU enough to Mary (museum host) for her warm welcome, museum and local area insights all sprinkled with some immensely enjoyable...

My son and I toured the museum, including all its outbuildings. The old Catholic church moved from Burns (formerly Luther) and the old schoolhouse were a couple favorites. Inside building one (original town power plant) are the enormous original diesel generators and a traveling candy seller’s case from the 1900s complete with candy, so cool! Mary was friendly, knowledgeable, and made our visit memorable.

This museum is well-done and, shockingly, free. They have a museum store with unusual, quality items for sale. Bring some cash because you’ll certainly find a treasure and want to...

What can I say, except unbelievable!!!!!! This hidden gem of a museum has knowledgeable staff and very friendly. The items in this museum are gorgeous. Different buildings to explore with a Union Pacific Caboose with original logs you can look at. The museum is free amd runs solely on donations. It was a wonderful experience, literally like stepping back in time. Well...