Great museum! Staff are wonderful and very helpful, and you could spend hours reading all of the descriptions. There's an interactive area for kids, and plenty of tables in the back to do activities. The Yesteryear festival they hold has so many amazing and talented people brought in, I've seen everything from leatherworkers to riverdancers to historical metal detectors present.
The museum society usually has a new person come in every meeting to explain what they do or share stories to the society members, so it's really worth joining if that interests you.
I can't believe they do all of this while being free admission. Using the donations, they help the community by putting together scholarships and hosting events. It's truly incredible how...
Β Β Β Read moreGreat local history displays & explanations of the exhibits posted throughout the facilities. I was greatly impressed by the ease & extent of access in the actual caboose as well as the historical depth station. The added bonus surprise was the historical windmill collection. Access was wheelchair accessible and the extent of detail posted alongside the numerous windmills was fun to read. There is something for everyone. From the well documented drawings of ALL the local sheriffs, the horse-drawn hears, AND over 200 taxidermied local & exotic animals. . . . There is something historical or interesting or funny to be...
Β Β Β Read moreWe were passing by this town on the way to San Antonio and decided to stop by the Longhorn Museum. It was free with obviously a donation box and it was definitely worth the stop.
For a small town museum it was packed with artifacts, old fashioned exhibits, and history. The new windmill exhibit was open and it was nice.
We spent about 45 minutes here. You could see it all faster or you could read about everything and stay...
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