Southwest Dairy Museum
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The Southwest Dairy Museum, located in Sulphur Springs, Texas, showcases the importance of the dairy industry and its role in Hopkins County. The Southwest Dairy Museum is funded by the dairy checkoff program.
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The Southwest Dairy Museum, located in Sulphur Springs, Texas, showcases the importance of the dairy industry and its role in Hopkins County. The Southwest Dairy Museum is funded by the dairy checkoff program.
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This is a free, educational stop for travelers along I-30, and the museum is only a few miles off the highway. Stop and enjoy the cold AC while waking through and absorbing all you never knew about dairy cows, the milk they produce, and the engineering processes to attain that milk over the years. Begin your journey by taking photos of the Texas-size heifers by the road, then enter the museum, sign the guestbook, and continue to the right by following the cow hoof prints on the floor! There are plenty of hands-on stations along the hoof-print journey through the museum, and a lot of fun-filled facts to read about! This museum is a tribute to the hard workers of the industry - both past and present. It is small and quaint; very well maintained and clean. The staff are super-friendly and helpful. There is a conference room for meetings, a tiny gift shop, and an ice cream parlor with a food court area. There's a donation drop box on the right as you exit....and don't forget to check out the rare Milk Cart (from the 1930s in Chicago) outside and to the left. All ages are welcome, and it is wheelchair accessible. If this info was helpful, please give me a LIKE! THANKS, Brian Hargis Local Guide
Brian HargisBrian Hargis
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We've been wanting to check out museums so we implemented museum Friday. The Dairy Museum was our first one. This was a great museum to check out. They walk you through the process of making milk, ice cream & butter. They have ice cream & butter molds from over the years as well as ice cream scoops, glass bottles from different products, machinery that's been used to make the different dairy products from over the years. An awesome ending to the tour was the tasty treat of ice cream, sundaes, freezes & floats for purchase. The museum is free to tour. Definitely worth checking out.
Maria RosenbergMaria Rosenberg
30
An entertaining stop for our kids to spend some time. The displays were interesting and informative. It was a quiet time in the morning, some of the video displays were off or not working. The staff were super friendly. The website advertises live milking and creamery demonstrations but we found out you have to schedule those in advance, you can't walk in and request them. Otherwise it was a nice place to spend an hour and the kids enjoyed themselves.
Dave YerginDave Yergin
10
When here with my daughter on a field trip. Had a great time. First off it's free. The place is laid out really nice. We actually learned a lot about milk and milk by-products. The people that are very friendly. Overall a great place to go. Learn everything from the old days of milk production to How It's Made now. they have a little old school ice cream parlor where you can get fresh ice cream. Great place 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Jason RussellJason Russell
30
This museum is so much fun; even for adults! My husband and I had an absolute blast! The woman working when we went was so nice and friendly! I loved all of the interactive displays along with the other exhibits! There is so much information to learn here that I didn’t know about! Very nice, clean, and well put together! Definitely recommend stopping by if you’re in the area!
Rowena McBrideRowena McBride
30
Neat free museum all about dairy. Of course it is all slanted towards the producers, since they set up and fund the museum. Still an informative place with some truly unique items. The staff was friendly, though distracted by some employee meeting thing going on during our visit. We enjoyed our visit and learned some new things and would recommend visiting this place.
Chris BloomfieldChris Bloomfield
00
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