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Texas Transportation Museums

A still incomplete list offred by the Texas Transportation Museum, San Antonio, Texas

AUSTIN

The Austin Steam Train Association, (512) 477-8468, runs the Hill Country Flier every weekend from Cedar Park,just north of Austin, at US 183 & Rm 1431, to Burnet. The trip takes two hours and runs through the beautiful hill country using old fashioned passenger cars. The trip takes two hours each way, with a stop at Bertram, where the association has re-installed an old depot.

For more information, click here: Hill Country Flier

BANDERA

Pioneer Museum

Located in the "Cowboy Capital of the World," the museum, begun in1927, presents the early days of hill country life. Its about one block north of the historic Bandera County court house. Call (830) 796-3864. Admission: $2.00, 25 cents for children. BOERNE

Agricultural Heritage Center

Railroad Park and Nature Trail, along the old Southern Pacific right of way.

Indoor and outdoor exhibits of the history of agricultural equipment and machinery. Open Wednesday & Sunday, from 1:30 - 4:30 PM, on HWY 46E, one mile outside of the town. Admission is free.

BURNET

Highland Lakes CAF Air Museum

Austin Steam Train Association depot

Headquarters for Confederate Air Force Hill Country Squadron. Features WWII fighter planes, firearms, photographs, and memorabilia. Open 9a.m.-5p.m., Sun. 1-5p.m. At Burnet Municipal Airport, south on U. S. 281; (512) 756- 2226. Admission.

CASTROVILLE

Shooting Star Museum, located six miles south of Castroville as the crow flies.

For more information, click here: Shooting Star Museum

CORPUS CHRISTI

The Lexington

The USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, is the renowned WWII aircraft carrier itself. It's $10 per adult, $8.00 senior citizen or active military and $5.00 for children. It's a preety awesome experience, from the flight deck and historical planes, to all the other details of this famous, long serving aircraft carrier, declared sunk by the Japenese so many times, it gained the nickname, 'The Grey Ghost."
Call (361) 888-4873 for details or click on: Lexington

Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History

Among the other exhibits, if you really look hard, you just may find the Columbus replica fleet in 100% scale! Two of the boats are at the museum, the Santa Maria and the Pinta, are on permanent display. The third, the Nina, can be found, if it it isn't out at sea, in the marina near the business district.

Call (361)883-2862 or click on C.C. Science & History Museum

DALLAS

The Age Of Steam Railroad Museum

Um, wow is the word that comes to mind descibing this museum. Let's just say UP Big Boy, up close and personal, or their Doodlebug, or their excellently restored club car or . . . you get the picture. A must for the rail fan. Located in Fair Park, you need to call them for directions or check their site.
Call (214) 428-0101 or click on Age Of Steam

Frontiers Of Flight Museum

Located at Love Field Terminal LB-18, this museum seems to be a pretty good way to spend your time at the airport, as it has a lot of interesting exhibits spanning the history of flight, from earliest days to the space station.

Call (214) 350-1651 or click on Frontiers of Flight

DENTON

Hanger 10 Antique Airplane

Located at Denton Municipal Airport, a small but interesting collection.
(817)382-0666

Ennis

Railroad and Cultural Heritage Museum

Defintely worth a stop, if you are in the area. The museum recalls the twon's days as the hub of the Houston and Central Texas Railroad.
Located at 105 main Street. Call (972) 875-1901.

FORT WORTH

Pate Museum of Transportion

It's in Cresson, really, on HWY 377, on the left if you are leaving Fort Worth. An amazing treasure trove of all kinds of transportation. They have planes, helicopters, a mine sweeper, cars, trucks, etc, etc. It's new entrance is right on the main drag. Admission is free but call ahead. It isn't always open at posted times in my experience but it's a labor of love, so all's fair
(817) 396-4305.

The Tarantula Railroad

Makes cross city trips to the 8th Ave Depot, the Stockyards and Grapevine, and it's depot based Historical Museum. The longer train ride starts at $20.00 peradult, the shorter trip at $10.00. Quite a steal, and worth every dime.
Too much info to relay here, so call (817) 625-7245 or click The Tarantula

FREDERICKSBURG

Pioneer Museum

Museum Of The Pacific War

GALVESTON

Lone Star Flight Museum

Railroad Museum

Seaport Museum

Seawolf Park

Grapevine

Grapevine Historical Museum & Heritage Center

Check this out for excellence! The old depot gets abandoned and moved off its site. Who knows why it wasn't just demolished, like so many others. But, amazingly, the Grapevine Heritage Foundation bought the building and the original site and then moved it back! And now the Trantula steam train makes daily stops. Gotta love it. Very, very cool! The rest of the old site, formerly the St Louis & Southwester Railroad, aka the Cottoon Belt, loading dock area, is a city heritage center.

Located in the 700 block of Main Street, call (817) 410-3195.

HONDO

Medina County Museum, located in the relocated Southern Pacific depot.

LAGO VISTA

Airpower Museum

MERCEDES

Vintage Farm Equipment Museum

MIDLAND

Confederate Air Force

NEW BRAUNFELS

Automania

Locataed on IH 35, just south of new Braunfels, between exits 180 & 182, on the north bound side, this is this commercial operation that always has a fascinating collection of nice cars, old and new, available to be viewed, and bought, by the public. Call (830) 629-4843.

Railroad Museum

Locate in the original I&GN depot on San Antonio Road at the railroad tracks.

For more information, click here: New Braunfels Railroad Museum

PALESTINE / RUSK

Texas State Railroad

Classic steam locomotives and passenegr cars run between Palestine and Rusk.

For more information, click here: Texas State railroad

PLEASANTON The Longhorn Museum

Locate on the outskirts of Pleasnaton on HWY 97, this museum owns the last remaining San Antonio Uvalde & Gulf depot. It is the only known repository of information about the old "Sauasage." For more information, click here:
Longhorn Museum, Pleasanton

POTH

Depot Museum

ROCKPORT

Texas Maritime Museum

ROUND TOP

Sterling McCall Old Car Museum

ROSANKY

Central Texas Museum of Automobile History, (512) 237-2635

Located about 12 miles south of Bastrop, on HWY 304, Rosankey is a small bump in the road town, and the museum is located outside of it! But, it is very possibly one of the biggest and best automobiles museums in the country. The collection is phenomenal. A lot of cars, and all of them interesting and worthwhile. What you might call a fiamond in the rough. You should not miss this place.

It is open Wed. - Sun. from April - Oct, and Fri. - Sun. during Nov. - March. On Sundays the hours are shorter. It opens at 12.00 noon, and closes at 5.00 PM as usual.

For more information, click here: Central Texas Museum of Automotive History

RUSK / PALESTINE

Texas State Railroad - see above

SAN ANGELO

Santa Fe Depot

SMITHVILLE

Railroad History Park & Museum

SLATON

Texas Air Museum

TEAGUE

Burlington - Rock Island Railroad Museum

TEMPLE

Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum

Located in the original two story AT & SF depot. For more information, click here: Temple Railroad & Heritage Museum

WITCHITA FALLS

Railroad Museum

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