Archeological Sites:

Pictograph Sites:

Historic Houses and Structures:

• Casa Navarro - The home of Tejano signer of Texas Declaration of Independence.
• Eisenhower Birthplace - The birthplace of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
• Fanthorp Inn - A stagecoach inn during the Republic and Early Statehood.
• Fort Leaton - Adobe fortress built in 1848, by scalphunter Ben Leaton.
• Fulton Mansion - French Empire home of rancher/industrialist George Fulton.
• Goliad - Site of restored Spanish mission, Espiritu Santo de Zuniga.
• Kreische Brewery - Ruins of a unique 1870s German brewery.
• Landmark Inn - An inn and store on the Old San Antonio-El Paso Road.
• Magoffin Home - "Territorial style" adobe home of El Paso pioneer family.
• Port Isabel Lighthouse - Mid-19th century beacon for South Texas shipping.
• Sam Bell Maxey House - Home of Confederate General Samuel Bell Maxey.
• Starr Family Home - "Maplecroft," home of important early Texas family.
• Sebastopol House - An 1850s Greek Revival house, built of concrete!
• Varner-Hogg Plantation - An ante-bellum sugar plantation house.
• Washington-on-the-Brazos - Independence Hall is the birthplace of the Republic of Texas.

Historic Missions:

• Mission Espiritu Santo
• Mission Rosario

Military History:

• Frontier Forts

  • Fort Griffin - Post Civil War garrison on the Brazos River.
  • Fort Lancaster - Pre-Civil War guardian of the San Antonio-El Paso Road.
  • Fort McKavett - All four regiments of the Buffalo Soldiers served here.
  • Fort Richardson - Home of Colonel Ranald Mackenzie's 4th Cavalry.

Battlegrounds

• Sabine Pass Battleground - Site of 1863 Civil War battle that saved Texas.
• San Jacinto Battleground - Where Texas won independence from Mexico.

• Admiral Nimitz Museum - Honors Chester Nimitz and the Pacific War.
• Battleship TEXAS - Restored dreadnought, veteran of two World Wars.

Commemorative Sites:

• Acton - Burial site of Davy Crockett's second wife (smallest state park in U.S.)
• Confederate Reunion Grounds - Historic Confederate veterans' picnic grounds.
• Fannin Battleground - Site of famous Texas Revolution battle.
• Lipantitlan - Near the sites of an 1835 battle during the Texas Revolution and a Mexican fort of the same name.
• Lyndon B. Johnson - Established in honor of our 36th President, located across the Pedernales River from the Texas White House and LBJ's gravesite in the National Historical Park.
• Monument Hill - The tomb of Texas martyrs, victims of the Battle of Salado (1842) and the notorious "Black Bean Incident" (1843).
• San Jacinto Monument - Tallest monument in US, on site of the famous battle.
• Zaragoza Birthplace - Birthplace of Mexican hero, General Ignacio Zaragoza, who defeated the French at Puebla, Mexico, May 5, 1862.

Living History Sites:

• Sauer-Beckmann Farm at Lyndon B. Johnson - A restored 1918 German farmstead.
• Penn Farm at Cedar Hill - A restored 1950's farm.
• Barrington Living History Farm at Washington-on-the-Brazos - A Reconstructed 1850's farmstead.

Other Special Historic Information from TPWD:

• Buffalo Soldiers Outreach Project & Exploring Texas Roots - An innovative cultural heritage education program targeting inner-city minority youth.
• Cultural Resources - Learn about Archeology on the State Parks and Historic Sites.
• Texas State Railroad - Ride the rails into East Texas' history
• Military Reenactments, Living History and Other Special Events (updated quarterly) - From the Calendar of Events.
• Texas Longhorns in State Parks - TPWD has the Official State Herd of this Texas legend