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Roseland Plantation and Windsor House
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Address: 2601 Hwy 64, Ben Wheeler, TX 75754
Built in 1854, Roseland offers history buffs a glimpse of the lifestyle that Texas's privileged class once enjoyed. Nature trails allow guests to take in the lovely grounds, which once covered more than 3000 acres. Guided tours of the plantation home and grounds last approximately one hour. Visitors who want to...
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Address: 17544 Hwy 14, Tyler, TX 75706
East Texas as a habitat for tigers and other large felines that have been abused or displaced? You bet! At the Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge, big cats from around the world – including endangered species like Bengal tigers and African lions – find refuge and safe haven. Guests to the park may participate in the...
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Address: 2203 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd, Tyler, TX 75702
This beautiful, 85-acre compound – a gift to the people of Tyler by D.K. and Lottie Caldwell – is home to more than 2000 animals from around the world, including some from endangered or threatened species. Among Caldwell Zoo's more popular residents are an African elephant, a giraffe, Attwater's prairie chickens, a...
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Address: 308 N Broadway, Tyler, TX 75702
Ready for an excitement-filled afternoon of family-friendly exhibits and activities? Be sure to slate Tyler's Discovery Science Place at the top of your "to-do" list. With displays like the realistic Honey Bee Hive, the Magic School Bus, and Kids TV, the center offers kids of all ages plenty of stimulation. In...
Historic Aviation Memorial Museum
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Address: 150 Airport Dr, Pounds Air Field, Tyler, TX 75704
Honoring military pilots from all generations, HAAM gives particular focus to the intrepid veterans of the 1st and 2nd World Wars. The museum's several thousand square feet of display space houses unique collections of aviation memorabilia, historic photos, and documents, most of which were donated by private...
Bonner-Whitaker-McClendon House
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Address: 806 W Houston, Tyler, TX 75702
Architecture aficionados will want to schedule a visit to this historic home (1878), one of East Texas's best remaining examples of Eastlake Bracketed Victorian architecture. The home, restored by Tyler citizens in the early 1980s, has been furnished with authentic, 19th-century antiques, many of them original to the...
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Address: 400 Rose Park Dr, Tyler, TX 75702
This theater, along with Rogers Children's Theatre, plays host to Tyler Civic Theatre, the heart of Smith County's cultural scene since its humble beginnings as the '20s-era Tyler Little Theatre. The group has hosted a wide variety of performances in and around Tyler over the years, and shows are the combined efforts...
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Address: 14007 FM 346 W, Bullard, TX 75757
Located south of Tyler, near Teaselville, this antebellum plantation was completed by Colonel John Dewberry, a native Georgian who earned fame during the War of 1812. The main home, Myrtle Vale, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is noteworthy for being the only two-level home from pre-Civil War...
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Address: 305 S Broadway, Tyler, TX 75702
Award-winning ETSO can trace its beginnings to the 1930s, when a group of musicians led by Mrs. W.C. Windsor instituted an annual, four-concert season. Though performances were sporadic during WWII, the orchestra persevered and eventually established itself as one of East Texas's leading performance groups, playing at...
Smith County Historical Museum
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Address: 125 S College Ave, Tyler, TX 75702
This downtown museum falls under the auspices of the Smith County Historical Society, which dedicates itself to preserving historical items, documents, and photographs relating to the Tyler area. Among the museum's more noteworthy holdings are artifacts from native Caddo Indians and from Camp Ford, a Civil War-era POW...
