Museums in Texas

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

The house where the pulp fiction writer and Conan the Barbarian creator lived.

One nutty businessman’s unique tribute to an ancient tool.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

Hidden within a Gulf Coast port city is a wonderfully eclectic museum whose beginnings were housed in a bank window.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

A collection of vintage liaison aircraft kept in flying condition and on display at an airfield in San Antonio.

An old abandoned pharmacy building in Texas is brimming with collectibles and images of the little tuxedoed pooch.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.

This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

Seven flags adorn this Texas museum, one for each of the powers that have ruled the area.