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TYLER, TEXAS Activity Guide WELCOME TO THE ROSE CAPITAL OF AMERICA! Enjoy Your Visit toTyler Red Dirt BBQ & Music Festival Cover Photo By Scott W. Coleman Inside Front Flap Photo By Charlie Stout TJC-Center for Earth and Space Science Education Museums With a goal toward education and preservation, Tyler area museums offer scientific, artistic, cultural and historical significance. Not to mention-just good, clean family fun! American Freedom Museum Featuring the Hall of Presidents and the Hall of American Freedom, this unique interactive museum documents our nation’s military from the American Revolution to the sands of Iraq. Visitors will find over 640 unique artifacts, including a lock of George Washington’s hair, a fully equipped Huey helicopter, and may actually board a C-47 paratrooper plane from WWII. 903.894.5252 The Brook Hill School 1051 North Houston, Bullard www.americanfreedommuseum.org Brookshire’s World of Wildlife Museum and Country Store Over 450 mounted examples of wildlife and replica of a 1920’s grocery store. Picnic and playground facilities available. 903.534.2169 WSW Loop 323 & Old Jacksonville Hwy www.brookshiresmuseum.com Camp Ford A historical marker identifies the largest prisoner of war compound used for union troops west of the Mississippi River. History buffs will enjoy a replica of a prisoner of war cabin, hiking trails and educational storyboards. 903.592.5993 Hwy 271 & Loop 323 www.smithcountyhistoricalsociety.org Discovery Science Place Cotton Belt Railroad Depot Railroad memorabilia museum showcasing the St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) Railroad Depot, built in 1905. Open Thursday-Saturday 10am-4pm. Free admission, donations accepted. 903.595.7232 210 E Oakwood St www.cottonbeltdepotmuseum.com Discovery Science Place Discovery Science Place offers three exhibit halls with over 200 hands-on activities where families are free to explore and learn together. 903.533.8011 308 N Broadway www.discoveryscienceplace.org Historic Aviation Memorial Museum Dedicated to men and women who have distinguished themselves in aviation, this museum features signed art, memorabilia, uniforms, actual aircraft and models representing military, commercial and general aviation. 903.526.1945 150 Airport Dr www.tylerhamm.org Old Mill Pond Museum at Parrot Park This “saving the past for the future” museum is chock full of items from yesteryear. Interesting and educational for the entire family. Open Thursday-Saturday, 9am-5pm. Closed on all holidays. 903.881.5704 2900 S Main, Lindale www.lindaletx.gov Smith County Historical Society Located in the Historic Carnegie Library Building, the Society maintains collections, archives and exhibits reflecting the history of Smith County, Texas. The Museum and Archives are open 10am to 4pm, Tuesday through Friday, and Museum only, Saturday, Noon to 4pm. Free Admission. 903.592.5993 125 S College www.smithcountyhistoricalsociety.org Tyler Museum of Art Whether your taste runs to realism, abstract, contemporary or traditional, painting, sculpture or photography-TMA’s exhibitions will please your senses. The Tyler Museum of Art, recognized as one of Texas’ premier small-town museums, routinely attracts world-class traveling exhibitions. Visitors also enjoy selections from the Museum’s roughly 1,500 piece permanent collection. Most exhibitions are free to the public or have a small fee. A lunch café and unique gift shop complete the TMA experience. Wheelchair accessible. 903.595.1001 1300 S Mahon www.tylermuseum.org Tyler Rose Museum and Gift Shop Located at the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden, this spectacular attraction preserves and displays the story of Tyler’s rose growing industry and pageantry of the Texas Rose Festival. Visitors will enjoy memorabilia, interactive exhibits and elaborate costumes and accessories from festivals dating back to 1933. 903.597.3130 420 Rose Park Dr www.tylerrosemuseum.com The Center for Earth & Space Science Education Offering educational & entertainment programming to encourage interest in science education. Enjoy hands-on science exhibits and large-screen movies in the 40-foot domed theater. Open Tues-Sat. (Call for extended seasonal hours.) 903.510.2312 1411 E Lake St (on Tyler Junior College Campus) sciencecenter.tjc.edu Gallery Main Street Gallery Main Street in Downtown Tyler boasts a new juried art exhibit every eight weeks. Visitors can view pieces of various genres and types created by regional artists. The gallery, a project of the City of Tyler, is also host to numerous arts events and workshops. Free admission. Open Monday-Wednesday, 10am-5pm; Thursday-Friday, 10am-6pm; Saturday, noon-4pm 903.593.6905 110 W Erwin www.downtowntylerarts.com Half Mile of History This permanent, outdoor, half-mile loop surrounds the square in the heart of Downtown Tyler. Follow the path of stone plaques placed in the sidewalk along the half-mile to commemorate significant people, places, or events that happened in Tyler’s history. 903.531.1174 Downtown Tyler www.tylerhistoricpreservation.com 1859 Goodman-LeGrand House & Museum Historic Homes Scattered among the extraordinary annual and spring flower gardens are gracious old mansions filled with furnishings and memorabilia from the days of the Antebellum South. 1859 Goodman-LeGrand House & Museum A delight for antique lovers and historians, this landmark brings the past to life with original furnishings, memorabilia and photographs dating from the mid-1800’s. 903.531.1286 624 N Broadway www.goodmanmuseum.com Dewberry Plantation Tour our Historical Antebellum Home, headquarters of a 30,000 acre Plantation. We have one of the best historical tours in East Texas. You can also enjoy a reading of the Delaration of Independence on July 4th. The surrounding gardens make the Plantation the perfect location for your wedding. Call for appointment. 903.825.9000 14007 FM 346 W, Bullard www.dewberryplantation.com McClendon House Built in 1878, this elegant Victorian house has many of its original furnishings. Listed in the National, Texas and Tyler Registers of Historic Places. Available for tours. Call for appointment. 903.592.3533 806 W Houston www.mcclendonhouse.net Residential Historic Districts - Charnwood, Azalea & Brick Streets These districts dating back to the 1860’s include Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, Craftsman and Ranch style residences. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 903.595.1960 www.historictyler.org Roseland Plantation Interesting, informative tours cover the rich plantation history from pre-civil war to today and lasts about an hour. Tours include a ‘surprise’ building and an Antique Shop. Call for appointment. 903.849.0205 2591 State Hwy 64, www.roselandplantation.com Annual Flower Trails & Gardens Each year hundreds of thousands of visitors from across the state, and beyond, descend upon Tyler to enjoy the Azalea and Spring Flower Trail in March-April and the Texas Rose Festival in October. We welcome you to experience these truly awe- inspiring annual events! LeGrand Gardens Year Round. See the century-old grounds of the Goodman Museum come to life again as Keep Tyler Beautiful creates the first EarthKind Garden in the world, named the LeGrand Gardens. 903.531.1286 624 N Broadway www.cityoftyler.org Mrs. Lee’s Daffodil Garden Mid-February to March. Millions of golden daffodils, scattered over approximately 28 acres outside of Gladewater. The garden is open seven days a week from 10am to 4pm from Mid-February to March, as long as the daffodils are in bloom. Call for directions and blooming predictions. 903.845.5780 21600 CR 3103, Gladewater www.daffodilgarden.com Tyler Municipal Rose Garden Year Round. This world-famous Rose Garden features 14 acres, 32,000 rose bushes and over 500 varieties. Special areas of interest include the Idea Garden, Heritage Garden and camellia and day lily collections. 903.531.1212 420 Rose Park Dr www.tylerparksandrec.com Annual Family Favorites Azalea & Spring Flower Trail Late March to Early April Tyler celebrates with more than ten miles of residential gardens and historic home-sites covered with azaleas, tulips, wisteria and dogwood. Citywide events include the Historic Tyler on Tour, Fun Runs, Arts and Crafts Fair, Quilt Show, Porcelain Exhibit and more. 903.592.1661 www.visittyler.com/azaleatrail Texas Rose Festival October An annual Tyler tradition since 1933. This exciting and elegant October event includes a coronation of the queen’s court, rose show, queen’s tea, citywide parade, art show and more. Visit the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden and Tyler Rose Museum and enjoy their exhibits and blooms at their finest! 903.597.3130 420 Rose Park Dr www.texasrosefestival.com Rose Season October Join us as we celebrate Rose Season the entire month of October. We invite you to be our guest at dozens of community events ranging in everything from historic home tours and live entertainment to outdoor family fun and educational workshops culminating in the pinnacle event, the Texas Rose Festival. 903.592.1661 www.visittyler.com/roseseason East Texas State Fair September The fairgrounds explode with live entertainment, thrilling rides, great food, competitive events, amazing attractions and much more! The community comes together to have loads of fun, all while benefitting the youth of East Texas. Specialty priced Fun Packs available online. 903.597.2501 2112 W Front St www.etstatefair.com Rose City Artisans & Flower Market March Open-air market with live entertainment, where artisans sell a variety of high-quality handmade and locally grown products such as bulbs, herbs, plants, garden décor, various media art and jewelry. 903.531.1286 624 N Broadway www.goodmanmuseum.com Rose City Christmas November-December Enjoy the sights and sounds of the holiday season with an annual Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting, Holiday in the Park and a multitude of shopping events, including Mistletoe & Magic, the largest shopping extravaganza in the region. Take a driving tour thru the Azalea District Trail of Lights and enjoy Museum Open Houses and Historic Home Tours which include Victorian Christmas carolers, refreshments, horse-drawn carriage rides and more.