SPINDLETOP-GLADYS CITY BOOMTOWN MUSEUM
5550 Jimmy Simmons Boulevard, Beaumont, TX 77705 Directions
Since 1901
Here’s The Deal:
"Free admission for active-duty military personnel with valid id, children 5 & younger. Through a self-guided tour, visitors to Gladys City experience 15 replica buildings filled with objects from the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries that depict life during the first Spindletop oil boom. Gladys City is available for full or semi-guided 90-minute tours for groups of 10 or more. Parking lot for free"
SPECIALTY:
Gift Shop, Facility Rentals, Historical Places, Photography, Scout Troops Programs, Semi-Guided Tours, Filming, The Oil Boom, Class Schedule, Landscape, Public and Private Schools, Home School Groups, Artifacts, Tours & Events
Price: Adults $5
Seniors 60+ $3
Children Ages 6-12 $2
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MCFADDIN-WARD HOUSE
1906 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, TX 77701 Directions
Since 1906
Here’s The Deal:
"Summer internships available. The building and its furnishings reflect the lifestyle of the prominent family which lived in the house for seventy-five year. Features volunteer docent-led tours of the home, year-round events, a carriage house, and gardens. Tours are available for ages eight and up. Offers tours of the home, carriage house, and gardens, as well as year-round events and programming. Through education and community outreach, the museum reaches a wide range of audiences"
SPECIALTY:
Open Houses, Material and Aesthetic Culture, Docent-Led Tours, Community Groups, Educational Programs, Publications, Tourism, Carriage House and Gardens, Special Celebrations and Exhibits, House, Gift Shop, Collection of Antique Furniture, Guided Tours, Architectural Buildings, Summer Camps & Year-Round Events
Price: $3 per person
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JOHN JAY FRENCH MUSEUM
3025 French Road, Beaumont, TX 77706 Directions
Since 1845
Here’s The Deal:
"Free admission child 4 years and under. The historic pioneer settlement, built by John Jay French, tanner and merchant, with antique furnishings. Provides tours for 7th-grade students as a part of the texas history curriculum camp looking back summer camp "
SPECIALTY:
Privy and Smokehouse, Historic Preservation, Christmas Candlelight Tour, Blacksmith Shop, Tannery, Camp Lookinback Summer Camp, Architecture Buildings, Pumpkin Walk, Events, Collections & Antique Furnishing