Step Into Places Guide Museums Texas

Bay City
Matagorda County & Our Town Children's Museum
2100 Avenue F
Bay City TX 77414
Phone   979 245-7502
Web Site http://www.matagordacountymuseum.org/
Description LaBelle sunken ship, Karankawas, children's museum in former post office
Type of Resource   Museum
Primary Focus Children
Building Type   Post Office
Field of Study/Science Facility Archaeology
Group Identity   Native American
New or Updated:   5/16/2004

Texas
Beaumont
Art Museum of Southeast Texas
500 Main Street
Beaumont TX 77701
Phone 409 832-3432
Web Site www.amset.org/
Description 19th-20th century American, World, folk, decorative arts
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Collection A-F Folk Art

Beaumont
French Historic House & Museum
3025 French Road
Beaumont   TX    77706
Phone   409 898-0348
Web Site http://www.jjfrench.com/about.htm
E-mail mailto:JJFrench@sbcglobal.net
Alt Web http://www.lone-star.net/mall/txtrails/beaumont.htm
Description early home built by tanner & merchant, furnished, several outbuildings
Type of Resource   Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Research /Reading Library
Era 1845
Owner/Operator: Beaumont Heritage Society
New or Updated:  5/18/2004

Texas
Beaumont
Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum
69 Feeder Road
Beaumont TX 77710
Phone 409 835-0823
Web Site http://hal.lamar.edu/~psce/gladys.html
Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Industrial

Bedford
Imagisphere Childrens Museum
2400 School Lane
Bedford TX
Phone 817 858-0000
Web Site www.imagishpere.org/
Description hands on children's museum
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Children