Fun Things

We are temporarily closed- At the Brenham Children's Museum, our mission is to enrich the lives of children and their families through interactive, imaginative, and curiosity-sparking experiences.

The Brenham Fire Museum - a.k.a. Brenham Fire Company # 1 Fire Museum, was designed to house Samanthe, the 1923 American LaFrance Type 38 that the Brenham Fire Department owned. Purchased April 2, 1923 from the manufacturer in Elmira, NY, Samanthe is one of only three left of its kind. Only 34 fire engines of this type were produced between early 1900 and 1930.

The Brenham Heritage Museum is a local history museum located in downtown Brenham, Texas. Exhibits and collections reflect a focus on the history and culture of the Brenham and Washington County area. The museum is located in the old US Post Office-Federal Building-Brenham, a National Register of Historic Places building.

Historical site with railroad and local history information. Open the first and third Saturday of every month from 10am-4pm or by appointment.

This building is a historic circa 1911 Library. The Chappell Hill Circulating Library has a beautiful architecture and a historic book collection. The building is available for historical tours by appointment only.

We are a small rural History Museum located in Chappell Hill, Texas. Our museum is housed in a 1927 school building with displays of local and state history.

A museum located on Century Circle in Brenham.

A museum on Old Baylor College Road in Brenham.

A bowling alley on US-290 in Brenham.

An amusement arcade on TX-105 in Brenham.

A museum on Farm to Market Road 390 East in Brenham.

The Star of the Republic Museum was created by the Texas Legislature and is administered by the Texas Historical Commission as a cultural and educational institution. Its purpose is to collect and preserve the material culture of the Texas Republic (1836-1846) and to interpret the history, cultures, diversity, and values of early Texans.

This storied church was the site of Sam Houston's baptism & offers a free museum on Baptist history.

Home to the oldest operating cotton gin in America! Located in Burton, Texas, halfway between Austin and Houston, this history museum offers guided tours of the 1914 Burton Farmers Gin at 10 AM and 2 PM, Tuesday through Saturday. The gin is proudly listed on the National Register of Historic Places, recognized as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and designated a National Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Museum hours are 10 AM to 4 PM, Tuesday through Saturday.

Museum in a mid-19th-century family home with original furniture, artwork & clothing.

This local movie theater screening current films, including 3-D flicks, also offers concessions.