Our River Neighborhood
The Armstrong-Browning Library
On the
campus of Baylor University, worlds
largest collection of works collection
of works and memorabilia of Robert
and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Fifty-six
stained glass windows, each depicting
a Browning poem, in 18th-Century
Italian Renaissance-style building.
Contains numerous Renaissance paintings
and bronze sculptures. Open Monday-Friday
9 am-noon, 2-4 p.m.; Saturday 9 am-noon.
Telephone
254-755-3566
Cameron Park Zoo
51 acre natural habitat zoo near the Brazos River amid pecan, elm, live oak, cottonwood, bamboo, and mesquite trees. Recreational, as well as educational; check out the signboards at viewing points for animal trivia questions. Home for gibbon apes, Sumatran tigers, white rhino, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, as well as other species. Two restaurants: Gibbon Island and African Treetops Village. Open Monday-Saturday 9 am-5 p.m.; Sunday 11 am-5 p.m.
Texas
Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
at
Fort Fisher
Built near the site of original Texas Ranger fort established 1837. Displays commemorate history and heritage of Texas Rangers. Famous collection of guns and weapons from the Old West; Indian artifacts and Western art. In 35 acre park along I-35 at University Parks Dr. on Lake Brazos. Paid camping and picnic sites in area in front of museum. Museum open daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 254-750-8631. Admission
The Art Center
Features rotating exhibits of various media including paintings, sculptures, woodcarving's, pottery, and weaving. Beautiful Mediterrean-style one-time home with courtyard, Loggia, and colonnades. Sits on a bluff with magnificent views of Brazos and Bosque River valleys. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m.
1300 College Dr. Telephone 254-752-4371
Waco's Old Suspension Bridge
Pictures and information taken form the Texas 1998 State Travel Guide published by the Texas Department of Transportation
Internet links: www.dot.state.tx.us, www.traveltex.com, www.texashighways.com