Best Historic Sites & Landmarks in Texas
5 historic sites & landmarks in Texas
Forts, landmarks, monuments and heritage attractions.
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Historic Sites
Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District
Fort Worth, Texas
Watch real longhorns clatter down the street in the world's only twice-daily cattle drive.
Historic Sites
The Alamo
San Antonio, Texas
Stand at the San Antonio mission that became the heart of the Texas Revolution.
Historic Sites
AT&T Stadium Tours
Arlington, Texas
Step onto the field, into the Cowboys' locker room, and face to face with a hologram of Jerry Jones at this colossal stadium.
Historic Sites
Reunion Tower GeO-Deck
Dallas, Texas
Take in Dallas from 470 feet up, by day or night, with AR-guided views.
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Waco Mammoth National Monument
Waco, Texas
See Ice Age mammoth fossils resting where they fell at this one-of-a-kind Texas dig site.
More about historic sites & landmarks in Texas
Texas has 5 historic sites & landmarks we would happily take our own kids to. AT&T Stadium Tours is the one most families start with. Step onto the field, into the Cowboys' locker room, and face to face with a hologram of Jerry Jones at this colossal stadium. Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District is the other name that comes up again and again. Watch real longhorns clatter down the street in the world's only twice-daily cattle drive. Reunion Tower GeO-Deck rounds out the pick of the bunch. Take in Dallas from 470 feet up, by day or night, with AR-guided views. Also worth your time: The Alamo and Waco Mammoth National Monument.
Tickets at Reunion Tower GeO-Deck start from $19 per person. The rest of the list does not publish a set price, so confirm admission on the official site.
The historic sites & landmarks on this page are spread across Fort Worth (1), San Antonio (1), Arlington (1) and Dallas (1), so it is easy to pair two into one trip.