Line drawing of Stephen F. Austin over a photograph of the hotel at San Felipe de Austin with a field of bluebonnets in front of it.  Details for the event are included in the image

Nature Walk: In the Footsteps of Stephen F. Austin

Please join us at 2pm on Sunday, June 30th for a Nature Walk with our friends at the Gideon Lincecum Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists!
Special thanks to Wade Dillon - Illustration for the Stephen F. Austin artwork!

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Independence Day Guided Tour at 10am

Join us on Independence Day at 10am for a guided tour of our indoor museum gallery!

Photo of three people standing in front of a large touchscreen wall

Independence Day Guided Tour at 2pm

Join us on Independence Day at 2pm for a guided tour of our indoor museum gallery!

An anvil sits on top of another anvil with views of the bluff in the background

Ich bin ein Amerikaner: Independence Day on the Bluff

Celebrate Independence Day, German-Texan style! Join the sites for Independence Day-themed tours, living history, and other family activities throughout the post-Fourth-of-July weekend.

Three different types of birds posing in their natural environments.

Bird Watching at the Battleground

From the 1,210-foot long marsh trail and boardwalk, visitors will spot coastal birds like the Red-winged Blackbird, Roseate Spoonbill, Wood Stork, Mottled Duck, Osprey, and White Pelican as well as other wetland denizens such as the River Otter.

Living room in the Magoffin Home
Two anvils on stands with an interpretive sign in the middle

Ich bin ein Amerikaner: Independence Day on the Bluff

Celebrate Independence Day, German-Texan style! Join the sites for Independence day-themed tours, living history, and other family activities throughout the post-Fourth-of-July weekend.

A black and white photograph of a 19th Century wild west town on the raised bank of a river with several ramshackle huts and buildings

"The Rapid Discharge of Firearms": The Skirmish at Scabtown

Come learn about the "wild west" at Fort McKavett. With outlaws, sheriff posses, and soldiers, hear about the Skirmish at Scabtown!

Living room in the Magoffin Home
Girl standing in front of a large, touch-screen wall with an information bubble open

Public Guided Tour: First Sunday of the Month in June, July, & August

Please join us the first Sunday of every month this summer for a public guided tour of our museum gallery beginning at 2pm!