Photo of bluebonnets in bloom in front of the Farmer's Hotel building at San Felipe de Austin

San Felipe Nature Walk in the Footsteps of Stephen F. Austin

Please join us at 2pm on Sunday, May 26th for a Nature Walk with our friends at the Gideon Lincecum Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists!

Visitors on the porch of the print shop at San Felipe de Austin

Special Hours: Open Memorial Day Monday

For the Memorial Day holiday, San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site will be OPEN from 9am to 5pm on Monday, May 27th!

San Jacinto momument

Memorial Day- Open to the Public

The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site will be open on this Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

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

Bank of America: Museums on Us

Free admission to Bank of America card holders during the first weekend of the month.

Two versions of golden potato biscuits.

Cooking Class: "Savoury" Potato Biscuits

Join us on the first Saturday of every month to get a taste of the foods different generations of the Magoffin Family enjoyed.

enlsaved homes

Before Freedom Came

Join us for a weekend of reflection on the various tasks of the enslaved on a plantation and learn more about the actual enslaved individuals we have recorded at Barrington.