Museums & Galleries

• Morton Museum
  210 South Dixon at Pecan • Gainesville, TX 76240
  P. O. Box 150
  904-668-8900
  The 1884 city hall-fire station building was converted to a museum in 1968. Changing exhibits relate to coounty history including the Gainsville Community Circus. more...  map

• Morton Museum of Cooke County
  210 South Dixon Street, P.O. Box 150 • Gainesville, TX 76241
  940-668-8900
  The Morton Museum is the Place to find Historical Information about the people, area & events of Cooke County. Owned and operated by the Cooke County Historical Society, Inc., the museum maintains a large archival and photographic collection of material for researchers to utilize. A staff member is available, by appointment, to aid individuals in genealogy research. Also available by appointment, is a step-on guide for trolley tours of the historic downtown and other historic sites in the area. Guided walking tours of the downtown and Victorian homes district may also be arranged. Several other specialized walking tours, in addition to those two, are available as well. Recorders and audio tapes of the history of the Victorian homes and the historic downtown may be rented at the museum for those individuals wishing to take those tours without a guide. more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Frank Buck zoo
  1000 East California Street • Gainesville, TX 76240
  Located off Intersate 35
  940-668-4533
  Famous wild animal hunter Frank "Bring 'em Back Alive" Buck was born here in the 1880s so they named this small zoo after him. more...  map