Jefferson Texas Attractions

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Cumberland Presbyterian Church (circa 1872)
  501 Jefferson Street • Jefferson, TX 75657
  903-665-2883
  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this beautiful church was built with bricks... more...  map

• Freeman Plantation (circa 1850)
  Highway 49 West • Jefferson, TX 75657
  903-665-2320
  This home is listed on the National Registry and bears a Texas State Historical Medallion. Built... more...

• House of the Seasons (circa 1872)
  409 South Alley Street • Jefferson, TX 75657
  903-665-8000
  Built by Colonel Benjamin Epperson, prominent business man and confidante to Sam Houston, this home... more...  map

• Ruth Lester House (circa 1860)
  corner of Market & Henderson Streets
  903-665-2513
  This home was first built as a private residence, then a convent, and then housed the congregation... more...

Museums & Galleries

• Scarlett O'Hara's Gone With The Wind Museum
  408 Taylor Street • Jefferson, TX 75657
  903-665-1939
  Dedicated to Gone With The Wind, this 1,700 square foot museum contains one of the largest private... more...  map

Tours & Cruises

• Atalanta-- Jay Gould's Private Railroad Car (circa 1861)
  210 West Austin • Jefferson, TX 75657
  903-665-2513
  This is the site where the railroad tycoon is reputed to have predicted the "end of Jefferson"... more...  map

• Jefferson & Cypress Bayou Railway
  400 East Austin Road • Jefferson, TX 75657
  903-665-6400
  A live steam narrow gauge railway that will carry you along a scenic trip of the Big Cypress Bayou,... more...  map

• Jefferson Riverboat Tours
  Rt. 6, Box 1001 • Jefferson, TX 75657
  903-665-2222
  Hop aboard just one block from downtown for one hour narrated tours of scenic Cypress Bayou. more...