ATTRACTIONS

Museums & Galleries

• Museums Of East Texas
  503 North Second • Lufkin, TX 75901
  Located across from the Pitser Garrison Civic Cent
  936-639-4434
  Housed in a 1905 vintage church, the museum offers a permanent collection of art representing the character, history, and herritage of this part of East Texas, as well as art, science, and history exhibits on loan from many major museums. more...  map

• Texas Forestry Museum
  1905 Atkinson Drive • Lufkin, TX 75901
  936-632-9535
  Operated by the Texas Forestry Association, this is the only forestry museum in Texas and one of the largest in the United States. more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Ellen Trout Park & Zoo
  402 Zoo Circle • Lufkin, TX 75904
  On the North Loop 287
  936-633-0399
  In 1965 some friends sent Lufkin industrailist Walter Trout a gag gift--a hippopotamus. The zoo, now among the finest small-city zoos in the nation, was born. more...  map