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Historic Homes & Buildings
Cactus Hotel, The (circa 1929)
36 East Twohig • San Angelo, TX 76903
Located in Downtown San Angelo
325-655-5000
Home to the San Angelo Symphony and the Cultural Affairs Council, the ornate Cactus was the fourth hotel built by Conrad Hilton. Though it no longer accepts overnight guests, the 14-story Cactus rents rooms for events and apartments and office spaces to local residents and businesses. more... map
Historic Sites & Monuments
Fort Concho National Historic Landmark
630 South Oakes Street • San Angelo, TX 76903
325-481-2646
Built along the banks of the Concho River "to protect frontier settlements, patrol and map the vast west Texas region and quell hostile threats in the area" in 1867, Fort Concho National Historic Landmark is a historic preservation project and museum owned and operated by the City of San Angelo that includes 23 original and restored structures. Used until 1889, Fort Concho is considered to be the best preserved site of its kind in the United States. more... map
Museums & Galleries
Chicken Farm Art Center
2505 Martin Luther King • San Angelo, TX 76903
325-653-4936
The Chicken Farm Art Center is home to 15 artist’s studios, two galleries, the Silo House Restaurant and the Inn at the Art Center Bed & Breakfast. Programs are held throughout the year. more... mapE.H. Danner Museum of Telephony, The
213 East Avenue D • San Angelo, TX 76903
Officers' Quarters No. 4 at Fort Concho
325-481-2646
Housed in one first of the five quarters built at Fort Concho, the Museum of Telephony contains exhibits relating to the history of the telephone industry. mapKendall Art Gallery
119 West 1st Street • San Angelo, TX 76903
325-653-4405
The Kendall Art Gallery is home to the San Angelo Art Club, the second oldest continuous art organization in Texas. The San Angelo Art Club schedules exhibits throughout the year at the Kendall Art Gallery. Except in August, the Kendall Art Gallery is open each Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. more... mapMiss Hattie's Museum
18 East Concho Avenue • San Angelo, TX 76903
325-655-1166
Miss Hattie's served as a gentlemen's social center for 50 years before it was closed by the Texas Rangers in 1946. Today, in its original location on historic Concho Avenue, Miss Hattie's remains furnished much like it was during its heyday, providing its many visitors a look at the past. mapRailway Museum of San Angelo
703 South Chadbourne • San Angelo, TX 76903
325-486-2140
Housed in the historic Orient-Santa Fe Depot, the Railway Museum of San Angelo features changing railroad displays of artifacts and memorabilia and a permanent model train layout that depicts San Angelo in 1928. A caboose is also on permanent display. The Railway Museum of San Angelo is open on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. more... mapSan Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
One Love Street • San Angelo, TX 76903
325-653-3333
Resembling a covered wagon, the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts' is situated on the Concho River next to the Riverstage. Its mission is "to establish and maintain a museum in order to house and exhibit a permanent collection of art as well as to provide space for traveling exhibitions, for the purpose of the enjoyment and education of the general public in San Angelo, Texas, and the rural communities of the Concho Valley." The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts has three galleries, a multi-purpose meeting room, large rooftop sculpture terrace, research library, and an education wing that is equipped with classrooms and ceramic studios. more... mapSan Angelo Nature Center
7409 Knickerbocker Road • San Angelo, TX 76904
325-942-0121
Located at Lake Nasworthy in Mary Lee Park, this regional museum and learning center features displays, hiking trails, a small collection of live animals, the Discovery Room with reference library and the Xeriscape Garden, which has a display of native shrubs, trees and flowers. map
Parks, Gardens & Zoos
International Waterlily Collection
North Park Street • San Angelo, TXBetween West Beauregard Avenue and Pecos Street
Designated by the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society as a premiere collection of lilies in existence, the International Waterlily Collection is displayed at Civic League Park in San Angelo. It includes "old favorites, new hybrids, lilies that may not exist anywhere else in the world, huge Victorias, the spectacular N. Blue Cloud and the first glimpse at new species material collected in the wild." more...
Science & Technology
Angelo State University Planetarium, The
On the 1st Floor in the Vincent Science Building • San Angelo, TX 76909
325-942-2136 or 325-942-2188
Used as a physics classroom for astronomy, physical science and geology classes, the technically advanced Angelo State University Planetarium is the fourth largest university planetarium in the United States. It contains a Spitz 512 projector which is capable of projecting over 5,000 stars. School and public planetarium programs are scheduled when A.S.U. classes are in session. map
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