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Birthplace of Pepsi Cola

Birthplace of Pepsi Cola Top Attraction!

Today you can relax and enjoy a Pepsi Cola at the recreated soda fountain and purchase a souvenir. On this spot in his pharmacy, Caleb Bradham invented "Brad's Drink, which later he patented as Pepsi Cola. Today you can relax and enjoy a Pepsi Cola at the recreated soda fountain and purchase a souvenir.


Railtown 1897 State Historic Park

Railtown 1897 State Historic Park Top Attraction!

Home of the "movie train" - a great railway museum If you love old trains, Raitown is a must! It brings America's glorious railway past to life! The museum includes a working train with historic cars operating from April through October that lets visitors relive the experience of early train travel.


John Denver Sanctuary

John Denver Sanctuary Top Attraction!

An entire park dedicated to the lyrics and life of John Denver. Visit the memorial made up of lyric-etched rocks perched above the Roaring Fork River


Steamtown National Historic Site

Steamtown National Historic Site Top Attraction!

You'd feel heat from the firebox, smell hot steam and oil; you'd hear the whistle, feel the ground vibrate, and watch as one-ton drive rods turned steel wheels.


Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Lincoln Home National Historic Site Top Attraction!

Located in a historic neighborhood, the Lincoln Home features actual Lincoln family furnishings and period artifacts in an authentically reproduced setting, revealing an intimate glimpse of Lincoln as a husband, father, neighbor and politician.


Lyndon B. Johnson State And National Parks And Historic Site

Lyndon B. Johnson State And National Parks And Historic Site Top Attraction!

Stonewall, Texas, is home to the LBJ State and National Parks. Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, was born in the Texas Hill Country and he returned to his beloved home at every opportunity. Today, visitors can walk in his footsteps and relive history at the LBJ State and National Parks and Historic Site.


Frank Lloyd Wright's B. Harley Bradley House

Frank Lloyd Wright's B. Harley Bradley House Top Attraction!

See historic Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture This Prairie Style house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright along with its neighboring home. The houses are acknowledged by the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy as Wright's first house designs that ushered in Wright's Prairie Style. The B.


Historic Boykin

Historic Boykin Top Attraction!

Whether you're an old friend, or you're planning your first visit to Boykin, we welcome you and invite you to enjoy the beauty, history, hospitality, fine food and fun of our unique and charming little crossroads community. Witness the ancient art of fine broom-making at The Broom Place, an authentic circa 1740 rustic settler's cabin. Visit the 200-year-old Boykin Mill, and view the beautiful vistas of historic Boykin Mill Pond from a covered footbridge beneath tall pines.


Historic Granbury Square

Historic Granbury Square Top Attraction!

Mid to late 1800's period architecture with merchants, restaurants and attractions and an award-winning Courthouse


Concordia Cemetery

Concordia Cemetery Top Attraction!

Buried here are over 60,000 people including gunfighter John Wesley Hardin, Buffalo Soldiers, Texas Rangers, Civil War Veterans, early Mormon pioneers, Florida (Lady Flo) Wolf and more. Known as Concordia during the 1840s, this area was the home of Chihuahua trader Hugh Stephenson. In 1856 his wife, Juana (Ascarate), was buried in what is now part of Concordia Cemetery.


 
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