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" Keystone Square Museum-Housed in an early frontier building,
museum features variety of changing exhibits devoted to such subjects as
Texas Rangers, early-day saloon items, Indian artifacts, ranch and home
implements, tools, and old-fashioned crafts. Open Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.,
304 S. Western St. Admission.
Lake-Buchanan. See LAKES listing.
Parks-Hancock Park, 109-acre municipal facility includes Hancock Sprint".
source of water for public baths a century ago and now the city water sup
ply. Picnic and playgrounds, swimming pool, pavilion and nine-hole golf
course. Southwest of city, off U.S. 281.
W.M. Brook Park offers outdoor theater, picnic and playgrounds, gazeh.
South side of city, off U.S. 190.
Safari Ltd. Exotic Animal Park-Over 50 species of animals on exhibit.
Petting area for children. Open Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - p m .un. I - 6 p.m.
13 miles south on U.S. 183. Admission. 512/556-82 i
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Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center in Langtry offers free
literature and information about every part of TexasLANGTRY
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General-In deep Southwest Texas by the Rio
Grande, the village was established 1881when Galveston, Harrisburg, and San
Antonio Railway was building through; was
junction of construction from east and west.
Two origins of town's name exist; one prosaic, the other romantic. One cred-
its town name to a civil engineer named Langtry who directed group of
Chinese laborers in railroad construction. But colorful Judge Roy Bean (seeThe Jersey Lilly served as both saloon
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below) insisted he named town after his idol, English actress Lillie Langtry,
the "Jersey Lily."
High Bridge Adventures-Scenic boat tours on Pecos River and Rio
Grande. For information/reservations, write to P.O. Box 816, Comstock. TX
78837 or call 915/292-4495.
Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center-Features rustic saloon, courtroom and
billiard hall of Judge Roy Bean, the colorful and controversial "Law West of
the Pecos" in 1880s. The center preserves historic site where Judge Bean
ruled with high-handed, but appropriate brand of homespun law, outrageous
humor and six-shooter justice. Adjacent modern visitor center interprets high-
lights of Judge Bean's career in six dioramas with special sound programs.
Travel counselors provide literature and information about every part of
Texas. Impressive cactus garden displays flora of Southwest; plaques label
specimens and cite Indian/pioneer lore about the thorny plants. Self-guided
tape recorded tour of garden available. Free attraction, open daily 8 a.m. -
5 p.m. except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's;
operated by Texas Department of Transportation.
Scenic Overlook-U.S. 90 spans arid, primitive land little changed since
An impressive cactus garden at the Roy Bean Visitor Center in Langtry
displays flora of southwest, with plaques labeling specimens and citing
Indian/pioneer lore about the thorny plants
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