Must See Places To Visit In East Texas

Plan to spend a couple of hours walking around this 85 acre zoo exploring wildlife from all corners of globe.

Your kids will not want to leave this one of a kind train museum sitting along side the tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad! There is railroad memorabilia along with several model train exhibits in operation.

It's fitting we have a rose garden in the rose capital of Texas! Visitors can walk through and get swept away thanks to the aroma of beautiful roses of all varieties and color in bloom.

Spanning over 900 acres north of Tyler, this state park offers patrons numerous biking and walking trails, fishing, camping, hiking, paddle boating and more!

Committed to the preservation of life for tigers, lions and leopards, Tiger Creek is the home for abused, neglected and unwanted tigers and other big cats. More than 40 big cats live on this refuge.

This local winery is changing the perception that wine just doesn't come from northern California! Kiepersol grows and produces artisan wines that are manufactured and sold right here in East Texas!

An educational destination for kids of all ages! This museum has more than 450 mammals, eptiles, birds and aquatic animals on display from Africa and North America. The museum is free and also has a huge attached playground for the kids to explore.

A destination for any kid! This museum hosts interactive exhibits for everyone, like the dino dig, TV station, rock climbing wall, playing the role of a banker, baker, grocer, a trial lawyer, judge, bailiff and more! This is so much interactivity happening within the Discovery Science Place.

Displaying Gregg County's rich cultural history, this museum displays antiques along with historical photos and so much more as its related to the history of Gregg County, Texas.

With a mixture of permanent and traveling exhibits, the Longview Museum of Fine Arts plays host to so much more throughout the year.

An imagination playground for kids of all ages! The kids, and adults too, can build it in the invention garage, shop in the market and opening soon an interactive exhibit about energy and coal, natural gas and oil with many more activities too.

Spanning more than 300 acres, this drive thru safari features dozens of endangered and exotic animals in a natural setting.

Centered within the heart of East Texas oil country and close to the worlds richest acres (in number of oil derricks), this museum takes a look at how the oil industry shaped the East Texas economy after the oil boom of the 1930's and beyond.