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“where history and pop-culture meet”
It is the mission of the Museum of the Gulf Coast to collect, preserve, display and interpret the history of the coastal region between Houston and New Orleans. Exhibits interpret the history, natural history, art and popular culture of the Gulf Coast. Highlights include the largest indoor mural in the Southwest depicting the history of the region from prehistory to the discovery of oil at Spindletop, Music and Sports Halls of Fame, the John and Grace Snell Gallery of Decorative Art, the Robert Rauschenberg Gallery and much more.
My son and I were down here on a road trip last weekend and had such a great visit. The Director (Tom, I believe?) walked us around and had amazing story upon story of great engineering feats and... Read more
Surprising place for such a small town. My biggest complaint is the building is not large enough to handle all its interesting artifacts and exhibits. (They rotate so you can come back and find... Read more
A two-story experience, very enjoyable!! A delightful trip. I'll be visiting again in the future Read more
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Museum of the Gulf Coast
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- Sun: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Mon - Sat: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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