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Museums

Pasadena Heritage Park

• 204 Main
• Pasadena, Texas 77506
• Phone: (713) 472-0565
• Website: www.pasadenahistoricalsociety.org/

The museum includes collections of local artifacts and memorabilia. Special exhibits showcase early Texas life. For more information and hours, see our website.

Battleship Texas Museum

• 3523 Highway 134
• LaPorte TX 77571
• Phone: (281) 479-2431
• Website: Battleship Texas

In 1948, the Battleship TEXAS became the first battleship memorial museum in the U.S. That same year, on the anniversary of Texas Independence, the Texas was presented to the State of Texas and commissioned as the flagship of the Texas Navy. In 1983, the TEXAS was placed under the stewardship of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and is permanently anchored on the Buffalo Bayou and the busy Houston Ship Channel. The Battleship now makes her home at the San Jacinto State Park.

San Jacinto Monument

• 3523 Battleground Road
• LaPorte TX 77571
• Phone: (281) 479-2431
• Website: San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site

The San Jacinto Monument was constructed between 1936-1939 to dedicate the heroes of the battle of San Jacinto, who contributed to independence for Texas from Mexico. The 570-foot limestone shaft is topped with a 34 foot 220 ton star. The monument is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the worlds tallest stone column memorial. The San Jacinto Museum of History resides inside the monument and holds hundreds of thousands of objects, documents and images of the past 400 years of Texas and Spanish History.