Living History Week
Get ready for some time travel: Texas Living History Week is May 7-13! At Texas Historical Commission sites across the state, you can step back into history. During May 7-13, in conjunction with National Travel and Tourism Week, tours and hands-on activities will demonstrate how Texans of the past spent their daily lives at these state historic sites.
From ornate Victorian mansions to everyday inns, frontier forts to 20th-century leaders’ homes, there’s a state historic site to fit every interest.
While you’re traveling through Texas’ past, don’t forget the thriving present! Many heritage travel destinations are near historic downtown districts, where you can dine or shop at local businesses that make their communities unique.
You can make a full day of it! Check out the living history events at your favorite state historic site, then visit other heritage sites and attractions, have a meal in a unique local restaurant, and stay the night at a historic hotel or B&B. Come to think of it ... maybe you should make it TWO full days!
We've made it easy for you
Just pick your region and site from the list below to view the living history events scheduled during Living History Week (May 7-13) and the unique places to eat, stay, and visit while you're in the area. Then hit the road!
Texas Brazos Trail Region
Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site (Anderson)
Texas Forest Trail Region
Starr Family Home State Historic Site (Marshall)
Texas Forts Trail Region
Fort McKavett State Historic Site (Fort McKavett)
Texas Hill Country Trail Region
Casa Navarro State Historic Site (San Antonio)
Landmark Inn State Historic Site (Castroville)
National Museum of the Pacific War (Fredericksburg)
Texas Independence Trail Region
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site (Washington)
Kreische Brewery State Historic Site (La Grange)
Presidio la Bahia State Historic Site (Goliad)
San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site (San Felipe)
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site (La Porte)
Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site (West Columbia)
Texas Lakes Trail Region
Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site (Denison)
Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site (Paris)
Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site (Bonham)
Texas Mountain Trail Region
Magoffin Home State Historic Site (El Paso)
Texas Pecos Trail Region
Bush Family Home State Historic Site (Midland)
Texas Plains Trail Region
Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight Ranch State Historic Site (Goodnight)
Texas Tropical Trail Region
Fulton Mansion State Historic Site (Rockport)
