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Designated. 1965. The Caverns of Sonora, a National Natural Landmark, [1] is a unique cave located 8 miles (13 km) west of the small city of Sonora, the seat of Sutton County, Texas. It is a world-class cave because of its stunning array of calcite crystal formations, especially helictites. These helictites are found in extreme abundance, often ...
Children's Museum Houston ( CMH) is a nonprofit children's museum in the Museum District of Houston, Texas. Founded in 1980 and designed by Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi, it offers exhibits and bilingual learning programs for children aged 0–12. It is one of 190 children's museums in the United States and 15 children's museums in Texas.
Sonora City Hall. A glimpse of the eastern side of downtown Sonora. Sonora is located at 30°34′5″N 100°38′39″W (30.568166, –100.644163). [6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km 2), all land. The area lies in the western portions of the Texas Hill Country, a region of ...
Sutton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,372. [1] Its county seat is Sonora. [2] The county was created in 1887 and organized in 1890. [3] Sutton County is named for John S. Sutton, an officer in the Confederate Army.
Plaza of the Presidents, National Museum of the Pacific War. The list of museums in Texas encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The Houston Museum District is an association of 19 museums, galleries, cultural centers and community organizations located in Houston, Texas, dedicated to promoting art, science, history and culture. The Houston Museum District currently includes 19 museums that recorded a collective attendance of over 8.7 million visitors a year. [1]
The Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary is a 17.5-acre (7.1 ha) nature sanctuary along Rummel Creek, located in Houston, Texas, in the United States. [1] Named after Edith Lotz Moore, who lived on the land with her husband for 43 years, the sanctuary includes a restored log cabin [2] for hosting educational programs and houses administrative offices for the Houston Audubon Society.
Soon, I'll be heading home. In a manner of speaking. In 1954, I was born in the former oil boomtown of Kilgore (pop. 13,000) in East Texas. To tell the truth, I lived in that part of the state for ...