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WARD COUNTY MUSEUM
Attraction/Recreation-Exhibit
400 Museum Boulevard
Monahans, Texas 79756
(432) 943-8401
Tu-Sa 10a-6p
“Huge collection of Ward county memorabilia.”
Monahans was ground zero for a West Texas oil
boom in 1928. So much crude was pumped out
of the ground that there weren't enough barrels
to store it. Shell Oil Company had an idea. It
built one big barrel. Today it's known as the
Million Barrel Museum. "Barrel" describes its
capacity, not its shape; it's actually a giant dish
dug into the earth, 35 feet deep, paved with
cement.
monahans.org
THE HISTORIC WHITE-POOL HOUSE
Attraction/Recreation-Historic
112 E. Murphy Street
Odessa, TX 79761
432-333-4072
F, Sa 10a-3p
“Texas Archaeological Landmark”
Built in 1887 on a small knoll in what is now
considered South Odessa, the two story red
brick house was constructed by Charles and
Lucy White and their two sons. The White's grain
business in Indiana had suffered heavy losses in
he post-Civil War era. Lucy's need for a dry
climate, led the family to load their belongings
on a railroad car and and begin thier journey
west.
www.whitepoolhouse.com
BALMORHEA STATE PARK
Destination-Park
9207 Texas 17
Balmorhea, TX 79718
432-375-2370
M-Su 8a-5p
“A Cool Oasis in the High Desert”
This 46-acre state park is located on the San
Solomon Springs in Reeves County, Texas,
opened in 1968. Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department manages the park. The park is
open year-round, and visitation is capped at
900 people per day. Swim, scuba or skin dive,
camp, geocache, study nature and bird
watch. The park has picnic sites, outdoor sports
area and a playground.
www.tpwd.texas.gov
TEXAS PECOS TRAILS
Attraction/Recreation-Conservatory
PO Box 7045
Midland, TX 79708
(432) 262-1927
Call for hours
“Texas Pecos Trail”
Experience the legendary Wild West of classic
books and movies, and the real-life landscape
of the Texas Pecos Trail Region. Twenty two
counties cover 35,000 square miles and
comprise an ecological transition zone at the
junction of the Plains to the north, Edwards
Plateau in the east, Chihuahuan Desert in the
west, and the Brush Country in the south. The
visit to see.
texaspecostrail.com
GEORGE W. BUSH CHILDHOOD HOME
Attraction/Recreation-Educational
1412 West Ohio Avenue
Midland, Texas 79701
432-685-1112
Tu-Sa 10a-5p; Su 2-5p
“Historical Home to 2 presidents, 2 governors.”
The mission of the George W. Bush Childhood
Home, Inc., is to express and interpret the
history of one of America's great families by
telling the story of the Bush Family and the
childhood of George W. Bush in Midland, Texas,
and celebrating the lives of two presidents, two
governors, and two first ladies. The Bush
Childhood Home at 1412 W. Ohio Avenue is
largely unchanged since 1956.
www.monahans.org
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