The Texas Forestry Museum’s exhibitions and collections tell the story of the forests of Texas. The complexity of the forests’ natural resources, the legacy of the East Texas timber industry, and the current and future role of forest management practices can be explored through galleries, outdoor exhibits, and an Urban Wildscape Trail. Permanent exhibits include the Forest History Wing, where visitors can view logging tools and equipment and see a steam engine that powered a sawmill; the Resource & Management Wing, featuring a fire lookout tower cab; and the Paper Mill Room, whose exhibits focus on the East Texas newsprint industry. The museum’s website offers several virtual tours.
Hours:
Monday - Saturday 10:00 to 5:00
Sunday 1:00 to 5:00
Website: http://www.treetexas.com
Phone: (936) 632-9535
The town of Edom--in Van Zandt County just a few miles west of the city Tyler--is miniscule. Though Edom was founded in 1849, its population has never topped 300. But size isn’t everything. Beginning in the 1960s, artisans attracted to the hamlet’s comfortably rustic ways and laid-back atmosphere began settling here. Now, Edom’s main drag--a stretch of FM 279--is loaded with shops purveying one-of-a-kind wares by local potters, jewelry makers, glassmakers, and more. Why, there’s even a gourmet food shop. And every October, Edom welcomes scores of artists and craftspeople from all over Texas and beyond to the Edom Festival of the Arts.
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