Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Is located on the campus of West Texas State A&M University east of US 87 on SR 217. The museum finished in Texas limestone and with a facade of decorative stone work and carving present the cultural, geological and economic history of northwest Texas.

Exhibits include a chuck wagon, an extensive gun collection, prehistoric fossils, southwestern art and wildlife. The five major exhibition areas are dedicated to petroleum, Western heritage, paleontology, transportation and art. Among highlights is a reconstructed pioneer town of the late 19th and early 20th centuries whose shops, houses and other buildings are filled with period artifacts. Supplementing the main exhibitions are a gallery of southwestern art and one of the Panhandle's oldest buildings, the T-Anchor Ranch headquarters.

Location: 2503 Fourth Ave, Canyon Texas 79015 Telephone 806-656-2244

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