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The Brazoria County Historical Museum exists to discover, preserve, and make known the history of Brazoria County. Located in Brazoria County's historic 1897 courthouse, the Museum collects, preserves and exhibits artifacts that relate the history of and which reflect the County's cultural and demographic diversity.
Where you can see a gargantuan-size statue of Stephen F Austin holding a scroll and also a "lake" in the shape of the state of Texas.
History of the area, from maritime to military to historical, with cannon demonstration and shark exhibit.
Focus is on town's (originally called Columbia) historical significance as the first capital of the Republic of Texas.
Very understated; the early statesmen of Texas lore worked their magic in creating the new state of Texas and breaking free from Mexico in a log cabin.
Where Stephen F Austin, the father of Texas (who ironically didn't get to see the emergence of it at all hardly) succumbed to pneumonia in December of 1836 in George McKinstry's cabin.
A marine hatchery and aquarium managed by the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife.