Jefferson (Texas)

Of some 30 libraries funded by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in the state, this is one of four that still operates as a library.

An eclectic collection of local artifacts from Native American relics to Victorian household goods to Confederate memorabilia. Don't miss the model railroad next door, tickets can be combined.

A collection of antique clocks, survey equipment, and measurement apparatus of all sorts, run by a friendly and knowledgeable couple. Free, donations welcomed.

Well maintained funerary monuments dating back to the 1850s, including the grave of Diamond Bessie Moore, the victim in a sensationalized murder trial.

While a comparatively modest example of Jefferson's nationally registered historic sites in terms of architecture, the Grove is celebrated on haunted house top-10 lists for its abundant paranormal activity. It is a private residence and tours are by appointment, but available daily.

A night walking tour recounting historic tragedies, crimes, and local ghost stories by lantern light. Departs from the Kahn Saloon Friday and Saturday nights.

A 40-acre environmental park along the riverfront, with walking trails along the sites of historic riverboat wharves and boardwalks through a bottomland forest.

An early May event that began in the 1940s as a home and garden tour, the Pilgrimage has grown to include a dramatization of the Diamond Bessie Murder Trial, Civil War reinactments of a speculative nature (as Union forces never reached Jefferson), and craft and garden fairs.