# List of museums in Central Texas

The list of museums in Texas encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and exhibit spaces. Closed museums and museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

## Central Texas

Central Texas is a region in the U.S. state of Texas. It is roughly bordered by Greater San Antonio to the Texas Hill Country to McLennan County to Washington County.
Counties included are Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Comanche, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Freestone, Gillespie, Grimes, Hamilton, Hays, Hill, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Llano, Madison, Mason, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Robertson, San Saba, Travis, Washington, Williamson, and Wilson County, Texas.

## Museums in Central Texas, listed by county
### Bandera - Bell

List of museums in Bandera - Bell counties, Texas :
| Museum name | City | County | Notes |
| American Legion Post 157 Military Museum | Bandera | Bandera | |
| Frontier Times Museum | Bandera | Bandera | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
| Lone Star Motorcycle Museum | Vanderpool | Bandera | Motorcycles dating from the 1910s to the present |
| Bastrop County Historical Society Museum | Bastrop | Bastrop | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places |
| Elgin Depot Museum | Elgin | Bastrop | Local history |
| James H. Long Railroad Park and Museum | Smithville | Bastrop | Railroad |
| McDade Historical Museum | McDade | Bastrop | Local history |
| Rockne Museum | Rockne | Bastrop | History of 19th century German immigrants who founded Rockne |
| Smithville Heritage House & Museum | Smithville | Bastrop | Operated by the Smithville Heritage Society |
| 1st Cavalry Division Museum | Fort Cavazos | Bell | History of the 1st Cavalry Division, a rapidly deployable heavy armored division of the United States Army |
| 3rd Cavalry Museum | Fort Cavazos | Bell | History of the regiment 1846–present day |
| Bell County Museum | Belton | Bell | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places |
| Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogical Center | Temple | Bell | Czech culture, history and immigration to America |
| Musick Alumni Center and Museum at the Parker House | Belton | Bell | History of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor |
| Salado Museum and College Park | Salado | Bell | |
| Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum | Temple | Bell | 1911 Santa Fe Depot |

### Bexar

List of museums in Bexar County, Texas :
| Museum name | City | County | Notes |
| The Alamo | San Antonio | Bexar | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places |
| Alamo Liaison Squadron Flying Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | |
| Artpace | San Antonio | Bexar | Contemporary art center |
| Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | Multiple exhibitions |
| Briscoe Western Art Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | Art, history, and culture of the American West |
| Buckhorn Saloon & Texas Ranger Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | Old West saloon and museum with wildlife trophy mounts, mounted fish specimens, bird dioramas, the Hall of Texas History Wax Museum and the Texas Ranger Museum |
| Casa Navarro State Historic Site | San Antonio | Bexar | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, 1848 adobe home of Tejano patriot José Antonio Navarro, signer of Texas Declaration of Independence |
| Centro de Artes | San Antonio | Bexar | City-owned exhibition space for Latino arts and cultures and their influences on the United States |
| Culture Commons | San Antonio | Bexar | City-owned exhibit hall that features visual art exhibits, performances, invited speakers, and workshops, located in the Plaza de Armas building |
| The DoSeum | San Antonio | Bexar | Childhood learning through creative arts, sciences and literacy |
| Edward Steves Homestead | San Antonio | Bexar | Late 19th-century Victorian homestead, operated by the San Antonio Conservation Society |
| Fort Sam Houston Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | National Register of Historic Places |
| Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center | San Antonio | Bexar | Traditional and contemporary Latino arts and culture |
| The Guenther House | San Antonio | Bexar | Victorian period house that includes museum room with Pioneer Flour Mills memorabilia, restaurant and store |
| Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio | San Antonio | Bexar | aka Holocaust Memorial Museum of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio |
| Instituto Cultural de México | San Antonio | Bexar | Art and culture of Mexico, operated by the Mexican Cultural Institute |
| Magic Lantern Castle Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | Collection of magic lanterns, slides and equipment, open by appointment only |
| McNay Art Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | AKA Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum |
| Michael and Noemi Neidorff Art Gallery | San Antonio | Bexar | Trinity University |
| Northside Independent School District School Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | |
| O. Henry House Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | House where author O. Henry worked while living in San Antonio |
| Ruby City | San Antonio | Bexar | Opened in 2019 |
| San Antonio Art League Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | Media by Texas artists |
| San Antonio Fire Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | |
| San Antonio Missions National Historical Park | San Antonio | Bexar | Missions: Concepcion, San Jose, San Juan, and Espada |
| San Antonio Museum of Art | San Antonio | Bexar | On the River Walk |
| San Antonio Scottish Rite Library and Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | |
| Scobee Education Center at San Antonio College | San Antonio | Bexar | |
| Southwest School of Art | San Antonio | Bexar | Located in the Ursuline convent |
| Semmes Gallery | San Antonio | Bexar | Part of Fine Arts Building at the University of the Incarnate Word |
| Spanish Governor's Palace | San Antonio | Bexar | National Register of Historic Places |
| Texas Air Museum at Stinson Field | San Antonio | Bexar | Texas and San Antonio's role in the development of military air power |
| Texas Transportation Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | Transportation |
| United States Army Medical Department Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | Located at Fort Sam Houston, Medical Department from 1775 to present |
| University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures | San Antonio | Bexar | HemisFair Park Campus of the University of Texas, San Antonio |
| USAF Airman Heritage Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | JBSA Lackland Air Force Base, history of the U.S. Air Force, includes USAF Security Forces Museum |
| UTSA art galleries | San Antonio | Bexar | Multiple galleries |
| Villa Finale | San Antonio | Bexar | Victorian period mansion |
| Witte Museum | San Antonio | Bexar | Natural history, science, art |
| Yturri-Edmunds Historic Site | San Antonio | Bexar | House and operating grist mill, 1840–1860, restored in 1964 by the San Antonio Conservation Society |

### Blanco - Burnet

List of museums in Blanco - Burnet counties, Texas :
| Museum name | City | County | Notes |
| Buggy Barn Museum | Blanco | Blanco | Vintage buggies, wagons and carriages |
| Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park | Johnson City | Blanco | Boyhood home, Texas White House, Johnson family cemetery, Johnson's first school and his grandparents' log cabin |
| Old Blanco County Courthouse | Blanco | Blanco | aka Blanco City Square, State Antiquities Landmark |
| The Bosque County Collection | Meridian | Bosque | National Register of Historic Places |
| Bosque Museum | Clifton | Bosque | |
| Benz Gallery of Floral Art | College Station | Brazos | Texas A&M University |
| Brazos Valley African American Museum | Bryan | Brazos | African and African American history, art and culture, both nationally and locally |
| Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History | Bryan | Brazos | Natural |
| Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley | Bryan | Brazos | Interactive |
| MSC Forsyth Center Galleries | College Station | Brazos | Texas A&M University |
| George Bush Presidential Library | College Station | Brazos | Life and career of President George H. W. Bush |
| Museum of the American GI | College Station | Brazos | Restored military vehicles |
| Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadets Center | College Station | Brazos | Texas A&M University |
| J. Wayne Stark Galleries | College Station | Brazos | Texas A&M University |
| Wright Gallery | College Station | Brazos | Texas A&M University |
| Burleson County Czech Heritage Museum | Caldwell | Burleson | Heritage and culture of the Czech in Europe and area Czech pioneer settlers |
| Burleson County Historical Museum | Caldwell | Burleson | Operated by the Burleson County Historical Society in the Burleson County Courthouse |
| Caldwell Visitors Center Museum | Caldwell | Burleson | Local history |
| Somerville Area Museum | Somerville | Burleson | Local history |
| Fort Croghan | Burnet | Burnet | Museum with period antiques and grounds with restored frontier fort buildings |
| Falls on the Colorado Museum | Marble Falls | Burnet | Local history |
| Highland Lakes Squadron CAF Museum | Burnet | Burnet | Restored World War II aircraft, weapons, home front items, newspapers, uniforms, helmets, aircraft and ship models, other artifacts, part of the Commemorative Air Force; also known as Highland Lakes Air Museum |
| Museo Benini | Marble Falls | Burnet | Established in 2015, on 35 acres in the Texas Hill Country with a 6,500 square foot museum, a fine arts library and outdoor sculptures. The galleries features 60 years of paintings and three-dimensional work of Italian-born Benini. |

### Caldwell - Coryell

List of museums in Caldwell - Coryell counties, Texas :
| Museum name | City | County | Notes |
| Caldwell County Museum | Lockhart | Caldwell | Located in the former Caldwell County Jail, operated by the Caldwell County Historical Commission |
| Luling Oil Museum | Luling | Caldwell | |
| Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches | Lockhart | Caldwell | Historic clocks, watches |
| Zedler Mill Museum and Park | Luling | Caldwell | |
| Buckhorn Barber Shop & Museum | New Braunfels, | Comal | Miniature circus and pictures made from lapidary stone displays, operated by the New Braunfels Conservation Society |
| Conservation Plaza | New Braunfels | Comal | Also known as "Historic Old Town", 18 buildings from mid-19th century German-Texan communities are preserved here, operated by the New Braunfels Conservation Society |
| Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country | Canyon Lake | Comal | |
| Lindheimer House | New Braunfels | Comal | Operated by the New Braunfels Conservation Society, tours upon request, mid 19th-century home of Ferdinand Lindheimer |
| McKenna Children's Museum | New Braunfels | Comal | Children's |
| Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture | New Braunfels | Comal | Local museum situated on eleven acres, hosting one of the largest collections of Biedermeier-style furniture made by the Texas-German families of the 1800s. |
| New Braunfels Conservation Society | New Braunfels | Comal | |
| New Braunfels Railroad Museum | New Braunfels | Comal | Local museum exhibiting the history of train transportation in New Braunfels and Comal County. |
| Sophienburg Museum and Archives | New Braunfels | Comal | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. Established in 1933, preserves and details the local history of New Braunfels, Comal County, and the Texas-German Immigration to Central Texas. Located on the site where Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels first established his headquarters on the behalf of the Adelsverein Immigration Company. |
| Comanche County Historical Museum | Comanche | Comanche | 19th century setting, including the Comanche saloon |
| Terrill Antique Car Museum | De Leon | Comanche | |
| Coryell Museum and Historical Center | Gatesville | Coryell | Museum also operates First Christian Church |

### Falls - Freestone

List of museums in Falls - Freestone counties, Texas :
| Museum name | City | County | Notes |
| Carmine Depot Museum and Visitors Center | Carmine | Fayette | |
| Central Texas Rail History Center | Flatonia | Fayette | Railroad memorabilia and information center |
| E.A. Arnim Archives & Museum | Flatonia | Fayette | Exhibits of Flatonia history |
| Fayette County Old Jail | La Grange | Fayette | AKA Texas Heroes Museum |
| Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum | Fayetteville | Fayette | Cultural heritage interest |
| La Grange Railroad Museum | La Grange | Fayette | La Grange M-K-T (Katy) Railroad Depot |
| Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites | La Grange | Fayette | National Register of Historic Places. Art Deco-style Monument to victims of the Dawson Massacre and the Mier Expedition, also Kreische House and tours of the brewery ruins |
| N.W. Faison House | La Grange | Fayette | Mid 19th-century house and museum once owned by Nathanel Faison |
| Schulenburg Historical Museum | Schulenburg | Fayette | German, Czech, and Austrian history |
| Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum | Schulenburg | Fayette | History of Stanzel Company and the development of model aircraft, also late 19th century historic house |
| Texas Basketball Museum | Carmine | Fayette | History of Texas high school basketball |
| Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center | La Grange | Fayette | Replica of a late 19th and early 20th century Czech Moravian community |
| Texas Polka Music Museum | Schulenburg | Fayette | Texas polka music, bands and musicians of Czech, German and Polish ancestry |
| Texas Quilt Museum | La Grange | Fayette | Historic and contemporary quilts |
| Winedale | Winedale | Fayette | Complex of 19th-century structures and modern facilities situated on 225 acres, reflects German-American culture, operated by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History |
| B-RI Railroad Museum | Teague | Freestone | Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway Depot and Office Building |
| Freestone County Historical Museum | Fairfield | Freestone | Located in a former jail, features telephone collection, two furnished log cabins |

### Gillespie - Grimes

List of museums in Kendall - Kimble counties, Texas :
| Museum name | City | County | Notes |
| Fort Martin Scott | Fredericksburg | Gillespie | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places |
| Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site | Stonewall | Gillespie | Visitor center with memorabilia from President Johnson's presidency, the 1870s-period Behrens Cabin, and the 1918-period Sauer-Beckmann Farmstead, a living history farmstead |
| National Museum of the Pacific War | Fredericksburg | Gillespie | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, history of the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, part of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz State Historic Site |
| Pioneer Museum | Fredericksburg | Gillespie | The campus on Main Street preserves multiple historic buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries of Fredericksburg's and Gillespie County's history, and tells the story of John O. Meusebach and the story of the Texas-German immigration to this area. The Pioneer Museum also manages the nearby Vereins Kirche and Historic County Jail. |
| Texas Rangers Heritage Center | Fredericksburg | Gillespie | History of the Texas Rangers |
| Vereins Kirche | Fredericksburg | Gillespie | The first public building in Fredericksburg. Because of its unique octagon structure, it is known locally as "Kaffeemühle", the German term for "coffee mill" |
| Bedias Museum and Library | Bedias | Grimes | |
| Blues Alley museum | Navasota | Grimes | Part of Navasota Blues Alley, shops and museum |
| Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site | Anderson | Grimes | Restored 1850s period family home and stagecoach stop |
| Horlock House Art Gallery and History Museum | Navasota | Grimes | |

### Hamilton - Hill

List of museums in Kendall - Kimble counties, Texas :
| Museum name | City | County | Notes |
| Billy the Kid Museum | Hico | Hamilton | American old west |
| Hamilton County Historical Museum | Hamilton | Hamilton | Former Hamilton County Jail |
| Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force | San Marcos | Hays | |
| Calaboose African American History Museum | San Marcos | Hays | USO Center for black soldiers in World War II. |
| Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos | San Marcos | Hays | Hispanic arts, culture, heritage and values |
| Charles S. Cock House Museum | San Marcos | Hays | Operated by the Heritage Association of San Marcos, open for events |
| Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead Museum | Dripping Springs | Hays | Restored early 20th century farmstead |
| LBJ Museum of San Marcos | San Marcos | Hays | College experiences and early political life of President Lyndon B. Johnson, on the town square |
| Ofelia T. Vasquez Mexican American Culture Museum | San Marcos | Hays | |
| Walkers' Gallery | San Marcos | Hays | San Marcos Activity Center |
| Wittliff Collections | San Marcos | Hays | Albert B. Alkek Library, exhibits from various collections |
| Hill County Cell Block Museum | Hillsboro | Hill | Former county jail and sheriff's residence |
| Hubbard Museum | Hubbard | Hill | Local memorabilia, at Hubbard High School |
| Itasca Railroad Depot Museum | Itasca | Hill | |
| Texas Heritage Museum | Hillsboro | Hill | Located at Hill College |
| Whitney Area Museum | Whitney | Hill | Local history |

### Kendall - Kimble

List of museums in Kendall - Kimble counties, Texas :
| Museum name | City | County | Notes |
| Agriculture Heritage Museum | Boerne | Kendall | Agriculture |
| Kerr Arts and Cultural Center | Kerrville | Kerr | Community art center with exhibits |
| Museum of Western Art | Kerrville | Kerr | Art of the American West, formerly known as Cowboy Artists of America Museum |
| O.C. Fisher Museum | Junction | Kimble | US Congressman O. C. Fisher represented Texas's 21st congressional district for 32 years |
| Kimble County Historical Museum | Junction | Kimble | |

### Lampasas - LLano

List of museums in Lampasas - LLano counties, Texas :
| Museum name | City | County | Notes |
| Lampasas County Museum | Lampasas | Lampasas | |
| Dime Box Heritage Society Museum | Dime Box | Lee | Local history |
| Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center | Giddings | Lee | Native American artifacts, Negro league baseball memorabilia of Hilton Smith |
| Lee County Museum | Giddings | Lee | Located in the Schubert-Fletcher Home |
| Lexington Log Cabins and Heritage Center | Lexington | Lee | Pioneer furnished log cabin and displays |
| Texas Wendish Heritage Museum | Serbin | Lee | Operated by the Texas Wendish Heritage Society, history and heritage of the Texas Wends, Slavic immigrants from Lusatia |
| Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site | Mexia | Limestone | Civil War-era cannon, reunion location of families and soldiers |
| Limestone County Historical Museum | Groesbeck | Limestone | |
| Mexia Public Schools Museum | Mexia | Limestone | History of the Mexia Public Schools and Dunbar High School |
| Old Fort Parker | Groesbeck | Limestone | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, restored 1830s fort buildings, site of the Fort Parker massacre |
| Llano County Historical Museum | Llano | Llano | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
| Llano Visitor Center and Railroad Museum | Llano | Llano | |

### Madison - Mills

List of museums in Madison - Mills counties, Texas :
| Museum name | City | County | Notes |
| Madison County Museum | Madisonville | Madison County | |
| Fort Mason | Mason | Mason | Established 1851, de-activated 1871. Managed by the Mason County Historical Society |
| Mason County Museum | Mason | Mason | Operated by the Mason County Historical Society |
| Armstrong Browning Library | Waco | McLennan | Baylor University |
| Art Center Waco | Waco | McLennan | |
| Dr Pepper Museum | Waco | McLennan | National Register of Historic Places |
| Earle-Napier-Kinnard House | Waco | McLennan | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
| East Terrace House Museum | Waco | McLennan | Operated by Historic Waco Foundation |
| Fort House | Waco | McLennan | Operated by Historic Waco Foundation, Edwardian Greek Revival home |
| History of West Museum | Waco | McLennan | |
| Lee Lockwood Library and Museum | Waco | McLennan | |
| Martin Museum of Art | Waco | McLennan | Baylor University, the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center |
| Masonic Grand Lodge Library & Museum of Texas | Waco | McLennan | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
| Mayborn Museum Complex | Waco | McLennan | Baylor University |
| McCulloch House | Waco | McLennan | National Register Listing |
| Red Men Museum and Library | Waco | McLennan | History of the Fraternal Organization Improved Order of Red Men |
| Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum | Waco | McLennan | History of the Texas Ranger Division |
| Texas Sports Hall of Fame | Waco | McLennan | Distinguished athletes |
| Waco Mammoth National Monument | Waco | McLennan | Museum and park featuring fossils of twenty-four Columbian mammoths (Mammuthus columbi) and other mammals from the Pleistocene Epoch |
| Fort McKavett State Historic Site | Fort McKavett | Menard | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
| Presidio de San Saba | Menard | Menard | |
| Milam County Museum | Cameron | Milam | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places |
| Mills County Historical Museum | Goldthwaite | Mills | Local history |

### Robertson - San Saba

List of museums in Robertson - San Saba counties, Texas :
| Museum name | City | County | Notes |
| Katy Hamman-Stricker Library | Calvert, Texas | Robertson | American Woman's League constructed this in 1909 |
| Camp Hearne Exhibit and Visitor Center | Hearne | Robertson | Camp Hearne was constructed as a World War II prisoner-of-war camp to hold enemy detainees from the Axis powers |
| Hearne Railroad Museum Depot | Hearne | Robertson | Hearne depot opened in April 1868 |
| San Saba County Historical Museum | San Saba | San Saba | |

### Travis County

List of museums in Travis County, Texas :
| Museum name | City | County | Notes |
| Anderson Mill and Robinson Museum | Volente | Travis | |
| Austin Fire Museum | Being relocated | Travis | Operated by the Austin Fire Museum Hook & Ladder Society |
| Austin History Center | Austin | Travis | Austin Public Library, features changing exhibits from its collections |
| Austin Museum of Digital Art | Austin | Travis | |
| Austin Nature & Science Center | Austin | Travis | Zilker Park, hands-on nature exhibits |
| Beverly S. Sheffield Education Center | Austin | Travis | "Splash! Into the Edwards Aquifer" exhibit about Barton Springs |
| Blanton Museum of Art | Austin | Travis | Part of the University of Texas at Austin, collection features European paintings, modern and contemporary American and Latin American art, prints and drawings |
| Briscoe Center for American History | Austin | Travis | Part of the University of Texas at Austin, exhibits of history from its collections |
| Bullock Texas State History Museum | Austin | Travis | Texas history |
| Capitol Visitors Center | Austin | Travis | Exhibits about state history, tours of the Texas State Capitol |
| Christian-Green Gallery | Austin | Travis | |
| The Contemporary Austin | Austin | Travis | Contemporary art, two locations, one in Clara Driscoll's Laguna Gloria, second in the Jones Center |
| Dougherty Arts Center | Austin | Travis | Events, exhibits, education |
| Elisabet Ney Museum | Austin | Travis | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places |
| Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center | Austin | Travis | Mexican American cultural arts and heritage |
| French Legation Museum | Austin | Travis | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, built in 1841 for the French chargé d'affaires to the Republic of Texas |
| George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center | Austin | Travis | Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks |
| Harry Ransom Center | Austin | Travis | UT Austin, permanent exhibits include a Gutenberg Bible, the first photograph, Erle Stanley Gardner's Study, changing exhibits of art, photography and history from its collections |
| H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports | Austin | Travis | On the campus off UT Austin |
| Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum | Austin | Travis | Fontaine founded 13 African American Baptist churches in Travis County |
| Joseph and Susanna Dickinson-Hannig House Museum | Austin | Travis | Susanna Dickinson and her daughter Angelina were civilian survivors of the Battle of the Alamo. Her husband Almaron died during the battle. She later remarried to Joseph Hanning |
| Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms | Austin | Travis | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
| Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | Austin | Travis | Botanical garden with changing art exhibits related to native flowers and nature |
| Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum | Austin | Travis | Presidential library on the University of Texas campus |
| Mexic-Arte Museum | Austin | Travis | Traditional and contemporary |
| Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording | Austin | Travis | Technology |
| Museum of Natural & Artificial Ephemerata | Austin | Travis | Rotating exhibits |
| Museum of the Weird | Austin | Travis | Strange and unusual items |
| Neill-Cochran House Museum | Austin | Travis | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places |
| O. Henry Museum | Austin | Travis | National Register of Historic Places, author O. Henry, also known as William Sidney Porter |
| Oakwood Cemetery Chapel | Austin | Travis | Oldest city-owned cemetery in Austin, Texas |
| Old Bakery and Emporium | Austin | Travis | Lundberg-Maerki Historical Collection museum |
| People's Gallery at City Hall | Austin | Travis | Annual exhibit of works by regional artists |
| Pump Project Art Complex | Austin | Travis | Non-profit art space to emerging and established artists |
| Republic of Texas Museum | Austin | Travis | Operated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas |
| South Austin Popular Culture Center | Austin | Travis | Pop art related to Austin, focusing on the art and ephemera of Austin's live music scene from the 1960s through today. |
| Texas Department of Public Safety Historical Museum and Research Center | Austin | Travis | |
| Texas Governor's Mansion | Austin | Travis | Home of every governor since 1856 |
| Texas Medical Association Robert G. Mickey History of Medicine Gallery | Austin | Travis | |
| Texas Memorial Museum | Austin | Travis | Part of the University of Texas at Austin |
| Texas Military Forces Museum | Austin | Travis | Camp Mabry |
| Texas Music Museum | Austin | Travis | Texas music legacy |
| Texas Toy Museum | Austin | Travis | |
| The Thinkery | Austin | Travis | Children's museum |
| Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum | Austin | Travis | Sculpture by 20th century American sculptor Charles Umlauf and other contemporary sculptors |
| Visual Arts Center | Austin | Travis | |
| Women & Their Work | Austin | Travis | Gallery for women artists |

### Washington - Wilson

List of museums in Central Texas :
| Museum name | City | County | Notes |
| Barrington Plantation | Washington | Washington | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, Subject Marker |
| Blue Bell Creameries Visitor's Center | Brenham | Washington | |
| Brenham Heritage Museum | Brenham | Washington | |
| Chappell Hill Historical Society Museum | Chappell Hill | Washington | National Register of Historic Places |
| Giddings Wilkin House Museum 1843 | Brenham | Washington | |
| Independence Hall | Washington | Washington | |
| Star of the Republic Museum | Washington | Washington | |
| Texas Baptist Historical Museum | Independence | Washington | |
| Texas Cotton Gin Museum | Burton | Washington | National Register of Historic Places |
| Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Museum | Brenham | Washington | |
| Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site | Washington-on-the-Brazos | Washington | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
| Austin Steam Train Association Museum | Cedar Park | Williamson | |
| Moody Museum | Taylor | Williamson | Texas Governor Dan Moody |
| Round Rock Arts and Culture | Round Rock | Williamson | Area arts council with ArtSpace exhibit gallery |
| Williamson Museum | Georgetown | Williamson | History of Williamson County |
| La Vernia Heritage Museum | La Vernia | Wilson | Operated by the La Vernia Historical Association |
| Sutherland Springs Museum | Sutherland Springs | Wilson | |
| Wilson County Jailhouse Museum | Floresville | Wilson | Operated by the Wilson County Historical Society, open the first Saturday of the month and for special events |
| Dewees Remschel House | Dewees | Wilson | Operated by the Wilson County Historical Society, open by appointment, exhibits of local and ranching history |

## Defunct museums

* Central Texas Museum of Automotive History, Rosanky, closed in 2012, collections moved to Dick's Classic Garage in San Marcos, Texas
* Dog Museum, Waco, private collection of dog memorabilia located in Antiquibles Antique Mall, reported closed in 2014
* Fort Graham Museum
* Goodwill Computer Museum, , Austin, closed in 2015
* Hertzberg Circus Collection and Museum, San Antonio, closed in 2001, collections now at the Witte Museum
* Henkel Square Museum Village, Round Top, authentic restoration of Anglo-American and German-American 19th century homes, now the Henkel Square Market shopping village since 2010
* Hill Country Wildlife Museum, Llano
* Katherine Anne Porter House, Kyle, no longer a museum but now the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center
* Museo Alameda, San Antonio, closed in 2012, space now the Educational & Cultural Arts Center for Texas A&M San Antonio
* Museum of Aerospace Medicine, San Antonio, closed in 2011
* USAF Security Forces Museum, San Antonio, history of the U.S. Air Force Security Forces, closed in 2014 and being consolidated with the USAF Airman Heritage Museum
* Texas Pioneers, Trail Drivers, Rangers Memorial Museum, San Antonio, moved to the Texas Ranger Museum at the Buckhorn Saloon & Museum
* Texas Museum of Science and Technology, closed in 2020
* Palm House Museum, Austin, closed 2021