Admission is free, but donations are always appreciated. The museum is host to the General Sam Houston Folk Festival held each year in April. Texan Prison Museum. Learn the history of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice by getting to know characters of the past on both sides of the bars. The museum, located at 1113 12th Street, is open Sunday and Tuesday through Friday from 12 pm to 5 pm, and Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm.
Plans are currently underway for a new museum expansion.
Gibbs-Powell Home Museum. The Gibbs-Powell home at 1228 11th Street was built in 1862. It is one of the last remaining classical Greek Revival structures in the area. The home is recorded as a Texas Historical Landmark . Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.