All manner of Texas sports legends, including golfer Byron Nelson, boxer and pitchman George Foreman and pitcher Nolan Ryan, are saluted here.
Texas Sports Hall of Fame
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Waco Mammoth National Monument
5.17 MILES
In 1978 two Waco arrowhead hunters found a bone in a ravine. It turned out to belong to a Columbian mammoth that had perished there about 68,000 years ago…
0.7 MILES
The Dr Pepper soft drink was invented by Waco pharmacist Charles C Alderton in 1885. This museum celebrates his creation and is housed in a stately brick…
2 MILES
At the eastern end of the park, the Cameron Park Zoo features 52 acres of natural habitat. A Texas section with about 30 native species balances an…
0.87 MILES
No, that's not the set of a post apocalyptic sci-fi film: that's Waco's skyline. The view of Waco from I-35 has long puzzled many freeway passersby…
0.68 MILES
On the Baylor campus, this peaceful refuge of a museum houses a beautiful collection of stained glass, as well as the world's largest collection of…
Site of the Branch Davidian Compound
8.23 MILES
The rural site where 76 people died when a standoff between law enforcement and members of the Branch Davidian Church ended violently in 1993.
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum
0.21 MILES
It's an NRA member's fantasy come true! Ponder hundreds of guns while you explore the history of the famous Rangers, from their early-19th-century origins…
Nearby attractions
1. Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum
0.21 MILES
It's an NRA member's fantasy come true! Ponder hundreds of guns while you explore the history of the famous Rangers, from their early-19th-century origins…
0.68 MILES
On the Baylor campus, this peaceful refuge of a museum houses a beautiful collection of stained glass, as well as the world's largest collection of…
0.7 MILES
The Dr Pepper soft drink was invented by Waco pharmacist Charles C Alderton in 1885. This museum celebrates his creation and is housed in a stately brick…
0.87 MILES
No, that's not the set of a post apocalyptic sci-fi film: that's Waco's skyline. The view of Waco from I-35 has long puzzled many freeway passersby…
2 MILES
At the eastern end of the park, the Cameron Park Zoo features 52 acres of natural habitat. A Texas section with about 30 native species balances an…
6. Waco Mammoth National Monument
5.17 MILES
In 1978 two Waco arrowhead hunters found a bone in a ravine. It turned out to belong to a Columbian mammoth that had perished there about 68,000 years ago…
7. Site of the Branch Davidian Compound
8.23 MILES
The rural site where 76 people died when a standoff between law enforcement and members of the Branch Davidian Church ended violently in 1993.