Arts in Columbus, Texas

Columbus, Texas

Live Oak Art Center
In 1848, Scotsman Robert Robson built a castle on the river and began providing homes to local and itinerant artists. Today, creative spirits can rejuvenate at the Live Oak Art Center housed in the ...
Live Oak Art Center
Turner-Chapman Gallery
This fine art gallery features the work of regional artists such as Ken Turner, Paulina Kearney, Lynda Counts, and Charles Ford. The gallery houses original paintings, pottery, lithographs, and Gi'cl...
Turner-Chapman Gallery

Mary Elizabeth Hopkins Santa Claus Museum

The Mary Elizabeth Hopkins Santa Claus Museum showcases more than 2,000 Santas; old, new, foreign and American, in various media. Someone once told Mary Elizabeth Hopkins that if you have three or more of anything, then you are a collector. Hopkins was certainly that!

Columbus, TX Museums

Preston Kyle Shatto Wildlife Museum

There are currently more than 75 different species of wildlife exhibited in the Shatto Museum, including Africa's "Big Five" - elephant, rhinoceros, lion, leopard, cape buffalo - and a white rhinoceros, one of only two on exhibit in the United States.

Columbus, TX Museums

Colorado County Courthouse

Set among magnolia trees in center of town, the Colorado County Courthouse was built in 1891 in Second Empire style with locally made brick. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Columbus, TX Historic Courthouses

Sts Peter & Paul Catholic Church

Built in 1928 for a mere $10,000, Sts. Peter &

Columbus, TX Historic Churches

1923 Highway 90 Bridge

Tucked along the meandering banks of the Colorado River, Columbus is accessible by several bridges. Of special interest is the Highway 90 bridge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a Multi-span Parker Through Truss bridge, which was opened in 1932 near Beason'

Columbus, TX Historic Bridges

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Columbus, Texas

Live Oak Art Center

Turner-Chapman Gallery

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Mary Elizabeth Hopkins Santa Claus Museum

Preston Kyle Shatto Wildlife Museum

Colorado County Courthouse

Sts Peter & Paul Catholic Church

1923 Highway 90 Bridge

Things to do near Columbus, TX

The Columbus Opry

El Dorado Country Club

Navasota Municipal Golf Course

L. B. Houston Municipal Golf Course

Hood County Museum and Jail