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PUBLIC & WEEKEND TOUR INFORMATION
SITES TO VISIT
Star of the Republic Museum
 Public
tours of the museum are self-guided. Please allow 1-2 hours to see
everything. A twenty-minute video presentation is included in admission
fee. Hand-held audio tour devices are also available at no charge.
The museum is open daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day.
Admission fee: $5/Adults, $3/students or children over age 6. Children
6 and under are admitted free. Brazos Passes are also available
for multiple sites (see below.)
Barrington Living History Farm
 Public
tours of Barrington
Living History Farm are self-guided and last approximately one
hour. The farm is open Monday through Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Admission fee: $5/Adults, $3/students or children over age
6. Children 6 and under are admitted free. Brazos Passes are also
available for multiple sites (see below.)
Please note: For visitor and
staff safety, whenever inclement weather (thunder and lightening)
is present, Barrington Farm will close and remain closed for 30
minutes after the last episode of thunder or lightening.
Independence Hall and Townsite
Tours leave from the front doors of the Visitor
Center and progress past the amphitheater, continuing to the Brazos
River Overlook, Ferry Street, and ending at the Independence Hall
replica building. Admission fee: $5/Adults, $3/students or children
over age 6. Children 6 and under are admitted free. Brazos Passes
are also available for multiple sites (see below.)
Tours last approximately 50 minutes and involve
walking 1/2 mile or so (includes some stairs and change in grade.
Visitors should call ahead (936-878-2214 ext. 222) or inquire upon
arrival to confirm the availability of public tours. Hand-held audio
tour devices are also available.
Independence Hall/Townsite Public Tour
Times
Weekend:
11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Weekdays:
Tours are offered at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00
p.m., and 3:00 p.m., unless scheduled groups are touring at those
times. Visitors should call ahead (936-878-2214 ext. 222) and check
with the Visitor Center, or inquire upon arrival, regarding the
availability of public tours.
Park grounds are open 8:00 a.m. to sundown daily,
year round. All buildings close at 5:00 p.m.
Visitor Center/Gift Shop
The Visitor Center is an excellent place to begin
a tour of Washington-on-the-Brazos. This location provides restrooms,
a gift shop, a comprehensive display explaining the various park
sites and their historical significance, as well as the opportunity
to buy tickets to any and all of the park’s three sites! The
Gift Shop offers a wide range of Texas-themed items and keepsakes.
No admission fee is required to the Visitor Center. The Visitor
Center is open daily 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; the Gift Shop is open
daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Refreshments or Lunch
There are currently no restaurant vendors within
the Park. The pecan grove near the river offers twenty-six free
picnic sites and two covered rental pavilions. Please contact the
Park for current picnic area and trail information. The picnic pavilions
may be reserved by calling (936) 878-2214, ext. 222.
No food or drinks are allowed inside the Museum,
Visitor's Center, Independence Hall, or Barrington Farm. Please
help us preserve and protect the integrity of this historic site!
Pets
Washington on the Brazos is pet-friendly, and
you are welcome to explore the park grounds with your pets. However,
for the safety and consideration of our other visitors, pets are
NOT permitted inside the museum or at the Barrington Living History
Farm site.
Purchasing Tickets (fees
effective 04/16/09)
Tickets may be purchased at individual sites,
or at the Visitor Center. Visitors desiring tickets to multiple
sites may want to purchase a Brazos Pass for all sites:
Single site ticket:
(admission to one of the above named sites):
Adult : $5.00
Student: $3.00
Family : $15.00– Includes 2 adults and up
to 5 students
Brazos Pass (unlimited
admission to all 3 sites, for one day only):
Adult: $9.00
Student: $6.00
Family: $27.00 – Includes 2 adults and up
to 5 students
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