Best places: Tourist attractions in Abilene, United States

👍👍 I really enjoyed the historical value. Gift shop has affordable items! Great overnight for RVs through Harvest Host.

👍👍 Large playground with lots of open grass area. Nice body weight workout area that is shaded. But the prairie dog town was awesome!

Park with athletic fields, playground & picnic tables, plus fitness trails & a prairie dog preserve.

👍👍 It's a cute fun place you have to stop by if you're in the area. My wife liked these books while growing up, and this just brought back fond memories. Our kids had fun running around looking at and climbing them, too.

Motor boating, fishing & swimming plus camping & cabins in rolling woodlands with hiking trails.

Elm Creek recreational area offers tent & RV camping, hiking, fishing, a playground, a pool & more.

👍👍 Another saved piece of Texas history. The tour was really good and very informative. There are plans to completely rebuild the general store. Several of the buildings are in tact. Small museum on site. Thanks for the tour Eric!

Collection of art & photos related to Texas, plus special exhibits in a former hotel, built in 1909.

Self-guided tours are offered at this modest 19th-century fort site with 3 original stone buildings.

👍👍 Neat experience, thank you very much for the tour! I'm an architecture graduate, and am suitably impressed at how well y'all have preserved the buildings on site, especially given the detail given to preserving original stone placements and carvings. Major kudos for that. Neat collection of histor...

Park offering baseball/softball fields, picnic areas & a playground, plus a creek & walking path.

👍👍 What a lovely little gem in the middle of historic downtown! The park is beautifully manicured, and the sculptures are very well maintained and constructed. The last 4 years I lived an hour away and I had no idea this existed. But it was truly a wonderful sight to stop and appreciate on our way to S...

This 3-story military museum features exhibits on the 12th Armored Division in World War II.

👍👍 Such a fun stay on a beautiful October weekend. I can't say enough nice things about Ballinger. Very nice hiking through and around the park!

Historic frontier-town complex of buildings from the 1880s to 1920s with an art gallery & gift shop.

Playful museum exhibiting artwork made by celebrated children's book illustrators.

👍👍 This is one of my favorite park. I can fish or canoe here and it has great disk golf course.

Public park with creek views, playgrounds & a baseball field, plus basketball & tennis courts.

🫤 {10/26/23} Pool is empty, park has 2 swing sets with no swings and a small slide that was so rickety that my 8 year old was to scared to try it, there was a set of monkey bars. The splash pad appeared to be closed. The bathroom has no stall doors, there was no soap in the bathroom (not even a dispen...

👍👍 Hidden gem of West Texas. Good fishing from bank, boats and kayaks are very popular here. Primitive camping and public restrooms. To top it off they have an airfield for rc planes. Even a great variety of birds to see.