Bullock Texas State History Museum, Texas, United States

5schmayla98 5:00 PM Apr 11, 2021

Go for the shipwreck and the maps (maps are temporary)
The Bullock Museum was on my list because I had read about La Belle shipwreck that the museum houses. The shipwreck exhibit was laid out extremely well and definitely feels like a modern museum. There are a lot of artifacts to see, and the ship itself was really cool. The museum is set up in a very chronological history. There are some areas that are a little older (you can tell by the font styles and some of the wording), but you can really tell they've been working to update it. It tells a very thorough history of how Texas was under six flags, and has many great artifacts. We spend a few hours here, but could have stayed longer if we weren't on a schedule. The map exhibit might be temporary, but the collection was amazing. The maps tell stories of exploration and show how the Americas were first "explored." Some of them are incredibly old. But they are so detailed you could spend a long time looking at them. The COVID protocols were good... masks were required and social distancing was encouraged. But one of the security guards at the front desk sat there without a mask on, and there were a few people in the museum who decided that no one was around so they could take off their mask. I would love to see a staff member walking around and enforcing the mask policy (like other museums do). It was not very crowded, fortunately, so distancing was easy. Would definitely recommend this museum to anyone who wants to learn more about Texas or who wants to see a really old shipwreck.

4pwillard 5:00 PM Aug 7, 2021

Historical overload
This was a great museum filled with Texas history. It was absolutely worth the money. It was so chock full of information and history that I felt exhausted by the time I got to the top floor. This is not really a negative; I much prefer being overwhelmed vs. paying to enter a museum that takes an hour to go through. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys history or is not familiar with Texas history. I learned and re-learned quite a bit, as this was my first trip back to Texas in 25 years.