ATTRACTIONS

ANNUAL EVENTS

Annual Event Occurence Website Azalea Spring & Flower Trail March Azalea 10K, Fun Run April Catttle Baron's Gala June East Texas State Fair September Festival on the Square September Four Winds Renaissance Faire March-April Mistletoe and Magic November Parade of Homes June Rose City Jazz Festival July Taste of Tyler March   Texas Blues Festival April Texas Rose Festival October Tyler Area Chamber Golf Tournament September Tyler Jaycee's 4th of July Celebration July Tyler's Komen Race for the Cure May

MUSEUMS

Museum Description Website Brookshires World of Wildlife Museum WSW Loop 323 & Old Jacksonville Hwy (903) 534-2169 Featuring 250 mounted examples of wildlife and a replica 1920's grocery store Carnegie History Center 125 S. College Housed in an old library with exhibits artifiacts of Tyler's history Goodman Museum 624 N. Broadway Ave (903) 531-1286 Texas Historic Landmark from Civil War Era Harrold's Model Train Museum 8103 US Hwy 271 N (903) 531-9404 Showcasing more than 1,100 trains and over 300 feet of track Historic Aviation Memorial Museum 150 Airport Dr (903) 526-1945 Aviation memorabilia Smith County Historical Society Museum 125 S. College (903) 592-5993 County artifacts dating from the days of the American Indians to the present Tyler Museum of Art 1300 S. Mahon Street (903) 595-1001 World class exhibits, gift shop, and cafe Tyler Rose Garden & Museum 1900 W. Front St. (903) 597-3130 Showcasing memorabilia of the history of the Tyler rose growing industry and the Rose Festival

PERFORMING ARTS

Performing Art Description Website Caldwell Auditorium (903) 262-2300 Hosts various performances; managed by Tyler ISD   East Texas Symphony Orchestra (903) 592-3876 Offers concerts and youth concerts R. Cowan Fine & Performing Arts Center 3900 University Blvd. (903) 566-7424 Houses Vaughn Auditorium, Braithwaite Recital Hall, Meadows Art Gallery, & White Lobby Tyler Civic Chorale (903) 597-6317 Provides choral music, fall and spring concerts offered Ballet Tyler (903) 596-0224 Provides opportunities for dancers and East Texas audiences to experience the fine art of dance Tyler Civic Theater Center (903) 592-0561 The first theatre in America designed for production of theatre-in-the-round

EDUCATIONAL ATTRACTIONS

Educational Attraction Description Website Tyler Public Library (903) 593-7323 Features 248,619 volumes Caldwell Zoo 2203 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (903) 593-0121 85-acre park featuring over 2,000 animals Discovery Science Place 308 N. Broadway (903) 533-8011 Downtown children's math and science museum Vaughn Conservatory 1400 E. Fifth (903) 510-2200 Ranked 5th in the State for cultivation of exotic and ornamental plants   Moore Farms 22142 CR 181 Bullard, TX (903) 894-1030 Entertainment with agriculture Hudnall Plantarium 1200 S. Mahon (903) 510-2312 Multimedia presentations and star parties Camp Tyler (903) 262-1269 Offers outdoor educational programs Tiger Missing Link Foundation State Park Highway 14 N (903) 858-1008 A rescue facility for tigers, lions, and cougars

HISTORIC SITES

Historic Site Description Website McClendon House 806 W. Houston (903) 592-3533 Victorian home built in 1878 has many of its original furnishings Camp Ford Hwy 271 & Loop 323 (903) 592-5993 Largest Confederate Prisoner of War camp west of the Mississippi Cottonbelt Train Depot 210 Oakwood (903) 533-8057 Restored depot, built in 1905, houses railroad memorabilia Dewberry Plantation 14007 FM 346 West Bullard, TX 75757 (903) 825-9000 Antebellum home built between 1852 and 1854

DISTRICTS

		Antique District - located in the heart of downtown Tyler, comprised of antique and specialty shops.
		Azalea District* - listed in the National Register of Historic Places - in 1960, a group of homeowners decided to open their gardens to visitors each Spring, launching the first Azalea District
		Brick Streets District* - listed in the National Register of Historic Places - the district is about 1/2 mile south of downtown and encompasses 29 blocks of residential, commercial, and institutional structures.
		Charnwood Residential Historic District* - listed in the National Register of Historic Places - encompasses 12 blocks of the late 19th and early 20th century residential development.
		* More information on these historic districts located at www.historictyler.org

AMUSEMENTS

Annual Event Occurence Website 31 West Shooting Range (903) 597.0258 Classic Batting Cages (903) 526-2151 Fire Mountain Amusement Park (903) 561-2670 Green Acres Bowl (903) 561-2911 Kids Depot 2000 Plus (903) 509-4386   LAZER X (903) 581-4544   Lock N Load (903) 939-1500 Noble E. Young Skateboard Park (903) 531-1370   Skaters in Cyberspace (903) 894-4440 Tyler Market Center (903) 595-2223 Tyler Inline Hockey Center (903) 581-1221 Tyler Skateplex (903) 939-3330

GOLF

Course H Type Website Arrowhead Golf Course 18 public The Cascades 18 private Embassy Hills Golf Course 9 public Eagle's Bluff 18 private Emerald Bay Club 18 private Garden Valley Golf Resort 18 public Hideaway Lake Golf Course 18 private Hollytree Country Club 18 private Oak Hurst/Peach Tree 36 public Pine Dunes Resort 18 public Pine Springs Golf Course 18 semi-private Twin Lakes Golf Course 18 public Willow Brook Country Club 18 private

The Tyler Conventions & Visitors Bureau has prepared an area golf brochure in PDF format.

RECREATION

Recreation Activity Available Baseball Fields 30 Soccer Fields 15  Swimming Pools (Public) 2 Swimming Pools (Private) 2 Movie Theater Screens  33 City Parks/with Playgrounds 25/19 Resorts & Campgrounds 15

CAMPING/LAKES

Camping/Lake Website Bellwood Lake Lake Palestine Lake Tyler Lake Tyler East Tyler State Park

CHURCHES

Tyler has over 300 churches, synagogues, and mosques representing all major denominations.

LODGING

Ample lodging is available with 28 Hotels/Motels (2,163 rooms) and 12 Bed & Breakfasts (54 rooms) in the Tyler area.