Sightseeing
Local GemBurleson
No admission feeNorth Texas city near Fort Worth with Old Town shops, parks, festivals and a family water park.
Transit: reachable by public transit
Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Sightseeing
Acton State Historic Site
Burial site and tall monument honoring Elizabeth Crockett, widow of frontiersman Davy Crockett, in Acton near Granbury.
FM 167, Acton, TX 76049 · Acton, TX
About Acton State Historic Site
Acton State Historic Site, managed by the Texas Historical Commission, centers on a monument over the grave of Elizabeth Crockett, who was the second wife of Davy Crockett and died in 1860. The statue rises above Acton Cemetery and is visible across the grounds. Elizabeth was widowed for roughly two decades after Davy Crockett died at the Alamo in 1836. The site also holds graves of her son Robert and Robert's wife Matilda. Texas erected the monument in 1913 under funding approved by the Legislature two years earlier.
- #Davy Crockett
- #Elizabeth Crockett
- #Acton Cemetery
- #Hood County
- #Texas Historical Commission
What's around here?
The closest stops to Acton State Historic Site, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
21 mi awayMore like this
- Museums
Doss Heritage and Culture Center
Check pricesA Texas history museum in Weatherford focused on the heritage of Parker County.
22 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
- MuseumsLocal Gem
Burleson Museum and Visitors Center
No admission feeFree small-town museum in a historic depot with Burleson history exhibits and two restored rail cars.
22 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
- Sports & Outdoors
Chandor Gardens
Under $25A 3.5-acre garden in Weatherford's Historic District that blends Chinese and English garden styles, once the estate of portrait painter Douglas Chandor.
23 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors
- SightseeingLocal Gem
Fort Worth Water Gardens
No admission feePhilip Johnson's terraced concrete fountains in downtown Fort Worth, with stairs that lead down beside rushing water.
Transit: reachable by public transit
30 mi awayMore like this
- SightseeingRainy-Day Pick
Fort Worth Cultural District
No admission feeA compact Fort Worth district that gathers five museums, the Fort Worth Botanic Garden and the Will Rogers Memorial Center.
Transit: reachable by public transit
30 mi awayMore like this
