Sports & Outdoors
IconicCaverns of Sonora
$25–$50Guided walking tours through a show cave known for its dense, delicate crystal formations.
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Sightseeing
Fort McKavett State Historic Site
Preserved frontier army post in West Texas from the Indian Wars era, with restored buildings and hilltop views.
7066 FM 864, Fort McKavett, TX 76841 · Fort McKavett, TX
About Fort McKavett State Historic Site
This state historic site preserves the remains of a nineteenth-century United States Army post on a hill in West Texas. Visitors can walk among restored officers' quarters, barracks, a hospital, a schoolhouse, and headquarters, and see ruins of other structures, including a commanding officer's residence that burned in 1941. Interpretive programs cover the lives of soldiers, Buffalo Soldiers, women, and children who lived at the post. Living history events, a self-guided tour, guided group tours, and a visitor center with a museum and gift shop are available.
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What's around here?
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