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IconicMagnolia Market at the Silos
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Mayborn Museum Complex
Mayborn Museum Complex is a museum in Waco, TX, part of the Brazos Trail Region guide. Cost: under $25.
1300 S. University Parks · Waco, TX
Why you should go…
The Mayborn Museum Complex at Baylor University sits at 1300 S. University Parks in Waco. You can see natural and cultural history exhibits, bronzes of the Waco mammoths, hands-on spaces in the Jeanes Discovery Center and Design Den, and the Governor Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village. It is open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 1pm to 5pm, and closes on some Baylor home football Saturdays. Admission is $12 for adults and $10 for children 2 to 15.
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