| |
| | Navasota
street scene
TE photo |
| Navasota
is one of those towns that you never seem to have time to explore because you're
rushing to a more distant destination. We wish you'd stop doing that. The problem
with distant locations is that they're so far away. Why not visit something a
little closer to home? If Navasota is too close, then include it with a trip to
Huntsville,
Brenham, or College
Station.
Don't miss the Grimes County Seat in Anderson,
which is a mere 10 miles away. Their picturesque courthouse
and main street is one of those timeless Texas views that haven't yet been ruined
by prison expansion or modern high school architecture. Recently restored.
|
| | Millers
Theater in Navasota
TE photo |
Attractions
in and around Navasota
Navasota offers
many storefronts and streets that testify to its dominant place in the county's
economic history.
Historic
homes are frequently open for tours and architecturally, it ranks high on
our list of best preserved in the Houston-Austin-Dallas triangle. Contact the
chamber for an excellent driving tour of town.
Horlock
History Center: Contact Chamber of Commerce for hours and group tours.
Navasota
also has a statue dedicated to "Bobby"
LaSalle, our favorite would-be colonizer and the man most responsible
for Texas' claim to being under Six Flags. Interest in Mr. LaSalle has
been rekindled lately with excavations of both his stockade (Fort St. Louis) and
ship (LaBelle) down around Matagorda.
The
Grimes County Courthouse
10 miles East in Anderson
on Hwy 90. This 1893 Italianate "Temple of Justice" once dispensed justice
to a member of the Barrow-Parker gang in 1933. The street view with flanking
stores makes a great photo opportunity, which makes up for there not being a "courthouse
square." Anderson was named Fanthorp before Kenneth Lewis Anderson, Vice President
of the Republic of Texas died there.
Fanthorp
Inn State Historical Park
Republic of Texas era stagecoach stop with replica coach on display. In Anderson,
the former town of Fanthorp. Hours: Wednesday through Sunday 9 to 4. 936-873-2633
Washington-on-the-Brazos
State Park
Six miles west of Navasota off hwy 105. Home of
the recently redone Star of the Republic Museum with its open all year (except
Christmas day) research library.
Book Your
Hotel Here & Save
Navasota
Hotels |
| | Navasota
architecture
TE photo |
A scenic
drive
FM 1375 as a day
trip / scenic drive from Houston
For a tranquil drive that you'll
long remember, we'd suggest FM 1375 west from New
Waverly on Hwy 45. This takes you through the Sam Houston National
Forest with its lush fern undergrowth.
FM 1375 will join Hwy 149
that will lead you to Anderson
via the quaint, nearly forgotten village of Richards.
Then Hwy 90 South less than 10 miles to Navasota.
More Texas
Scenic Drives
Book Your Hotel Here
& Save
Navasota
Hotels
College
Station Hotels
Houston
Hotels |
| |
Navasota City Hall, razed 1958
Photo courtesy Navasota Examiner |
| |
Former
Navasota Jail, razed, no date
Photo courtesy Navasota City Manager
More
Razed
in Texas |
People
Mance
Lipscomb by Clay Coppedge
Songster and guitarist Mance Lipscomb
spent most of his 80 years as a tenant farmer around Navasota, in Grimes County
before becoming an overnight sensation when he was 65... more
Joe
Tex by Clay Coppedge
"A singer that critic John Morthland
of Texas Monthly called 'by far Texas' greatest contributor to soul music.' ...
Joe Tex belongs, in the mind of most Texans, to either Baytown, where his music
career began, or Navasota, where it ended." more
|
Navasota
Tourist Information Grimes
County Chamber of Commerce
1215 East Washington
936-825-6600 or 800-252-6642
Book
Your Hotel Here & Save
Navasota
Hotels
More
Hotels | |
|
