This 23.5 acre garden of ever-changing beauty is located near the entrance to Tyrrell Park, a 500 acre City of Beaumont Park. A paved Friendship Walk offers excellent views of the various theme gardens, as well as providing easy access for strollers and wheelchairs. Benches along the way invite visitors to rest a moment and “take time to smell the flowers.” The gardens are located in a migratory bird flyway, with lots of year round birds as well, offering a great place for bird watching. Free Admission

The John Jay French house, built in 1845, is one of the oldest surviving houses in Beaumont. It is also one of the first houses in Beaumont built with two stories, using milled lumber. The John Jay French Museum demonstrates the life of a prosperous Texas pioneer family from 1845-1865. The historic pioneer settlement is filled with antique furnishings, clothing and pioneer household utensils. Outbuildings on the grounds include a blacksmith shop, tannery, privy and smokehouse. Museum Admission Cost: 5 years and over - $5 4 years and under - Free

Located in Beaumont, Texas, the museum is dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison and his inventions and innovations, the museum interprets Edison through interactive exhibits while using more than 60 historic objects. The museum offers visitors insight into Thomas A. Edison - America's Greatest Inventor. The museum is housed in the historic Travis Street Substation building. We have more than 1,400 artifacts in our growing study collection and an expanding reference library. The museum is the only facility of it's kind west of the Mississippi River. Museum Admission Cost: Free

The Beaumont Children’s Museum inspires children to think for themselves, ask questions and question answers, and understand the world around them through play with exhibits that are carefully selected to promote S.T.E.A.M. focused learning. Museum Admission Cost: Adults & Children - $5 Under 1 year old - Free Military Familes & Seniors - $4

The McFaddin-Ward House Museum serves as Beaumont's cultural and historic center offering house tours of the three-story home and hosting special events. Built in 1906 in the Beaux-Arts Colonial style the building and its furnishings reflect the lifestyle of the prominent family who lived in the house for 75 years. Reservations for docent-lead tours are highly recommended and can be made by calling 409-832-2134.Children must be 8 years or older to tour the house. All ages are welcome on a self-guided tour of the Carriage House. Closed Mondays. Tour cost: $5

Open since 1984 this tribute to firefighters houses a collection of antique engines and firefighting equipment dating back to the 1800s. Take your picture in front of the original World's Largest Fire Hydrant! Activities for children include the chance to dress up in a firefighter uniform and drive the fire engine simulator. Museum Admission Cost:

Through a self-guided tour, visitors to Gladys City experience 15 replica buildings filled with objects from the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries that depict life during the first Spindletop oil boom. From a saloon and post office to a general store and livery stable, visitors get a glimpse of what it might have been like to work and live in the historic Spindletop oilfield.