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    Pioneer West Museum

    5.0 (1 review)

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    Devil's Rope Museum - Devil's Rope Museum

    Devil's Rope Museum

    4.6(17 reviews)
    19.8 mi

    This place is HUGE! And donation based. Also has two gift shops. Such a nice docent at the front…read moredesk and cow bell over the entrance door to be sure she sees you coming. Learned so much about barbed wire BEYOND how it's made and the history. Learned about its application beyond cow fencing to people fencing during wars and at internment camps. There's even a barbed wire brassiere there as a nod to the building's past as a ladies' undergarment factory. Cool stop totally worth the time. And time you do need to plan for cuz it's huge with great write-ups and categories per room. Lots of old farm machinery and how it used knots in rope to open the seed drop mechanism every measured distance, tools the fence line folks used to carry on the horses to maintain the barbed wire, branding irons, dust bowl history WITH a jar of the actual dust, etc.

    It's fun, free and interesting. This museum, once a bra factory, houses several different types of…read morebarbed wire (or what it is also called, the devil's rope!). Supposedly there are over 2000 patents for it, so depending on how interested you are, the visit time varies. The building also houses the Texas Route 66 Museum, which is small or fairly-sized, but still has plenty of memorabilia to check out. There is also a wall that has the pictures of Texas Route 66 Hall of Fame inductees. If you're traveling on the Mother Road, don't skip out on this museum! One last thing to note: they have a cool gift shop so it is very likely you'll find something you collect here.

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    Devil's Rope Museum - Empty lot at Devil's Rope

    Empty lot at Devil's Rope

    Devil's Rope Museum - An exhibit on the greasy spoon  diner

    An exhibit on the greasy spoon diner

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    Pioneer West Museum - museums - Updated May 2026

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