Once a small Texas frontier settlement, Abilene is a modern, thriving city where the past is…read morecelebrated and remembered in unique museums such as Frontier Texas! and the Grace Museum. Abilene Zoo has more than 1,000 animals, including some lions and tigers and bears (oh my) The 19th century Fort Phantom Hill is part of the Texas Forts Trail, connecting various West Texas frontier landmarks. 12th armored division memorial museum Located in the town of Buffalo Gap, Texas, the Taylor County History Center, previously known as the Buffalo Gap Historic Village, is a living museum that tells the nostalgic story of the last half century of the West Texas wild frontier. Located about half an hour from Abilene State Park, the Morgan Jones Planetarium is one of the very few planetariums in Texas. The National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature is an unusual museum that focuses on illustrations in literature. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. There's plenty to keep you and your guest busy.

The lady at the front desk was condescending, rude, and extremely unhelpful. I hope the city looks…read moreinto finding a course on customer service and maybe some sensitivity training. Cultural competency for this city would be wonderful.

When I was growing up in Abilene Texas I always said their were only 2 thing you could do. Get in…read moretrouble or get pregnant. Obviously they're not mutually exclusive. That was in the 80s. Now it's a couple decades later, and I don't think anything has changed.

Love this library. Been here many times but I needed to give a shout out today for the new Abilene…read moreHeritage Square project. We always always always need more libraries! And community centers and libraries together-smart, smart, smart!!

The people working were super nice and very helpful. It's a nice library and they're part of Libby…read moreso you can borrow ebooks. They'll look for the book you want if they don't have it and will get it for you. I highly recommend the library.

I wish YELP had a catagory for Sights to See or Local Attractions. I travel a lot and try to find…read morelocal flavor, or "what sets one town apart from any other." When I first went to Meridian, Mississippi I found they had the fantastic Dentzel Carousel, and beautifully painted life-sized carousel horses which were scattered around town as a fundraising venture for "Hope Village" for children. Tracking down the carousel horses made for a fantastic adventure. This adventure started a trend for me. Now I look for this same type of art project in all of the towns I travel to. Here in Abilene there are numerous outdoor Sculptures scattered all over town. I found quite a few, but I'm sure I missed a lot of them. I've posted some of these photos here. There is also a Fantastic Rock Sculpture at the University and the ruins of an old abandoned Fort (Fort Phantom Hill) to explore nearby. Besides the outdoor art, my dad loved visiting the "12th Armored Division Memorial Museum" & we both enjoyed "Frontier Texas". You can learn more about the area by checking out http://abilenecac.org/index.htm - - - So far I have found a lot of unique things in my travels. In Texas : Abilene - Iron Sculptures Amarillo - Quarter Horses Austin - Guitars Corpus Christi - Dolphins Odessa - Rabbits Wichita Falls - Mustangs - - - In Mississippi : Madison - Carousel Horses Hattiesburg - Swans Biloxi - tree sculptures - - - In Oklahoma: Shawnee - Painted Indian Ponies - - - * The next time I travel through Colorado I plan to look for the Painted Piano's scattered around Fort Collins.

Stopped buy the Abilene Chamber of Commerce to pick up welcome packets, it was the first time I had…read morewent their location to do so, as you enter the building you see the elevator, push the button for number 2 . When the doors open there it it!! Nice friendly people. Was only able to get a couple packs. I need to save some money and join the Chamber.

Wonderful library with people so willing to help you. I have several ebooks checked out at all timesread more

I am all for public service. I truly adore reading and support the idea of promoting reading…read morethrough a system of points assigned per books/words written. However, it saddens me to have to only assign 3 stars to this location. First and foremost, i do realize most younger readers prefer sitting on floors to read anyways, but it would help if there were more chairs and tables available. Secondly, the accessibility to working computer stations is limited to. The choice of books is tailored around the space allotted. But, a good swapping system allows a book to be delivered if available at any other location within Abilene public libraries. I may sound a bit harsh, but if your goal is to attract younger readers, the path is still long, perilous and hard to follow. But i am confident in your abilities to improve and draw every single reader (young or otherwise). After all, words are what makes the worls go round and round.

1986. A younger me moved to this dusty Texas town. I was 14. For 5 years I would describe it as a…read moreplace that only offered dust and mesquite trees. The only thing a teenager could do was get drunk or get pregnant. And that's kinda what I did. There is the mall. Frontier Texas. Dyass AFB The Dr. Suess park. Story book park. Abilene Zoo. Lounge seating theater. I go to visit family, so I am never bored. My favorite restaurants are Abuelos, San Miguel, Brick oven pizza, and Sezchuans. My dad prefers The Oasis over Pinkies. And HEB is the GOAT

You can tell there is a big difference between this city and Houston…read more If you've been to Beaumont or maybe Nederland Texas then you pretty much have a parallel on what you might experience here but maybe a decade better in local flavor. One thing I can say the difference between here and Houston is I thought it was a fluke but pretty much everybody that passes in front of you has the courtesy to say it's use me or pardon me compared to being a Houston we're pretty much nobody knows what that phrase is. It is kind of a cozy but maybe a confusing place if you come from a big town because the feeders for example both sides have two way driving as compared to Houston there is only one way to go depending on which side of the freeway you are at on the feeder but that is because there is a massive amount of traffic in Houston compared to here. I like the setup better here and plus I've never seen any rush hour traffic.

Are you in Texas and looking for something fun to do? Not far outside Abilene is the Merkel Area…read moreLocal Museum. The Merkel Area Historical Museum has 13,000 square feet. Examples of exhibits include Pioneer Days, the military from the Civil War to Iraq, Fire, EMS, Farm and Ranch, Quilts, Indians and a Windmill. Also featured are Sadler Hospital, the bank, the barber and beauty shop, schools, Merkel Drug, Taylor Electric and many others. Featured vehicles are a Vietnam jeep, 1930 Chevrolet, 1953 police car, and tractors from the 1920s, 1930s, 1950s, and 1960s.

Abilene Public Library: I cant read so most of you saying to your self why he go there ??? They…read moregot picture books & color books, 64 pack of Crayons. As a youth I never had that many. Most of the unicorn, dump truck books been colored in already so look around. If you cant find anything you like you can always eat the cryons.

Would have a 5 if they kept the noise level down! Overall the people that work here are friendly…read moreand helpful but I do get tired of listening to cell phones and people walking through the library talking on their cellphones, small children running wild and free... Just get a backbone and tell them to keep it down or go outside!