In town for Azalea Fest and found this house on a fluke. Intriguing history of the place; the…read morefamily could have had it's own reality show! Rick and Larry are terrific guides with great knowledge of the present and past history of this place along with good trivia all couched in southern hospitality and humor. Great tour but the hosts really made it worthwhile!

Four of us visited, beautiful home shown by very knowledgeable and engaging tour guides. Highly…read morerecommended if you're looking for a good way to spend 90 minutes in Tyler, TX.

$2 if you are taking the tour yourself, I think $5 for a guided tour…read more I did the self guided tour, they have a map with detailed information of each building. You can get some hand on activites, like Corn cob dart, penmanship, ring the bell and play the old piano. It was a fun place, highly recommended it.

While in the area, we wanted to come see this property. It's filled with historical buildings you…read morecan walk around and explore. There are houses, a train car and other small cabins. You can have a guided or self guided tour. We went out on our own. All in all we explored for about an hour. There are plenty of places to take photos of and even clean bathrooms. There is a small parking lot near the entrance.

A cool little place to stop at for five minutes as you're driving across the border. The two…read moremonuments are separated by about 100 ft, and are both on the west side of the road.

Bethany, Texas-Louisiana is an unincorporated community on the Louisiana and Texas state lines on…read moreU.S. Highway 79, yes the town once claimed both states as its location one of the early stores, bisected by the state line, was built in 1889 by a barkeeper who wanted to take advantage of the differences in state laws; in half of the store drinking was legal, in the other gambling was legal proving the that times may change but people haven't. The town once went by the name Lick Skillet if ever the truth was told many towns of the era were called by that same name all boasting tales of the name's origin, from the food being so good or so scarce people would lick the skillets or the only scraps left to feed the dogs was for them to lick the skillets, I am sure the truth lies somewhere in between the myths. Although Bethany abandoned the name Lick Skillet, many of the town's features retain the name such as the Lick Skillet Plantation, a thoroughbred breeding farm, and the Lick Skillet Old Time Store. There is also a Lick Skillet Arts and Crafts Festival which includes live bands, food vendors, and exhibits by local artists and craftsman. Bethany was founded in 1840 long before barbed wire fences and paved highways marked the historic road that eventually became known as the "Old Shreveport Road" it originally was part of a prehistoric trade route from Dallas to Shreveport (not named towns at the time) established by the Caddo Indians. On the north side of the road heading east at the state line is a Marker placed in 1936 that reads: "Site of Bethany - A thriving town of the fifties - through it passed the Shreveport road over which many emigrants entered Texas". There not much left of Bethany now but lots of memories, I'd say by the looks of it the historic value exceeds the town's net worth, but I'm sure those that remain like it that way.

Steam Locomotive Passenger Train Rides are awesome. Rusk Depot is neat place to hang out and relax…read moreand see steam locomotives operate.

We took the Texas State Railroad from Palestine to Rusk and it was a great trip! Rusk Depot kinda…read moreleft a lot to be desired but it is a small town so i guess I don't know what i was expecting. There were picnic tables and a large gazebo to eat lunch at and we walked around on some trails that went through the trees and close to a pond. It was a nice break off the train. We did eat lunch on the train because it was a little too warm for us and our 3 year old. There was a souvenir shop and some old railroad stuff to look at inside the depot.

I stumbled across this hidden treasure while visiting a friend. The hallowed ground serves as a…read morememorial to Captain Bennett, as well as those who served in the military. Please pay your respects by visiting this site.