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The Fire Museum of Texas is now totally accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing, implemented October 2015. QR codes with Spoken English, English captions and American Sign Language -- the first in US to have all three.
[Kim, 11/17/2015]World's Largest Working Fire Hydrant:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 400 Walnut Street, Beaumont, TX
- Directions:
- Fire Museum of Texas. From I-10 in Beaumont exit Downtown, turn left on Calder. Corner of Main and Mulberry.
- Hours:
- Museum: M-F 8 am - 4:30 pm (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 409-880-3927
- Admission:
- Free.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Still looking happy -- and actually holding a muffler.
[Roger Sleight, 12/31/2014]Muffler Man - Happy Half Wit:- Address:
- 830 S. 11th St., Beaumont, TX
- Directions:
- Leo's Automotive, on Eleventh Street, at the intersection of Stagg Drive, across the street from the Medical Center.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
- Beaumont, Texas - Gusher Monument and Replica Oil Boomtown
Actually the monument was originally a mile south, but had to be moved due to subsidence from sulphur mining. It was moved in the '60s and again to the present location in 1978.
[J. J. Kwashnak, 04/21/2014]Gusher Monument and Replica Oil Boomtown:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 5550 Jimmy Simmons Blvd., Beaumont, TX
- Directions:
- Southeast edge of the city. I-10 to US 69 south, to the University Drive exit.
- Hours:
- Tu-Sa 10-5, Su 1-5, closed M. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 409-880-1750
- Admission:
- Boomtown $5. Monument is free.
Looks like he's been freshly painted again!
[Bonnie Labdi, 05/10/2012]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."
[Tiffany, 02/19/2012]There is a bust of Edison outside, and a historical marker about the Travis Street Substation, the 1929 Gulf States Utilities building where the Edison Museum resides. October 2021: Photo added.
Edison Museum:- Address:
- 350 Pine St., Beaumont, TX
- Directions:
- Pine and Mulberry St.
- Hours:
- M-F 10-2 or by appt. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 409-299-9195
- Admission:
- Free
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Of course he's happy; he's doing what he was born to do.