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Vega, Texas: World's Largest Branding Iron, Minions Photo-Op

The Minions are dressed as a cowboy and a hippie. Also here: a Billy the Kid photo-op. In the museum is souvenir dust from The Dust Bowl and an 1896 printing press where you can make a Route 66 keepsake.

Milburn-Price Culture Museum

Address:
1005 Coke St., Vega, TX
Directions:
Milburn-Price Culture Museum. From Route 66 turn north at the blinker light onto Main St. Drive two blocks, make first left left onto Coke St. and you'll see the museum on the left. The outdoor displays are to the left of it.
Hours:
M-F 9-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
806-676-7169
RA Rates:
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Milburn-Price Culture Museum

A great interactive museum with a lot of local history, the world's largest branding iron, a 10-foot-high fish tank, military displays, a 1923 Ford Model T, an elongated penny machine, and an 1896 printing press that you can operate to make a Route 66 keepsake.

[Greg Conn, 07/27/2021]

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