A stop on Chisholm Trail
Visiting the Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum is like walking back in time to see how your ancestors lived. Visitors come from all over the world to see the museum, which sits on the Chisholm Trail which was used in the late 19th century to drive cattle over land.
The museum includes life size cattle drive silhouettes, Johnson County’ s original courthouse, a working blacksmith shop, a stagecoach station, teepees and more.
The museum attractions sit close to and overlook the banks of Lake Pat Cleburne. With beautiful Texas skies and amazing views of the lake, you’ ll actually start to feel like the pioneers did when they came across this beautiful spot.
Visit the newest museum building, Douglas Harman Chisholm Trail Artifacts & Western Memorabilia, housing the largest collection of authentic artifacts used on the Chisholm Trail.
The Big Bear Native American Museum featuring a collection of Native American artifacts to provide a complete overview of Native Americans in North America from their arrival over 13,000 years ago to the present.
Visit the Terry Building to see two museums in one! The Terry’ s Texas Rangers 8th Texas Cavalry Museum, which occupies one half of the building, is dedicated to Terry’ s Texas Rangers, a local reenactment and historical group, and Civil War history. The other side houses a museum dedicated to the Texas Rangers, as well as local law enforcement agencies.
The CTOM is a project of Johnson County Heritage Foundation and is endorsed by the Texas Historical Commission.
For information, visit thechisholmtrailoutdoormuseum. com.
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