List of museums in the Texas Panhandle
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The list of museums in the Texas Panhandle encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace are not included. Also included are non-profit art galleries and exhibit spaces.
Texas Panhandle
The Texas Panhandle is a region of the U.S. state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. The panhandle is a rectangular area bordered by New Mexico to the west and Oklahoma to the north and east. The Handbook of Texas defines the southern border of Swisher County to be the southern boundary of the Texas Panhandle region.According to the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission, the following counties constitute the Texas Panhandle:
- Armstrong County
- Briscoe County
- Carson County
- Castro County
- Childress County
- Collingsworth County
- Dallam County
- Deaf Smith County
- Donley County
- Gray County
- Hall County
- Hansford County
- Hartley County
- Hemphill County
- Hutchinson County
- Lipscomb County
- Moore County
- Ochiltree County
- Oldham County
- Parmer County
- Potter County
- Randall County
- Roberts County
- Sherman County
- Swisher County
- Wheeler County
Museums in the Texas Panhandle, listed by county
Armstrong - Donley
| Museum name | Image | City | County | Notes | Refs |
| Armstrong County Museum | Claude | Armstrong | Art, local history and culture, includes the museum, art gallery, the historic Gem Theatre, Hall of Honor, a one-room school house | ||
| Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight Ranch State Historic Site | Goodnight | Armstrong | Operated by the Armstrong County Museum, late 19th-century pioneer home of rancher Charles Goodnight, visitor center exhibits about the Goodnights, bison, and transportation and settlement of the area National Register of Historic Places listings in Armstrong County, Texas | ||
| Old Jail Museum | Silverton | Briscoe | Prison | ||
| Carson County Square House Museum | Panhandle | Carson | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places | ||
| Castro County Museum | Dimmitt | Castro | |||
| Childress County Heritage Museum | Childress | Childress | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | ||
| Collingsworth County Museum | Wellington | Collingsworth | Art, local history and period artifacts | ||
| XIT Museum | Dalhart | Dallam | Artifacts from the old XIT Ranch era | ||
| Deaf Smith County Historical Museum | Hereford | Deaf Smith | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | ||
| Saints' Roost Museum | Clarendon | Donley | Clarendon was nicknamed "Saints' Roost" in the 19th century, for its proliferation of local churches and absence of saloons |
Gray
| Museum name | Image | City | County | Notes | Refs |
| Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum | McLean | Gray | History of barbed wire in Texas | ||
| Freedom Museum | Pampa | Gray | Military equipment and memorabilia, housed in a building erected in 1939 by the WPA | ||
| McLean-Alanreed Area Museum | McLean | Gray | Ranching heritage, Titanic Shipwreck connection, Mclean WWII POW encampment | ||
| White Deer Land Museum | Pampa | Gray | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places | ||
| Woody Guthrie Folk Music Center | Pampa | Gray | Guthrie lived in Pampa 1928–1937, and attended Pampa High School |
Hall - Hutchinson
| Museum name | Image | City | County | Notes | Refs |
| Bob Wills Museum | Turkey | Hall | Life of musician Bob Wills, who spent much of his boyhood in Hall County | ||
| Hall County Heritage Hall Museum | Memphis | Hall | Local history | ||
| Turkey Roost Museum | Turkey | Hall | Local history | ||
| Stationmaster's House Museum | Spearman | Hansford | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | ||
| XIT Museum | Dalhart | Hartley County | Collection of artifacts from the XIT Ranch | ||
| Citadelle Art Foundation Museum | Canadian | Hemphill | Originally housed the First Baptist Church, later serving as a residential home for the Abraham family who conveyed the property and its grounds to the city. | ||
| River Valley Pioneer Museum | Canadian | Hemphill | Historic interpretation of the settlement period in the eastern Texas Panhandle | ||
| Hutchinson County Historical Museum | Borger | Hutchinson | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | ||
| Isaac McCormick Pioneer Cottage | Stinnett | Hutchinson | Constructed in 1899, McCormick was the area's first settler |
Lipscomb - Oldham
| Museum name | Image | City | County | Notes | Refs |
| Wolf Creek Heritage Museum | Lipscomb | Lipscomb | Local culture, history and art | ||
| Window on the Plains Museum and Art Center | Dumas | Moore | Formerly the Moore County Historical Museum, features period home, farming and business displays | ||
| Museum of the Plains | Perryton | Ochiltree | History, artifacts and period pieces | ||
| Adrian Lion's Club Farm and Ranch Museum | Adrian | Oldham | Antique farm equipment | ||
| Dot's Mini Museum | Vega | Oldham | Only available to be viewed from the outside | ||
| Julians Bivins Museum | Boys Ranch | Oldham | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | ||
| Milburn-Price Culture Museum | Vega | Oldham | Non-profit, local history | ||
| Oldham County Heritage Farm & Ranch Museum | Vega | Oldham | Antique farm and ranch equipment |
Parmer - Potter
| Museum name | Image | City | County | Notes | Refs |
| Parmer County Pioneer Heritage Museum | Friona | Parmer | Local history | ||
| Amarillo College Natural History Museum | Amarillo | Potter | Mammals, birds, fish, insects and | ||
| Amarillo Historical Museum | Amarillo | Potter | Local history | ||
| Amarillo Museum of Art | Amarillo | Potter | Varied collection | ||
| Amarillo Railroad Museum | Amarillo | Potter | Model railway layouts | ||
| American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum | Amarillo | Potter | History and heritage of the American Quarter Horse | ||
| Cadillac Ranch | Amarillo | Potter and Randall | Located along the old U.S. Route 66 Created by businessman | ||
| Don Harrington Discovery Center | Amarillo | Potter | Hands-on exhibits on natural history and core sciences | ||
| Harrington House | Amarillo | Potter | 20th-century house with French and English antiques and fine decorative items< | ||
| Jack Sisemore Traveland RV Museum | Amarillo | Potter | Collection of vintage RV | ||
| Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian | Amarillo | Potter | Art and culture of Pueblo and Plains people | ||
| Texas Air & Space Museum | Amarillo | Potter | Aviation | ||
| Texas Pharmacy Museum | Amarillo | Potter | Part of Texas Tech University in the Health Sciences Center |
Randall - Wheeler
| Museum name | Image | City | County | Notes | Refs |
| Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum | Canyon | Randall | Campus of West Texas A&M University | ||
| Memory Lane Car Museum | Pecos | Reeves | |||
| Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame | Pecos | Reeves | American West | ||
| West of The Pecos Museum | Pecos | Reeves | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | ||
| Roberts County Museum | Miami | Roberts | Local history | ||
| Sherman County Depot Museum | Stratford | Sherman | Located in the Santa Fe Depot building | ||
| Swisher County Museum | Tulia | Swisher | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | ||
| Old Mobeetie Jail Museum | Mobeetie | Wheeler | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | ||
| Pioneer West Museum | Shamrock | Wheeler | 25-room museum located in the 1928 Reynolds hotel | ||
| Tower Station and U-Drop Inn | Shamrock | Wheeler | Restored 1936 Art Deco gas station/inn/restaurant on Route 66, now houses a museum, visitors’ center, gift shop and the city's Chamber of Commerce |
Defunct museums
- Texas Tornado Museum, Amarillo
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