Texas Heritage Trail Regions - Texas Historical SocietyTexas Heritage Trail Regions
Passport to the Past

Discover the people, places and legends that make Texas unlike any other place.

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From majestic courthouses and quaint town squares to oil boomtowns and historic railroads, history is around every corner. The Texas Heritage Trail Regions lead travelers through spectacular fields of wildflowers, beneath soaring mountains and to the places where history happened. Experience the kaleidoscope of culture we call authentic Texas -- frontier forts, folklorico dancers, cowboys, battlefields, powwows, and all types of festivals. Grab a travel guide, check out our web site and get on the trail -- history has never been more fun.

Start your adventure with our free travel guides:

  • African Americans in Texas (Statewide) (available online only)
  • Chisholm Trail (Statewide)
  • Los Caminos del Rio: Legacies of the Borderlands (South Texas)
  • Free Travel GuidesTexas Brazos Trail Region (Central Texas)
  • Texas Forest Trail Region (East Texas)
  • Texas Forts Trail Region (West Central Texas) (available online only)
  • Texas in the Civil War (Statewide)
  • Texas in World War II (Statewide)
  • Texas Independence Trail Region (South Central Texas)
  • Texas Lakes Trail Region (North Central Texas)
  • Texas Mountain Trail Region (Far West Texas)

To order your free heritage travel guide, call 866-276-6219 or visit www.thc.state.tx.us/travel. Don't want to wait for a travel guide? Get interactive and plan your trip online. Check out our regional web sites.

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Visitor Information:

Texas Heritage Trail Regions - Texas Historical Society

Texas Historical Commission
Texas Heritage Trails Program

Web: www.thc.state.tx.us/travel

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