washington on the brazos state historical park

Start your trip at the visitor's center. We bought the combo ticket for $9 per person which got us the guided tour of Independence Hall, Star of the Republic museum, and Barrington Farm. The guided tour that happens every hour on the hour is a must. John was our guide and told the story of Texas independence with knowledge and passion relating all the events to what was happening at Washington. After the tour we walked around the Old Washington Town Site and went down to the Brazos River overlook. Then back to the visitor center for a quick trek through some of the history of the town and gift shop.Barrington Farms was not a long part of our visit to Washington-on-the-Brazos. It was neat to see Anson Jones' house and the rest of the buildings from that time period, but the best part was the baby pigs.

I visited during the weekend before Texas Independence Day. There was musket and artillery dire demonstration. And I watched a theater performance of General Sam Houston at the Star of Republic Museum.Live music with medieval instruments. The atmosphere is fantastic. I recommend you visit for the weekend before Texas Independence Day.

Visited this park with my friends during Spring. The tour was pretty neat and informative. The museum has very good collection of historical items. The gift shop contains cool souvenirs. I recommend visiting here by morning and have lunch on the bank of the Brazos river.

loved this place and would highly recommend a visit even if you are not a resident of Texas. Very informative.

If you live in Texas, are visiting Texas or were born in Texas you must come see the birthplace of Texas, Washington on the Brazos. It has something for all ages and likes. A 10,000 square foot museum, a visitors center with interactive video's and lot of information, Independence Hall where it all began, great easy walking trails, one of the best gift shops for all things Texas and my favorite, Barrington Living History Farm, the home of the last president of the Republic of Texas, Anson Jones. There are picnic tables for lunch and beautiful shade trees around the grounds. Only open during the daylight hours so plan accordingly. The Texas State Parks Pass will get your group into everything but the museum as it is run by Blinn College but worth the fee. Fall drops the various pecans which they allow you to pick up from the ground only. Please do not climb the trees! It damages them! Love this peaceful park. December's Christmas program is a wonderful adventure back in time.

A state park with so much historical value. A must see if you're a native Texan. Even if you aren't from Texas, there is so much to see. A short hike and you're standing on the banks of the Brazos River near a pecan tree that is hundreds of years old. The old foundations of the buildings, the replica of the hall where Texas signed it's independence from Mexico. Just a great place to visit. The shop is full of Texas souvenirs.

I've always loved state parks and this one has plenty to do. You can walk down to the river, tour the museum and, my favorite, visit Barrington Farm. I really like living history museums and this one, while small, is well done. The docents are informative and are able to contrast Barrington to other living history museums in the Texas state park system. Great diversion.

Enough to do here for a whole day. Tour of Independence hall, a GREAT Texas history museum and a living history farm. Hiking trails and picnic area. Bring a picnic as there are no good places to eat lunch and arrive by noon to have enough time to see it all

If you are interested in Texas history, this is the place to visit! We purchased a ticket for $9.00 which included touring three sites (Independence Hall, Star of the Republic museum, and Barrington Living History Farm). All three were wonderful, but I have to say the Barrington farm was our absolute favorite. The workers were very informative and dressed in that time period which helped you take a step back and relive a time forgotten! A time I only heard about from my grandparents. I would highly recommend taking a lunch and eating under the beautiful pecan trees (there are no eating places within the park!). Our guide for Independence Hall was also very informative and thoroughly enjoyed her Texas history. Beautiful place for young and old to visit.

Museum, replica of Independence Hall,trails, it's all at the park.If you are interested in Texas history, this is a great stop: it's where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed and the government of the Republic of Texas was created.On our most recent visit the Star of the Republic Museum was free, and the park was serene, early on a Sunday morning.

This is a great little place to visit. We only toured the visitor center and it had plenty of information about the Republic of Texas, the 10 years for 1836 to 1846. There is no food available any where near by so don't arrive in town hungry.

Riverside picnic lunch under old oaks for native Texan & 2 Baylor grads who'd not seen the charter sites of Texas & its oldest school in continous-operation founded by the former Republic. Spacious visitor center with gift shop, restrooms. Wear walking shoes & sunscreen, hats for hilly marked trails. No time for museum or farm this trip, we'll return. Excellent educational info at trail points on early Texas settlers, trade, life & travel.

This is the birthplace of texas, if you are born in texas, you need to come here. Educational and interesting.

Fantastic trek into the birthplace of Texas history. However, google maps will completely mislead you on how to get there. Find a brochure and follow the map on the back or call for directions...and complain like crazy until they insist Google gets this fixed

Washington (and Barrington Farm, which occupies the same site) is a fantastic spot for anyone wanting several lessons in Texas history or life on the Texas frontier. The museum is VERY well done (fair warning: it's a separate operation from the park itself so your State Park Pass won't cover admission - but it's well worth the extra bucks) and of course you have the opportunity to see an accurate reproduction of Independence Hall (it's smaller than you might expect but sits in the original footprint) and walk the area of the original town of Washington. For me, though, the best parts of the park are the Independence Day Festivals (Texas AND US) and the special educational weekends at Barrington Farm, an 1850s Living History site just downhill from the museum. Barrington Farm is a reproduction of the farm of Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas. The farmhouse, a 2-story dog run, actually IS Jones's house, but it's been moved a couple of times. All of the buildings and artifacts are original type or accurate reproductions based on Jones's records.Living History is something of a thing for me. I love books but there are many things you won't really appreciate until you see someone actually DOING them, and there are things that can really only be learned by doing. For younglings, especially, seeing history happening right in front of them, with real people doing real things just the way they were done a century and a half ago, makes it fun to learn. I've spent many days at Barrington just watching and listening, and I still learn something else new every time I go there. The historians are knowledgeable, friendly, and approachable, and they actually seem to LIKE answering questions. (Even ignorant ones.) Most areas are readily wheelchair accessible though obviously most of the park isn't paved, so weather might be a consideration. There IS an accessible elevator to the ground floor of Barrington Farmhouse.