Port Arthur

Museum of the Gulf Coast
700 Procter
+1 409 982-7000
$3.50 adults, $3 seniors, $1.50 ages 6-18, $.50 ages 0-6, group rates available, school tours free
M-Sa 9AM-5PM, Su 1PM-5PM

Exhibits include history, natural history, fine and decorative art, and popular culture. The Museum's Music Hall of Fame features a permanent exhibit on the life and career of Janis Joplin who was born and raised in Port Arthur.

Pompeiian Villa
1953 Lakeshore Dr
+1 409 983-5977

Tours by appointment.

Texas Artists Museum
501 Cultural Center Dr
+1 409 983-4881
Free
Tu-Sa noon-4PM

Primarily exhibits works of local artists.

White Haven
2545 Lakeshore Dr
+1 409 984-6101
Free

Historic home owned by Lamar State College - Port Arthur. Tours by appointment.

Pleasure Island
S on Tx Hwy 82 across MLK Bridge to Pleasure Island

3,500-acre manmade island surrounded by Sabine Lake and the Sabine Neches Intracoastal Waterway. The Sabine Causeway at the south end of the island connects Texas and Louisiana. Activities include sailing, golfing, fishing, crabbing, boating, hiking, biking, birding, disc golfing, and camping.

Rose Hill Manor
100 Woodworth
+1 409 985-7292
Woodworth at Lakeshore

National Register of Historic Places-listed colonial-style home built in 1906. Tours by appointment.

Queen of Peace Shrine
801 9th Ave
+1 409 983-7676
Free
Buu Mon Buddhist Temple
2701 Procter
+1 409 982-9319

Temple, lotus garden and water garden. Free tours by appointment. Hosts annual lotus and bamboo festival in summer and lunar new year celebration.

Vuylsteke Dutch Home
1831 Lakeshore Dr
+1 409 984-6101
Free

The Consul of the Netherlands built this home in 1905. Owned by Lamar State College - Port Arthur. Tours by appointment.