Earle-Harrison House & Pape Gardens
First floor and Gardens are ADA accessible. Built at the edge of an unsettled frontier, this Greek Revival-style mansion stands as the only restored antebellum home open to the public in Waco. Dr. Baylis Wood Earle and his wife, Ann Eliza Harrison Earle, moved from their plantation in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to the fertile cotton land…
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This beautiful natural habitat zoo has been featured on HGTV’s Fixer Upper. Enjoy a wonderful walk through the lush grounds! Zoo Hours Monday through Saturday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This award-winning natural-habitat zoo celebrates the spirit of wild animals with its free-form surroundings and progressive attitude. The lush…
Read MoreBaylor University
Baylor University is a 735 acre private Baptist university, and a nationally ranked liberal arts institution. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas, Baylor is the oldest, continually operating university in the state. Though 80 percent of Baylor students come from within Texas, it is home to students from 48 states and 86 countries. …
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