Built in 1887, this is the oldest existing house in Ector County. It had just two owners for nearly a century when in 1973 the Pool family deeded it to the county for preservation. It shows the change in local fortunes from ranching in the 1880s to the oil boom of the 1920s.
White-Pool House
Panhandle Plains
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
18.69 MILES
This museum is worth a stop even if you're not utterly fascinated with the oil business, for it's as much a history and geology museum as a shrine to the…
19.32 MILES
George and Barbara Bush moved to west Texas from patrician New England in 1948. A growing family, the Bushes lived in this house from 1952 to 1956, when…
3.09 MILES
In 1990 the book Friday Night Lights was published to much critical acclaim. In it, journalist HG ‘Buzz’ Bissinger followed the Panthers football team of…
19.06 MILES
Housed in the 1937 Turner Mansion, itself a work of art, this museum has an art gallery, planetarium and a children's museum. Larger-than-life sculptures…
Presidential Archives & Leadership Library
3.87 MILES
This much-lauded museum has an interesting collection of items and info on all the presidents. It includes folk art, campaign materials and memorabilia…
0.8 MILES
This eight-foot tall rabbit was the product of a local booster in 1962. Now a popular photo op, it reflects local attitudes about varmints in that a…
11.28 MILES
What had been the home of the Commemorative Air Force, the largest collection of flying historic military aircraft in the US, has been renamed. The famous…
Nearby Panhandle Plains attractions
0.8 MILES
This eight-foot tall rabbit was the product of a local booster in 1962. Now a popular photo op, it reflects local attitudes about varmints in that a…
3.09 MILES
In 1990 the book Friday Night Lights was published to much critical acclaim. In it, journalist HG ‘Buzz’ Bissinger followed the Panthers football team of…
3. Presidential Archives & Leadership Library
3.87 MILES
This much-lauded museum has an interesting collection of items and info on all the presidents. It includes folk art, campaign materials and memorabilia…
4. Midland Army Air Field Museum
11.28 MILES
What had been the home of the Commemorative Air Force, the largest collection of flying historic military aircraft in the US, has been renamed. The famous…
5. Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
18.69 MILES
This museum is worth a stop even if you're not utterly fascinated with the oil business, for it's as much a history and geology museum as a shrine to the…
19.06 MILES
Housed in the 1937 Turner Mansion, itself a work of art, this museum has an art gallery, planetarium and a children's museum. Larger-than-life sculptures…
7. George W Bush Childhood Home
19.32 MILES
George and Barbara Bush moved to west Texas from patrician New England in 1948. A growing family, the Bushes lived in this house from 1952 to 1956, when…