Displays on the region's natural and cultural history. The standout is the small 'Hall of Horns', which is devoted entirely to hunting trophies. This will be repulsive to some but fascinating to many. The museum is named after, and built from, the collection of Texas A&M Kingsville's first history professor, John Edwin Conner, and is housed in the university's Loftin Hall.
John E Conner Museum
Corpus Christi Area
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