Texas Sports Hall of Fame

Dallas & the Panhandle Plains


All manner of Texas sports legends, including golfer Byron Nelson, boxer and pitchman George Foreman and pitcher Nolan Ryan, are saluted here.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Dallas & the Panhandle Plains attractions

1. Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum

0.21 MILES

It's an NRA member's fantasy come true! Ponder hundreds of guns while you explore the history of the famous Rangers, from their early-19th-century origins…

2. Armstrong Browning Library

0.68 MILES

On the Baylor campus, this peaceful refuge of a museum houses a beautiful collection of stained glass, as well as the world's largest collection of…

3. Dr Pepper Museum

0.7 MILES

The Dr Pepper soft drink was invented by Waco pharmacist Charles C Alderton in 1885. This museum celebrates his creation and is housed in a stately brick…

4. Alico Building

0.87 MILES

No, that's not the set of a post apocalyptic sci-fi film: that's Waco's skyline. The view of Waco from I-35 has long puzzled many freeway passersby…

5. Cameron Park Zoo

2 MILES

At the eastern end of the park, the Cameron Park Zoo features 52 acres of natural habitat. A Texas section with about 30 native species balances an…

6. Waco Mammoth National Monument

5.17 MILES

In 1978 two Waco arrowhead hunters found a bone in a ravine. It turned out to belong to a Columbian mammoth that had perished there about 68,000 years ago…