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SPLASH KINGDOM WATERPARK
401 N. University Dr., 936/305-5009,
splashkingdomwaterpark.com
Splash Kingdom’s Timber Falls family waterpark is open
daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Individual
tickets and season passes are available.
VISIT NACOGDOCHES
200 E. Main St., 936/564-7351, visitnacogdoches.org,
Mon-Fri 9-5; Sat 10-4; Sun 1-4
Texas starts here! The Charles Bright Visitor Center
is home to Visit Nacogdoches, which includes local
historic artifacts and exhibits. Watch a video of the
history of Nacogdoches and the surrounding area. Get
visitor information including brochures, self-guided tour
details, maps and gifts. Or, download the Visit Nac
app and build your entire itinerary before you arrive!
WALKING TOUR
200 E. Main St., 936/564-7351, visitnacogdoches.org
Pick up a free brochure at the Nacogdoches Convention
& Visitors Bureau with directions to visit 15 downtown
stops and learn about Nacogdoches’ historic past. The
tour takes approximately 90 minutes.
STERNE-HOYA HOUSE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
Nacogdoches Historic Sites
211 S. Lanana St., 936/560-5426, Wed-Sat 10-4
The Sterne-Hoya House Museum and Library is an 1830
dogtrot house built by prominent merchant and Texas
Revolution leader, Adolphus Sterne. It was occupied
by the Sterne family until 1869 when it was sold to
the von der Hoya family. The house remained in the
von der Hoya family until it was donated to the City
of Nacogdoches in 1958, to be used as a library. The
interior of the Sterne-Hoya Museum depicts the history
of the Sterne occupancy during the Texas Revolution
as well as the Victorian Period of the Hoya family.
The house is furnished with period antiques, family
heirlooms, a Texas history library and also has one of
the earliest wine cellars in Texas. Free Admission.
STONE FORT MUSEUM
1808 Alumni Dr. (SFA Campus), 936/468-2408,
sfasu.edu/stonefort
For updates on open days and hours, please visit their
website. This replica of Antonio Gil Y’Barbo’s 1779
Spanish colonial stone house served as a trading post,
private home, church, jail and saloon. Displays illustrate
East Texas and Nacogdoches history. Free admission.
WOODLAND HILLS GOLF CLUB
359 County Road 5021, 936/564-2762,
woodlandhillsgolfclub.com
Designed by Don January, the Woodland Hills golf
course opened in 1971. January used the natural rolling
hills and tree-lined fairways to create a challenging
layout for both the seasoned and the recreational golfer.
The 18-hole championship course features 6,620 yards
of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course
rating is 72.6, and it has a slope rating of 133. The proshop is fully stocked, and the driving range is a great
place to warm up before hitting the course.
ZION HILL BAPTIST CHURCH HISTORIC SITE
Nacogdoches Historic Sites
324 N. Lanana St. , 936/800-6620, Wed-Friday 104, Open first two Saturdays of every month 10-4
Zion Hill Baptist Church is newly restored and open to
the public. Zion Hill recently completed a more than
20-year restoration bringing new life into the beautiful
structure. The building was designed by architect
Diedrich Rulfs and was built in 1914. It served as the
third home of the Zion Hill Baptist Congregations, one
of the oldest African American Baptist congregations
in Texas. Zion Hill is now operated as a museum and
venue. The building is open to the public Wednesday
through Friday 10am to 4pm and the first two Saturdays
of every month 10am to 4pm. Tours of the church are
free. The church can be rented for weddings or other
private events. For more information about Zion Hill,
visit nactx.us/historicsites or call 936/800-6620.
