Museum
Blanco Pioneer Museum
418 Pecan St., Blanco Texas 78606(830) 554-0831
Open: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Adults: $2, ages 4-15: $1, under 4: free.
The discovery of oil in 1901 near Beaumont, Texas, sparked an oil boom that transformed the state's economy and led to the rise of the modern petroleum industry.