Field Trip Suggestions
When you are away from your campus visiting our museum, here are suggestions of other places in Edinburg that your students might like to visit:
UTPA campus - Call Irasema Silva /292-7338 (free tours)
Recycling Center - Call Janie Chapa /292-2133 (free tours)
Fire Department Museum - Call Karina Lozano or Richard Drewry/ 383-7691 (free tours)
Chamber of Commerce Building/ Edinburg train station - Call Evana or Imelda at 383-4974 (free tours)
Peter Piper Pizza - Call 380-6666
Jagz (Pizza) -Call 782-4386 (for lunch)
Municipal Park -(corner of Sprague St. and Raul Longoria Drive)
Call Irene at 381-5631. (She will have someone clean the restrooms before you arrive)
World Birding Center - Call Marissa at 381-9922 (same location as Municipal Park)
For more information on the Museum of South Texas History, please visit our web site: mosthistory.org
Museum Hours
Open daily, except Mondays and major holidays
Hours Open to Public
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday
Tuesday-Friday: tours available
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays
Free Admission on Saturdays10 a.m.-12:00(and stay until 5:00p.m.)
Closed to the public on Mondays
General Admission
$5.50-Adults
$4.50- seniors (62 and over)
$4.00- Students (over 12 with I.D.)
$3.00- Children (4-12 years old)
Free- Children (0-3 years old)
Free Admission on Saturdays 10 to 12(except for special events)
Rates for Docent-Guided School Groups
1-15 in a class $80.00
16-30 in a class $160.00