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Sandhills State Park
Come experience the wonders of sand at the Monahans Sandhills State
Park. Enjoy the unique sport of sand-surfing down glistening dunes of
sand. Take a dune buggy ride through the scenic sandhills and visit
the hands-on exhibits in the Dunagan Visitor Center.
P.O. Box 1738
Monahans, Texas 79756
432.943.2092
email:
sandhills@monahans.org
website:
www.tpwd.state.tx.us
Rates & Reservations: 1.512.389.8900
Information only: 1.800.792.1112

Rattlesnake Bomber base museum
Off Interstate 20 in Pyote, TX lie two (2) 8,400 foot-long runways used for
World War II training flights of B-17 and B-29 bombers, at the Pyote Air
Force Station, formerly Pyote Army Air Field, and nicknamed "Rattlesnake
Bomber Base". The base later became an aircraft storage depot, holding
some 2,000 warbirds. The museum exhibits the Rattlesnake Bomber Base
and local heritage artifacts.

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Million Barrel Museum-
along the eastern end
of Monahans on Business 20 is the Million Barrel Museum, a 14.5 acre
site of historic potpourri. Dominating the scene is a large
elliptical oil storage tank. Built in 1928, the tank was designed
to hold over a million barrels of crude oil. Today it is the
setting for barbeques, dances, cowboy poetry readings, fajita cook-offs
and class reunions. A segment of the tank wall was used to create
the 400 seat Meadows Amphitheater, where performances are now held.
Beside the tank sits the original Holman House. Restored and
refurbished to reflect life from the late nineteenth century.
Other exhibits at the site include the original Monahans Jail, a section
of railroad track with a vintage caboose, an eclipse windmill and a
display of antique farm equipment.
400 Museum Boulevard, Monahans, Texas 79756
email:
millionbarrel_museum@monahans.org

For more information please contact us at
432.943.2187 or email:
chamber@monahans.org.
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