History, Culture

By Kathleen WallsContributing Editor, author of Americanroads.net

day technology. My favorite exhibit is an animated character who tells how he came of age in the early days of the oil boom and became first a roughneck and finally a wildcatter in the oil fields around Spindletop.

Dining

Naturally you have to eat no matter where you are. Beaumont has lots of fantastic choices. For breakfast or just a sweet treat, try Rao’s Bakery. My favorites there are their Strawberry Cream Cheese that was there when Spindletop spewed forth its fortune. You’ll see all the usual businesses typical of the times like a dry goods store, drugstore, print shop, barber shop, general store, post office, and saloon. One unusual one is Beaumont Oil Exchange and Board of Trade. This was formed out of necessity to cut down on fraud; hundreds of leases, oil companies were being formed, and traded daily.

Muffin or their Chewy Fudge cookie. You can’t go wrong with any of their baked goods.

For lunch, try Katharine and Company. Their Chicken Salad Sandwich is a real winner. Dessert offers some hard choices but the Cream Brule is a good one.

Texas Energy Museum

Texas Energy Museum traces the history of Texas’s place in the energy field. It begins with prehistoric times and leads through Spindletop to present

Another good lunch choice is J. Wilson’s. For an appetizer, their Man Candy, made with slow smoked pork belly dressed with habanera jelly or the Oyster Nachos are delicious.

Floyd’s Seafood and Steakhouse has fantastic seafood served in a Cajun atmosphere. No matter your taste, whether in food or fun, you will enjoy Beaumont.

This trip was hosted by Beaumont CVB. Thoughts are my own. For more information, visit https://www. beaumontcvb.com/