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ming the Guadalupe River. It's also home to one of the world's best museums of cowboy
life and a jam-packed springtime folk festival. It may not turn on the charm, but it's also a
welcome relief for anyone suffering quaintness overload.
Sights
Kerr Arts & Cultural Center
ARTS CENTER
( 830-895-2911;
www.kacckerrville.com
;
228 Earl Garrett St; 10am-4pm Tue-Sat, from 1pm Sun)
Catch the pulse of the Hill Country art scene here. Located in the old post office, it fre-
quently changes exhibits, which could include anything from quilts to watercolors to
gourd art.
Schreiner Mansion
( 830-896-8633; 226 Earl Garrett St; 11am-4pm Tue-Sat)
Check out the opulent former
residence of Charles Schreiner (the man who built half the town). The exterior stonework
is impressive, and if you like historic homes, head inside to see more.
HISTORIC BUILDING
Museum of Western Art
( 830-896-2553;
www.museumofwesternart.com
; 1550 Bandera Hwy; adult/student/under 8yr $7/5/free;
10am-4pm Tue-Sat)
This is a nonprofit showcase of Western Americana. The quality and detail
of the work, mostly paintings and bronze sculptures, is astounding; all depict scenes of
cowboy life, the Western landscape or vignettes of Native American life.
The museum has permanent displays of two artists' studios, the equipment of cowboy
life (where kids can climb on saddles, feel a lasso and play with spurs) and a research lib-
rary available to anyone interested in learning more about the frontier. The building itself
is beautiful, with handmade mesquite parquet and unique vaulted domes overhead.
MUSEUM
WHAT THE…? STONEHENGE II
So Stonehenge II isn't the real Stonehenge. We're not real druids, so there you go. This second-string henge has
much less mysterious origins than the ancient megalithic structure near Salisbury, England. Two locals built the
60% scale model out of concrete and threw in some Easter Island statues for good measure.
Just a few years back you could find it out in a field on a country road, but alas, the property changed hands
and the new owners weren't interested in maintaining the henge's important cultural legacy. Luckily, the installa-
tion has been saved by the
Hill Country Arts Foundation
(120 Point Theatre Road S, Ingram), whose lawn it
now graces.
