Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 254-756-1633;
www.tshof.org
; 1108 S University Parks Dr; adult/child $7/3; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, noon-5pm
Sun)
All manner of Texas sports legends, including golfer Byron Nelson, boxer and pitch-
man George Foreman and pitcher Nolan Ryan, are saluted here.
MUSEUM
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum
( 254-750-8631;
www.texasranger.org
; Fort Fisher Park; adult/child $7/3; 9am-5pm)
It's an NRA mem-
ber's fantasy come true! Ponder hundreds of guns while you explore the history of the
famous Rangers, from their early-19th-century origins through their days fighting cattle
rustlers, Indians and Mexicans, to their present-day role as Texas' most elite state-police
unit.
WHAT THE…? SKYSCRAPER
No, that's not the set of a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film: that's Waco's skyline. The view of Waco from I-35 has long
puzzled many freeway passersby unfamiliar with Waco. The historic 22-story
Alico Building
towers above the
rest of the flat downtown grid and can be seen from miles away. After a 1954 tornado wiped out most of the other
buildings in downtown, this one was left standing all by its lonesome.
Sleeping
Rooms get scarce during Baylor University events such as fall football weekends. You'll
find plenty of chain motels and hotels along I-35.
Super 8 Waco
( 254-754-1023; 1320 Jack Kultgen Frwy, just north of I-35 exit 334 on E frontage road.; r $50-140; )
A standard Super 8 (three stories, 78 rooms with inside corridors), this well-located motel
is close to downtown and Baylor. Most rooms have fridges and microwaves.
MOTEL
$
Best Western Old Main Lodge
( 254-753-0316; I-35 & S 4th St; r $80-130; )
Adjacent to the Baylor campus, on the
Baylor side of I-35, this hotel has 84 rooms in a two-story building with exterior corridors.
Enjoy the English hunting-lodge decor, the courtyard pool and the free breakfast.
HOTEL
$$
Cotton Palace Bed & Breakfast
B&B
$$
