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post's history. Living History days are held the first weekend of each November, with
demonstrations, encampments and entertainment.
Annie Riggs Memorial Museum
( 432-336-2167; 301 S Main St; adult/child 6-12yr $3/2; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, to 6pm summer)
Housed in a
former hotel and boarding house, this museum is named for the frontier woman who
owned and ran the hotel for many years. The building is a documented example of Territ-
orial architecture and is featured in some trade books. It is unusual in that the walls are
made only of adobe and no stucco has ever been added to preserve it. Historic photo-
graphs and Texas memorabilia line the walls.
MUSEUM
Sleeping & Eating
We'll keep this brief. While there are plenty of options, they're fairly interchangeable.
Nothing glamorous, just lots of chains. In fact, we found the rooms to be surprisingly ex-
pensive for what you get: $100 for a motel room? No thanks. There are better deals to be
found further down the highway.
Atrium West Inn Hotel & Suites
( 432-336-6666;
www.atriumwestinn.com
; 1305 US 285 N; s/d $70/80; )
One of the more reas-
onable options in town is this just- the-basics hotel, which does indeed have an atrium
with a pool, making it a decent place to stop if you want to splash around a bit.
HOTEL
$
MEXICAN
$
Bienvenidos
( 432-336-3615; 405 W Dickinson Blvd; plates $6-10; 11-9pm Mon-Sat)
This local favorite is there
to welcome you with heaping plates of Tex-Mex. The food is average, but the staff is
friendly, and it beats resorting to the International House of Pancakes.
