Photographer: J. Griffis Smith

Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2003, museum occupies old saloon and three floors of historic hotel, once the area's finest. See restored ornate fixtures, accurate displays of life in the late 1800s, and site where two outlaws were gunned down by quick-draw bartender, Barney Riggs. Fifty rooms of exhibits showcasing Pecos and West Texas history. Information on other Pecos attractions. Open Labor Day to Memorial Day, Tues. - Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Memorial Day to Labor Day, Mon. - Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. 1 - 4 p.m. Hwy. 285 and First St. Admission fee.

Adjacent park contains first building in Pecos, grave of Clay Allison, the "Gentleman Gunfighter," replica of Judge Roy Bean's saloon (see LANGTRY for actual site), an Eclipse windmill and offices of the tourist center and chamber of commerce.