If you love sports, you'll definitely want to make time to visit the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. This is where the state's greatest athletes get the due recognition that their hard work on the playing field has earned them. Within the Hall, there are separate sections that recognize the best tennis, football, and basketball players in the state. The exhibits are personalized yet historically dramatic as the feats of these individuals are presented with rightful respect and admiration at this popular Waco attraction.
A piece of America's Civil War history is still very much alive at the Earle Harrison House and Pape Gardens. Here, visitors can visit the only restored antebellum house in Waco that was built by Dr. and Mrs. Baylis Wood Earle, whose brother was a Confederate general. The home has been meticulously recreated and includes fascinating and rare Victorian furniture and artifacts. And once you've taken in the house's inner beauty, enjoy a leisurely walk through the home's adjacent Pape Gardens.
The Twin Rivers Golf Club offers the best of both worlds. It is an accessible, player-friendly 18-hole course. The 7,478 yards of golf from the longest tees make for a par of 72 and the course rating is 76 with a slope rating of 131. It all translates into one of Waco's favorite places to play a round or two, and the stellar maintenance staff works hard to ensure that each green stays in tournament condition. Six sets of teeboxes make this course quite inviting, no matter what your skill level may be.
The Cameron Park Zoo has the distinction of being the nation's newest natural habitat zoo. The sights and sounds of some of the world's most extraordinary animals await you at this family fun attraction. Explore the Flower Garden Banks Reef and follow the Brazos River to see a herd of bison graze, or watch otters, black bears and jaguars coexist in an amazing recreation of their natural habitat. And don't forget your camera because you'll want lots of photos of the elephants, lions, white rhinos and giraffes.