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Swenson Memorial Museum
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254-559-8471
116 W. Walker St.
Breckenridge, TX 76424
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Stephens County's historical museum located at the old First National Bank building downtown Breckenridge. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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Breckenridge Fine Arts Center
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254-559-6602
207 N. Breckenridge Ave.
Breckenridge, TX 76424
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Stephen's County's premier not-for-profit art museum specializing in visual art exhibitions and education. The center is open Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is closed on Sundays and Mondays. |
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Breckenridge Library
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254-559-5505
209 N. Breckenridge Ave.
Breckenridge, TX 76424
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The library is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
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Breckenridge Aviation Museum
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254-559-2515
Stephens County Airport
Breckenridge, TX 76424
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The Breckenridge Aviation Musuem is not open on a regular basis, but visitors can call in advance to request a tour. |
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J.D. Sandefer Oil Annex Museum
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254-559-8471
116 W. Walker St.
Breckenridge, TX 76424
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This musem is an annex to the Swenson Memorial Museum. The oil annex is not open on a regular basis, but visitors can call or visit the Swenson Memorial Museum to request a tour. |
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Breckenridge Murals
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254-559-2301
Breckenridge, TX 76424
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Breckenridge is the official "Mural Capital of Texas" with 9 murals on walls throughout town. Some are the original work of art by Billy Ines. Mural maps are located at the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce. |
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Bird Watching List
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254-559-2301
Breckenridge, TX 76424
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We know that bird watching is a popular activity among Breckenridge citizens and visitors! If, at any time, you spot a bird that is not on this list, feel free to call us and we'll add it!
The following birds have been sighted in the Breckenridge, Stephens County, and Hubbard Creek Lake areas: Common Loon * Clark's Grebe * Horned Grebe * Peid-billed Grebe * Least Grebe * Brown Pelican * White Pelican * Double Crested Cormorant * Green-backed Heron * Great Blue Heron * White Form * Cattle Egret * Snowy Egret * Great Egret * Glossy Ibis * Canad Goose * Mallard Duck * Lesser Scaup Duck * American Widgeon * Northern Shoveler Duck * Blue-winged Teal Duck * Canvas-back Duck * Common Goldeneye Duck * Bufflehead Duck * Muscovy Duck * American Coot * Mountain Plover * Upland Plover (Sandpiper) * Killdeer * Long-billed Curlew * Bobwhite Quail * Rock Dove * Mourning Dove * Common Ground Dove * Inca Dove * Ringed Turtle Dove * White-winged Dove * Eurasian Collard Dove * Yellow-billed Cuckoo * Black-billed Cuckoo * Roadrunner Cuckoo * Barn Owl * Great Horned Owl * Whip-poor-will * Night Hawk Goatsucker * Chimney Swift * Bumblebee Humming Bird * Ruby-throated Hummingbird * Black-chinned Hummingbird * Belted Kingfisher * Red-shafted Flicker * Yellow-shafted Flicker * Yellow-bellied Sapsucker * Downy Woodpecker * Golden-fronted Woodpecker * Ladder-backed Woodpecker * Red-bellied Woodpecker * Red-headed Woodpecker * Scissor-tailed Flycatcher * Western Kingbird * Monk Parakeet * Greater Yellowlegs Sandpiper * Herring Gull * Ring-billed Gull * Bald Eagle * Turkey Vulture * Mississippi Kite * Northern Harrier Hawk * Red-tailed Hawk * Red-shouldered Hawk * Sharp-shinned Hawk * Crested Caracara * American Kestrel * Mockingbird * Eastern Bluebird * American Robin * Loggerhead Shrike * Brown Thrasher * Cedar Waxwing * Starling * Black-capped Vireo * Yellow Warbler * Cardinal * Pyrrhuloxia * Painted Bunting * Western Meadowlark * Brewer's Blackbird * Red-winged Blackbird * Yelow-headed Blackbird * Common Grackle * Great-tailed Grackle * Eastern Kingbird * Barn Swallow * Purple Martin * Blue Jay * American Crow * Chihuahuan Raven * Tufted Titmouse * Black-crested Titmouse * Eastern Phoebe * Carolina Chickadee * Red-brested Nuthatch * House Wren * Bewick's Wren * Cactus Wren * Brown-headed Cowbird * Baltimore Oriole * Summer Tanager * Bullock's Oriole * American Goldfinch * House Finch * Pine Siskin * Rufus-sided Towhee * Black-throated Sparrow * Chipping Sparrow * Harris Sparrow * House Sparrow * Lark Sparrow * Song Sparrow * Whte-crowned Sparrow * White-throated Sparrow * Fox Sparrow * Dark-eyed Junco * Oregon Junco |
