10 Things to do in Texarkana That You Shouldn't Miss

Haunted Texarkana Ghost Tours take you deep into downtown Texarkana's bloody heart to learn the authentic local history complete with whispering ghosts, dark shadows, ghastly crimes, cutthroat murders and eternally lost souls. Hear the uncanny, unnerving true events that happened right where you stand. Tours start Saturday night at 9pm at the Lindsey Railroad Museum located at 202 East Broad Street. Come early and tour the Museum for FREE!

The Texarkana Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is a professional symphony orchestra, dedicated to bringing great symphonic music to the Texarkana area. Performing primarily in the beautiful, historic Perot Theatre (221 Main Street Texarkana, TX, 75501), TSO presents a series of classical masterworks, symphonic pops, and educational concerts during its September-May season. For more information about the

1894 City Market is where the locals and professionals take their pictures. Built in 1894 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, one of the truly unique Architectural structures in the Four States area. More pictures are taken here than anywhere else in the area. The contrast of new and old creates time travel pictures of 123 years ago. Second Saturday trade days are held every second Saturday of each month featuring local craftspeople and goods. Building tours are available on second Saturday trade days. The building is currently being renovated for art galleries and retail space on the first floor, with offices and loft apartments on the upper floors. Come tour a building that has seen two turns of the centuries, 1900 and 2000. Oklahoma was a territory and Grover Cleveland was beginning his second term as president.

Nix Creek trail cuts a north-south path for a relatively flat and straight 2.4 miles alongside its namesake waterway in Texarkana, Arkansas. The trail is asphalt from beginning to end and is quite smooth. It weaves through neighborhoods and along school grounds. Popular with runners because of its well marked mileage points and long straight aways. Minimal lighting after dark.

The Gallery, as called by locals, has the finest in Southern Art. Paintings, watercolors, Wood Arts, incredible carvings, eloquent glass pieces , pottery crafts and metal works of Art. 1894 Gallery is located inside the historic 1894 City Market. The place for local and regional art. Lookers and buyers are welcome. The historic setting and the floating walls of art makes this truly a must stop for art lovers and architectural appreciation. The gallery is located in the Historic 1894 built Texas Produce/ Ritchie Grocery. A distribution building for the long gone neighborhood grocery stores. On the National Register for Historic Buildings, it has rose from the ashes to become 1894 City Market. Come by an enjoy the beauty of the building and the art.

The downtown Texarkana Post Office sits on the state line of Texarkana and Arkansas. The Post Office is so unique that it has been noted to be the 2nd most photographed Post Office in the United States!

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