Downtown walking tours set for April

Locals and visitors will soon have an early opportunity to visit the Milam Lodge No. 2, in downtown Nacogdoches. The Lodge is the latest site to be added to a guided walking tour of historic downtown landmarks and will be open to visitors during the tours.

The walking tours will be offered at 10:30 a.m. each Saturday in April at the Visitors' Center, located at 200 E. Main St. Tickets are $2 and can be purchased beginning at 10 a.m. the day of the tour. Children 12 and under are free.



"The walking tours are a wonderful opportunity for locals and visitors to learn more about the city of Nacogdoches and the history that makes it unique," said Sherri Skeeters, assistant director of the Nacogdoches Convention & Visitors Bureau. “Our volunteer guides are very knowledgeable about local history and help make the tours entertaining, as well as informative.”

Other historical sites on the tour include the Caddo Indian burial mound, Oak Grove Cemetery, the Old University Building, Zion Hill Baptist Church, the Adolphus Sterne House, Durst Taylor House and Gardens, and much more. The walking tours take about two hours to complete.

For more information, contact the Nacogdoches Convention & Visitors Bureau at 888-OLDEST-TOWN or www.visitnacogdoches.org.

Pictured is the Antonio Gil Y'Barbo statue located downtown on Plaza Principal.