Angleton Brochure
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Angleton Brochure
Visit Angleton T E X A S ...and Stay in the Heart of the Fun! visit.angleton.tx.us We l c o m e t o Angleton! A ngleton, the County Seat of Brazoria County, prides itself on community spirit and a small town atmosphere. Strategically located on Hwy 288, only 44 miles from Houston, and 18 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, Angleton truly is in “the heart of the fun.” Great parks, schools and housing help make Angleton a great place to call home, and great attractions and events keep visitors coming back for more. The city provides easy access to many of the historical sites and nearby museums that showcase the rich history of the area, and is home to the 60 ft. statue that honors the “Father of Texas,” Stephen F. Austin. TON GLE AN ST E FUN GLETON • TEXAS • A • AN NG AS LET EX ON •T S• XA TE 12 NGLETON • TE AS • A XAS TEX •A NG LE T TH ART HE • TEXAS • ANG LET ON • EXAS • ANGLETON N•T • TE XA ETO S• GL AN AN OF • 2 Visit Angleton Texas Table of Contents ON S• If you’re planning a trip to Angleton, let us help make your visit special. See visit.angleton.tx.us or contact the Tourism and Special Events Coordinator for attractions, accommodations, restaurant options and more. 979.849.4364 x2111 • ON ET GL TE XA Being in such close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico offers visitors the opportunity of numerous outdoor activities or simply a great day at the beach. Popular local events include Market Days, held two times per year; Freedom Festival; the Brazoria County Fair; IN THE Austin Town Festival and Heart AY Est. of Christmas Celebration, each held annually. So whether you’re 19 a history buff, love to shop till you drop, or desire the thrill of a good rodeo, Angleton has something for everyone. 2-3 Welcome & Events 4-7 Attractions ap 8-9 Angleton M ts 10-11 Restauran & Day Trips 12-13 Lodging acilities & Parks 14-15 Venues, F visit.angleton.tx.us 3 Attractions & Events Things To Do in Angleton ~Attractions~ Ring of Honor 111 E. Locust St . (west lawn of th e courthouse) 97 9.864.1289 The black gran ite memorial featur es the names of more than 180 Brazor ia County serv members who ice were killed in ac tion dating back World War I. It to also showcase s laser-etched pictorials and br military onze statues of a Gold Star Mot and Medal of H her onor recipient, C la rence Sasser. #4 on map Angleton Recreation Center 1601 N. Valderas 979.549.0410 www.angleton.tx.us Fitness facility, indoor swimming pool with play structure and slide, full size gymnasium, and multipurpose meeting rooms. #1 on map Stephen F. Aust in Statue Located just so uth of Hwy 35 on Hwy 288, the 60 -foot-tall statue of Texas forefather Stephen F. Aust in, was built in 2006 by Texas artist David Adickes -- who had earli er built a colossal Sam Houston st atue outside of Hun tsville. Stephen is slightly shorter than Sam, as th ey were in real life. Brazoria County Historical Museum 100 E. Cedar St 979.864.1208 • www.bchm.org The Brazoria County Historical Museum exists to discover, preserve, and make known the history of Brazoria County. Located in Brazoria County’s historic 1897 courthouse, the Museum collects, preserves and exhibits artifacts that reflect the County’s cultural and demographic diversity. #5 on map Group Tours #2 on map Angleton and th e surrounding ar ea have an abundance of attractions for ev en the most diverse gr oup. MSR Houston 1 Performance Drive www.msrhouston.com Kart Track: 281.595.3305 Car Track: 281.369.0677 The Premier Road Racing Facility in Texas. TE XA ST TON GLE AN Est. 1912 TH E FUN GLETON • TEXAS • A • AN NG AS LET EX ON •T S• XA TE OF • 4 Visit Angleton Texas THE NGLETON • TE AS • A XAS TEX •A NG LE T IN AY ART HE • TEXAS • ANG LET ON • EXAS • ANGLETON N•T • TE XA ETO S• GL AN AN • ON ET GL S• ON #3 on map Contact the To urism and Special Ev ents Coordinator for sample itine raries, accommodatio ns, restaurant options and mor make sure your e to help group visit is a pleasurable on 979-849-4364 e. x2111. visit.angleton.tx.us 5 Attractions & Events Things To Do in Angleton Est. 1912 TH E FUN NGLETON • TE AS • A XAS TEX •A NG LE T ART HE TE XA IN THE AY OF 901 S. Downing Rd. 979.849.6416 • www.bcfa.org Largest County Fair in Texas. Our Fair is a 9-day annual event that takes place in October of every year. It is known for its oldfashioned fair atmosphere and traditional fair entertainment such as carnival rides, rodeo, concerts, concessions and livestock/ agriculture displays. The fair takes place in a 120-acre fairground covered with permanent buildings attracting about a quarter of a million people. EXAS • ANGLETON N•T • TE XA ETO S• GL AN AN • ON ET GL Brazoria County Fair & Rodeo #10 on map S• ST #7 on map • TEXAS • ANG LET ON • 3105 N. Downing 979.549.0410 visit.angleton.tx.us Food vendors, live music, and an amazing fireworks show set to patriotic music. Grab your lawn chairs and join us at Freedom Park (the Saturday before the 4th of July). Parking is available at Angleton Junior High and Angleton High School. FREE Admission. Heart of Christm as 111 E Locust St . 979.849.4364 x2111 Courthouse/Gaz ebo Grounds Join us every D ecember for th is great event. Ligh ted Parade, Community Bo oth Goodies, M usic & Entertainment, Pictures with Sa nta, Rides for the Ki ds, Lots of fun for the entire fa mily. EVERYTH ING’S FREE! Go to vi sit.angleton.tx.u s for more informatio n. TON GLE AN Freedom Festival S• XA TE #6 on map • 901 S. Downing Rd. 979.849.4364 x2111 visit.angleton.tx.us Hosted by the City of Angleton and held at the Brazoria County Fairgrounds in March and November. With over 150 great vendors and growing, it’s a shopping event you don’t want to miss. FREE ADMISSION. GLETON • TEXAS • A • AN NG AS LET EX ON •T Market Days va l 22821 FM 521 979.864.1208 • www.bchm.org Step back in tim e with the Brazoria Count y Historical Museum as it pr esents the Annual Austin Town Festival. A living history re-enactment, Austin Town re calls and celebrates the lives of those pi oneers who se Colonial Texas ttled from 1821 to 18 32. Set just no Angleton, the fic rth of titious “Austin To wn” features ch interpreters, de aracter monstrators, se ttlers, militia dr and period gam ill units, es. First weeke nd in Novembe #9 on map r. ON ~Events~ Austin Town Fes ti #8 on map 6 Visit Angleton Texas visit.angleton.tx.us 7 3 TE XA ST • 33 TH E FUN HWY 35 523 . Rd 78 74 64 CR 17 1 79 7 72 13 Henderson Rd 16 24 65 56 62 18 52 76 26 14 49 53 61 35 47 1 69 37 32 40 66 27 44 41 19 28 21 38 25 34 48 60 73 17 15 46 31 57 58 39 20 5110 2 3036 54 4 75 5955 50 42 11 80 8 45 81 43 6 77 70 or ch An 521 Est. 1912 GLETON • TEXAS • A • AN NG AS LET EX ON •T S• XA TE OF TON GLE AN 288B THE NGLETON • TE AS • A XAS TEX •A NG LE T HWY 288 IN AY ART HE • TEXAS • ANG LET ON • EXAS • ANGLETON N•T • TE XA ETO S• GL AN AN • ON ET GL S• ON 9 44 miles to Houston HWY 35 5 67 Attractions Events Restaurants Lodging Venues & Facilities Parks BRAZORIA COUNTY AIRPORT . Rd ing wn Do 68 12 523 22 29 63 23 71 HWY 288 Airport Rd 288B 2004 8 Visit Angleton Texas 18 miles to Beach visit.angleton.tx.us 9 TE XA TON GLE AN IN THE AY TH E FUN GLETON • TEXAS • A • AN NG AS LET EX ON •T S• XA TE Est. 1912 NGLETON • TE AS • A XAS TEX •A NG LE T ST EXAS • ANGLETON N•T • TE XA ETO S• GL AN AN ART HE • TEXAS • ANG LET ON • S• • ON ET GL • 10 Visit Angleton Texas 45. Mulberry B ar & 116 E. Mulbe Grill rry St. • 979.84 9.3888 46. Murphy’s D eli 1200 N. Ve lasco • 979.549. 0919 47. O’Campos 1523 E. Mul berry • 979.848. 8395 48. Pizza Hut 1203 N. Ve lasco • 979.849. 4372 49. Popeyes 1801-B N. Ve lasco • 979.849. 5860 50. Shady’s Pub & Grill 840 E. Mulbe rry • 979.848.89 69 51. Shipley’s D onuts 921 N. Vela sco • 979.849.44 12 52. Smithhart’s Texas Grill 2440 N. Ve lasco • 979.848. 1320 53. Sonic Drive -In 1301 N. Ve lasco • 979.849. 7701 54. Subway 1100 E. Mul berry • 979.849. 8484 55. Sunny Hea rts (c 405 E. Mulbe offee house) rry • 979.864.31 00 56. Taco Bell 2605 N. Ve lasco St • 979.84 9.0015 57. Texas Style Burgers 1033 N. Ve lasco • 979.849. 8568 58. Whataburg er 1120 N. Vela sco • 979.849.12 59 59. Wildflower Café 136 E. Locu st • 979.848.82 28 OF 28. El Patio Tex Mex 11. AHOT Taqueria 501 W. Mulberry • 979.848.2240 101 Clements • 979.864.4400 29. El Taco Loco #2 12. Angleton Lanes 1040 S. Velasco • 979.848.2115 2501 S. Velasco 30. Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen 13. Arby’s 2905 N. Velasco • 979.549.0100 729 E. Mulberry • 979.849.3332 31. Goings BBQ 14. Bay Seafood and Grill 1529 E. Mulberry • 979.849.3210 1205 E. Mulberry • 979.549.0700 32. Guadalajara Grill 15. Billy’s Donuts 1029 S. Velasco • 979.849.2405 1243 N. Velasco • 979.864.3490 33. Gulf Coast Grill 16. Blimpie’s 2901 N. Velasco • 979.849.1554 1239 E. Mulberry • 800.229.4916 34. Hometown Café 17. Burger King 1209 E. Mulberry • 979.849.9748 1331 E. Mulberry • 979.849.2809 35. Ice House 18. Chili’s 2517 N. Velasco • 979.849.9914 2016 N. Velasco St. • 979.849.0084 36. Jack-in-the-Box 19. China Buffet 1227 N. Velasco • 979.848.0688 839 E. Mulberry • 979.849.0057 37. KFC 20. Chinese Wok 630 N. Velasco • 979.848.8788 1247 N. Velasco • 979.849.3195 38. La Casona 21. Church’s Chicken 1341 E. Mulberry • 979.849.3572 1708 N. Velasco • 979.848.9979 39. La Loma 22. Claire’s Place 1101-B S. Velasco • 979.549.0245 1121 E. Mulberry • 979.848.3544 40. Little Caesar’s Pizza 23. Crosswind Café 7915 Airport Way • 979.849.5995 1800 N. Velasco • 979.848.1600 41. Luigi’s Italian Restaurant 24. Daily Donuts 213 Henderson • 979.864.3340 1233 N. Velasco • 979.849.1100 42. Magnolia Café 25. Domino’s Pizza 1500 E. Mulberry • 979.849.6446 100 W. Magnolia St. 979.297.1275 26. Duran’s BBQ 2024 E. Mulberry • 979.848.8133 43. MaMa’s Kitchen 500 S. Velasco • 979.549.9973 27. El Jimador 1712 N. Velasco • 979.849.3308 44. McDonald’s 1716 N. Velasco • 979.848.0277 ts ON Restauran yumm m us! delicio visit.angleton.tx.us 11 Location, Location, Location Lodging Economy Inn 2620 S. Velasco 979.849.5761 America’s Best Value Inn 1235 N. Velasco 979.849.2465 979.848.1947 Fax americasbestvalueinn.com #60 on map Best Western Angleton 1809 N. Velasco 979.849.5822 979.849.2173 Fax bestwestern.com #63 on map La Quinta Inn & Suites 2400 W. Mulberry 979.864.3383 797.864.3910 Fax 800.753.3757 Reservations lq.com #64 on map Scottish Inn & Suites #61 on map 2839 North Velasco 979.848.3232 979.848.8524 Fax Budget Inn #65 on map 2209 E. Mulberry 979.849.1293 979.849.4053 Fax budgetinn.com Traveler’s Inn 1521 East Mulberry (Hwy 35) 979.849.3981 #66 on map #62 on map A m e n it ie s High Speed Interne Free Continental Free Coffee t Access Breakfast Free Local Calls Handicapped Room s Available 12 Visit Angleton Texas Guest Laundry Fa cility Truck & RV Parking Pets Allowed Outdoor Pool WiFi Available Within 50 Miles of Angleton Golf, Austin Bayo u, Danbury Scuba Diving in 8 mi. Mammoth Lake , Clute Museum of Natu 10 ral Science and Planetarium, Cl Skydive Spacel ute 10 and, Rosharon Gulf Coast Bird 12 Observatory, La ke Jackson Sea Center Texa 12 s, Lake Jackson Golf, The Wilder 12 ness, Lake Jack son Golf, Columbia 12 Lakes, West Co lumbia Historical Homes 15 , East Columbia Varner-Hogg Pl 15 antation, West Co lumbia Replica of the Fi 15 rst Capitol of the Republic of Texa West Columbia s, Bryan, Surfside 15 and Quintana Be ach Nolan Ryan Exhi 18 bit, Alvin Froberg Farms, 21 Alvin Haak Winery, Sa 21 nta Fe Brazos Bend St 24 ate Park, Needvil le San Bernard W 24 ildlife Refuge, Br azoria George Ranch, 29 Richmond NASA Space Ce 36 nter, Houston Houston Zoo 42 Houston Museu 42 m Theater Distric t Schlitterbahn an 42 d Moody Garde ns , Galveston San Jacinto Mon 53 ument, La Porte Battleship Texa 56 s, La Porte Numbers on righ 56 t are estimated miles from Angleton,Te xas to the above destinations angleton.tx.us/tourism visit.angleton.tx.us 13 Ve n u e s , Fa c i l i ties & Parks Ve n u e s & Fa c i l i t i e s American Legion Hall Knights of Columbus Hall #67 on map #72 on map N. Hwy 288-B • 979.849.9774 Angleton Lanes Hall 1040 S. Velasco • 979.848.1686 #68 on map Angleton Recreation Center 1601 N. Valderas • 979.549.0410 angleton.tx.us/rec-center/ #69 on map Brazoria County Fairgrounds 901 S. Downing Rd • 979.849.6416 bcfa.org #70 on map 3213 E. Hwy. 35 • 979.848.8276 La Casona Fiesta Hall 1704 N. Velasco • 979.848.9979 lacasonafiesta.com #73 on map La Quinta 2400 W. Mulberry • 979.864.3383 lq.com (enter Angleton, Texas) #74 on map Magnolia Room 100 W. Magnolia St. • 979.297.1275 The Magnolia Room #75 on map Brazos Springs 1950 CR 220 • 936.446.7887 thespringsevents.com Brazos Springs Smithhart’s Private Room 2440 N. Velasco • 979.848.1320 #76 on map #71 on map Emergency........................911 City Hall...........979.849.4364 ER ANGLETON VISITOR CENT15 121 S. Velasco • Angleton, TX 979.849.4364 x2111 775 Entrance on south side of City Hall 14 Visit Angleton Texas Parks Bates/Dickey P ar k 700 Bates Park Ro ad • 979.549.0410 opt. 5 • Lighted ba pavilion, five yout sketball h softball fields (fo ur are lighted), dis sand volleyball co c golf course, urt, several picnic tables, three grills loop for biking & , a 3/4 mile pave jogging and a 1/2 d mile lighted walki areas and four pa ng path, playgroun vilions. For a com d plete list of park angleton.tx.us or amenities go to call the number ab ove. Pavilion rent #77 on map al is available. B.G. Peck Recre at ion Complex 709 Kelly Road • 979.549.0410 op t. 5 • Thirteen yo three adult soccer uth soccer fields fields (two lighted , ), one large pavil pavilions, conces ion, four small sion area, restroo m s, an d playground. #78 on map Freedom Park 3105 N Downing St. • 979.549.0410 opt. 5 • Four prof designed baseba essionally ll fields, walking trail, four pavilion and grills, conces s with picnic table sion area, restroo s ms, and an all inc Pavilion rental av lusive playgroun ailable. d. #79 on map Masterson Park 101 S. Arcola • 97 9.549.0410 opt. 5 • Playground ar two grills, a sand eas, picnic tables, volleyball court, re strooms and a pa #80 on map vilion. Officer Cash M em orial Dog Park 535 S. Anderson • 979.549.0410 op t. 5 • Lighted park of balance beam , obstacle course s, tubes, agility lad ders, jumping ba through, wiggle po rs, a seesaw, a jum les, a tunnel, a sli p de and much mor large open area e. There is also a for frisbee throwi ng, two pet wash fountains. Pet wa stations and drink ste bags are locat ing ed at the entranc and small dog ar e of both the large eas. #8 1 on map angleton.tx.us/tourism visit.angleton.tx.us 15 TE XA ST TON GLE AN Est. 1912 TH E FUN ON OF GLETON • TEXAS • A • AN NG AS LET EX ON •T S• XA TE THE NGLETON • TE AS • A XAS TEX •A NG LE T IN AY ART HE • TEXAS • ANG LET ON • EXAS • ANGLETON N•T • TE XA ETO S• GL AN AN • ON ET GL S• • Plan to spend some time with us and “Stay in the Heart of the Fun!“ We can’t wait to welcome you to our town. City of Angleton 121 S. Velasco Angleton, TX 77515 979.849.4364 x2111 visit.angleton.tx.us Find us on 16 Visit Angleton Texas City of Angleton-City Hall