General Attractions

• Balloon Adventures USA - (903) 758-4841. Jefferson, Texas. Ballooning...A chance encounter with tranquility, color and grace. Come, be amazed.
• Carnegie Library - 301 W. Lafayette St., Jefferson, Texas. (903) 665-8911. Built in 1907, one of few such libraries still serving its original purpose.
• Carver’s Pickin’ Under the Shed: Queen City, Texas. 903-796-5487. Bluegrass festivals.
• Crazy D Nature Trail & Petting Farm - (903) 665-9090, 854 Dreesen Road, Jefferson, Texas. (off of U. S. Hwy. 59 between Linden & Jefferson)
• Historic Oakwood Cemetery - E. Webster and N. Main. Jefferson, Texas. The Tomb of Diamond Bessie 1877, "The Trial of the 19th Century”.
• Horseback Riding - (903) 938-8019. Jefferson, Texas. Visit Las Brisas Ranch and take a guided pack trip through the forests of Northeast Texas. They have trails for novice riders and more experienced riders. Real cowboy adventures await the hardy souls who saddle up with their team of lifetime Westerners. Cowboy cooking at its best served from a real chuckwagon that accompanies longer trailrides. Las Brisas also offers half day and horse drawn hay rides.
• Jefferson & Cypress Bayou Railway - 400 E. Austin St., Jefferson, Texas. (903) 665-6400 Ride an 1870's reproduction of the "Robert E. Lee" Engine #7 along the Big Cypress Bayou. You can view a Confederate Powder Magazine along the seven-mile tour as well as the historical ruins of the Clark and Boice Sawmill and the first iron foundry in East Texas.
• Living Room Theater - 112 Vale St., Jefferson, Texas. (903) 665-2310. Built in 1869. One -woman repertory theater. Shows each Saturday 8:00 PM year round or by appointment.
• Ruth Lester Memorial & Playhouse - 211 W. Henderson St., Jefferson, Texas. (903) 665-2513. Built in 1860 as a private residence about 1860, it became a Catholic convent, school, and hospital in 1869. Sold to a Jewish Congregation in 1875 and adjoining synagogue added. Both buildings restored with Victorian furnishings and memorabilia. Tours by appointment.
• Cass County Community Theater : Atlanta, Texas. www.atlantatexas.org.
• Cass County Performing Arts Council: Music, dance & stage productions in Linden, Atlanta and Hughes Springs, Texas. www.easttexas59.com. www.atlantatexas.org. Or www.lindentexas.org.

Golf Courses

• Rusty Rail Golf Course - (903) 665-7245. Rated in Top 25 Nine-Hole Courses in Texas by The Dallas Morning News. Pro shop, carts, gloves, balls and clubs for rent. 6 miles north of Jefferson on Hwy 59 to E. Prospect Road, 1 mile on right. (Between Linden & Jefferson)

Rejuvenation

• Beauty and the Book - 690 FM 728. Jefferson, Texas. (903) 665-7520. Unique beauty salon & bookstore in one. Offering full Hair Care, Facials, Manicures, Pedicures, and other treatments. National Headquarters of the Pulpwood Queens Book Club. www.beautyandthebook.com.
• Massage/Spa Services – Jefferson, Texas. (903) 665-3373. Heather and Jason Long, Mobile massage and spa service offered in your room. 

Conferencing Facilities

• Cypress Valley Center – Jefferson, Texas. World-class conferencing facilities that can accommodate 6 to 600 people. In house catering available, live broadcasts, big city convenience in a small town environment. 903-665-8946

Art Galleries

Local artisans display their creations. Some art techniques available in Jefferson are available nowhere else in the world.

• Imhof Art Gallery - (903) 665-3779. 116 Polk, Jefferson, TX 75657. Scott Imoff 
• Rothbard Gallery - (903) 665- 6411. 408 N. Vale St., Jefferson, TX 75657 Robert and Michelle Rothbard

Tours

Several homes and tours available throughout the month. 19th century homes offer wonderful tours and a piece of Texas history like nowhere else.

• Carriage Tours - 124 W. Austin St., Jefferson, Texas. (903) 846-2165 Located in front of the Jefferson Hotel. Narrated carriage tour of historic Jefferson. Tours Friday - Sunday. 
• Polk Street Trolley Tours - 119 E. Austin St., Jefferson, Texas. (903) 665-1665, 1 hour narrated tours. By appointment. 
• Mule-Drawn Wagon Ride - 222 W. Austin St., Jefferson, Texas. (903) 665-1665. Narrated tour of historic district. By appointment.
• Riverboat Tours - 1001 Bayou St., Jefferson, Texas. (903) 665-2222. located across the Polk St. Bridge from downtown. One hour narrated tour of Texas’ largest inland port. April through October at 10:00, 12:00, 2:00 & 4:00 seven days a week. (weather permitting). March, November and the first half of December, 12:00 & 2:00. Adults - $6.50 Children - 12 and under - $4.00, including tax.
• Benefield - Harrell House - 1890, 1009 S. Line, Jefferson, Texas. (903) 665-3180, Queen Anne Victorian home with stained glass windows and fine architecture of details. Tours by appointment.
• Excelsior House - 1850, located on Austin Street (903) 665-2513, 19th Century hotel numbered among its guests Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Diamond Bessie, Jay Gould and Oscar Wilde. Tours Daily 1:00 and 2:00 PM. Adults $4.00, Children $2.00.
• Freeman Plantation - 1850, Go West on Hwy. 49 one mile from the intersection of Hwy 49 and Hwy 59. Jefferson, Texas. (903) 665-2320, the graceful Greek Revival structure embodies the building style that distinguished so many Louisiana plantation homes. Giant magnolias and period furnishings complement the house, which has been cited by the Historic American Buildings Committee of the Department of the Interior. Tours by appointment...
• Jay Gould Private Rail Car - 1861, 210 W. Austin St., Jefferson, Texas. (903) 665-2513, The "Atalanta" has luxurious interior with four staterooms, lounge, dining room, kitchen butler's pantry and bathroom. Ironically, the car is within a stone's throw of the Excelsior Hotel, in whose register Gould wrote "The end of Jefferson". Tours from the Excelsior House, 9:00, 12:00, 2:30 and 4:30. $1.00 Adults, Children 50 cents.
• House of the Seasons - 1872, 409 S. Alley, Jefferson, Texas. (903) 665-1218, Built during Jefferson's heyday. A fine example of Greek Revival and Victorian architecture with Italianate characteristics. Has original furnishings and art. Tours 2 p.m. Daily and by appointment. 
• Jefferson Historic Ghost Walk Saturdays evenings, or by appointment. Go on an eerie walk through the historic district of Jefferson, Texas, and visit known haunted sights and hear the stories of their haunting.
• Scarlett O'Hardy's Tour Home – Jefferson, Texas. 903-665-1939 
• Kennedy Manor Tour Home – Jefferson, Texas. 903-665-2528

Lake Tours, Rentals & Guides

Caddo Lake tours take you through a natural Texas lake, beautiful and full of East Texas nature aboard an authentic paddlewheel steamboat. Weather permitting. Cypress Bayou tours, one-hour history/nature tours of Big Cypress Bayou and the Turning Basin.

Alligator Tours - (903) 789-3384, Takes you to Big Lake area plus the swamps and backwaters. Narrated tours 1.5 to 2 hours. Call for appointment.

• Nature Tourism - Birding with Tom Walker
• Caddo Lake Tours - (903) 789-3384, Takes you to Big Lake area plus the swamps and backwaters. Narrated tours 1.5 to 2 hours. Call for appointment.
• Caddo Lake Steamboat Co. - 1-888-325-5459 (toll free), Ride a genuine re-creation of an 1800’s steamboat. The Graceful Ghost glides silently through Caddo Lakes most scenic areas. Quiet, relaxing, romantic. All covered seating. Call for schedule. 
• Canoeing - (903) 789-3495. Discover the backwaters of the only natural lake in Texas, Caddo Lake.
• Caddo Guide Service 903-789-3268, 168 Mossy Brake, Uncertain, TX 75661 Billy Carter Fishing Guide/ Boat Tours. 
• Marina & Caddo Lake Tours - (903) 789-3295 Shady Glade Marina Cypress Drive on Caddo Lake, Uncertain, TX 
• Mystique Tours on Lake Caddo - 903-679-3690 David Applebaum U.S.C.G.A. Captain.
• Turning Basin Bayou Tours -"Come experience the history of the bayou in Jefferson, Texas on a Turning Basin Riverboat Tour. Guaranteed to enlighten and entertain you.”

Fishing & Hunting

• Caddo Guide Service: 168 Mossy Brake, Uncertain, TX 75661 903-789-3268. Billy Carter Fishing Guide/ Boat Tours.
• Point N Rise (Hunting Preserve): 556 Memory Lane South 903-935-6878. A quality hunting adventure.
• Texas Guide Pro (fishing): 903-756-5882, www.texasguidepro.com, email: texashawghunter@aol.com. Fishing Guide Service - Wright Patman, Lake O' The Pines and Caddo Lake. Large Mouth Bass and Crappie: Bass Fishing - One to two people: Full day - $250.00; Half day - $150.00. Crappie Fishing - One to four people: Full day - $250.00, Half day - $150.00. 20 foot Ranger Bass Boat - Professionally licensed and fully insured. 7 days a week - 903-756-5882. Wes Jones.