This place is absolutely amazing, there is so many things to see, each building has its own items from the time era of the building, my favorite building had to be the chapel, i really dont have any words to describe it, i highly recommend this little place cause you will not be disappointed

I know there was a Buffalo Gap Steakhouse back in 1968 because I used to eat there when in college in Abilene. Perini says it was started 40 years ago so it was not them. Can anyone remember and tell me what that restaurant was? Was it the precursor to Perini's?thank you , Robert L. Hurley, hurley6469@gmail.com

The Taylor County history center is a very well laid out history of this community and county. There are 15 restored buildings. Our favorites were the Cottonwood Flat Schoolhouse, Magnolia Gas Station and the Buffalo Gap Chapel. My concern is with the build up of dust covering so many antiques. I would recommend asking 15 county, schools or youth groups to each take one building & give it a good cleaning & put some lemon oil on the wood furnishings. We truly enjoyed the history center and thanks to all the volunteers.

We visited here on Dec. 28 as part of a road trip from our home in southeastern PA out to New Mexico; we combined it with a visit to “Frontier Texas!” in Abilene (see separate review) for a nice day’s outing. We spent about an hour exploring the pioneer village here, which was comprised of a dozen or so 19th century buildings filled with artifacts, period furnishings, and other exhibits. On the day we visited, every building was open for self-touring, and we enjoyed checking them out; one building contained a small art gallery with southwestern artwork. The woman who welcomed us to the site provided a helpful map for all there is to see here, which included a nice explanation of each building or feature here. All in all, an interesting place for history buffs to check out! There is free onsite parking and a reasonable admission charge (we had free admission through our NARM membership).

For a small town historic village (to which we have seen many), this is really well done. You walk through the buildings at your own pace. They are redone as they would have been at the time period - but thankfully not packed full of antique kitsch. Our 4 year old liked exploring the train station, school house and gas station. We enjoyed the courthouse. There are gravel paths and good ramps up to the entrance of all the buildings.