Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Park
La Grange, Texas
February, 2009
We briefly stopped by this park on the way home from Houston. It's not that far off of Hwy 71. It's located in town way up on a bluff overlooking the Colorado river. The park doesn't have any camping sites and the park /parking lot closes at 5:00 p.m. The monument and tomb are at the top of the bluff close to the park enterance / office and you have to walk down a trail to the brewery remains. The park office also has a small exhibit area with one half dedicated to the brewery and the other to the "black bean lottery". Really good Texas history lesson here and it tied in well to our earlier visit to the San Jacinto Monument and Stephen F. Austin's home. I wish we could of hit the Alamo the same day and we would of had a good take of "Texas History for Dummies" although in reverse order. My 7 and 8 year olds I think understood the progression of events and my daughter was shocked with all the violence. My 8 year old son that is was cool and was looking for bullets.
La Grange, Texas
February, 2009
We briefly stopped by this park on the way home from Houston. It's not that far off of Hwy 71. It's located in town way up on a bluff overlooking the Colorado river. The park doesn't have any camping sites and the park /parking lot closes at 5:00 p.m. The monument and tomb are at the top of the bluff close to the park enterance / office and you have to walk down a trail to the brewery remains. The park office also has a small exhibit area with one half dedicated to the brewery and the other to the "black bean lottery". Really good Texas history lesson here and it tied in well to our earlier visit to the San Jacinto Monument and Stephen F. Austin's home. I wish we could of hit the Alamo the same day and we would of had a good take of "Texas History for Dummies" although in reverse order. My 7 and 8 year olds I think understood the progression of events and my daughter was shocked with all the violence. My 8 year old son that is was cool and was looking for bullets.
The Brewery was also pretty cool. At one time, it was the third largest brewery in Texas.
Pros
- Free
Pros
- Free
- Could be the tallest point in surrounding area. Great view of La Grange and the Colorado River.
- Cool park office exhibit.
Cons
- Closes at 5:00 p.m.
I wouldn't rate this as a single destination. However, it was well worth a 30 minute drive -by rest stop on the way home from Houston.
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