Tourism Odessa, Texas

the white-pool house, built in 1887, oldest structure still standing in odessa. open visitors @ 112 east murphy street near south grant avenue, building listed on national register of historic places.



stonehenge replica on campus of university of texas of permian basin in odessa



parker ranch house museum @ 1118 maple ave.; restored structure once headquarters of ranch includes 175 sections of land in andrews , ector counties. owned 1930s 1950s jim , bessie parker, museum features exhibits of ranching family.

odessa s presidential museum , leadership library, on campus of university of texas of permian basin, facility of kind in united states—dedicated office of presidency, not particular occupant of oval office. there displays presidents of republic of texas. museum pushed fruition late state representative george buddy west of odessa. building named west , wife, shirley.

after fighting financial hardships, presidential museum closed doors public of 21 august 2009. in february 2010, additional funding allowed doors reopen, negotiations pending university of texas of permian basin take control of museum.

the white-pool house east of downtown oldest surviving structure in odessa. built in 1887 , opened historic house museum in 1984.

texon santa fe depot, relocated west odessa, serves museum in honor of old west , railroads.

the parker house museum odessa s newest addition historical records of odessa. in 1935, parker family moved modest house located on 1,290 acres (5.2 km). represents lifestyle of prominent ranching family, served communities of andrews , ector counties since 1907.

odessa meteor crater, impact crater 550 feet (170 m) in diameter, located southwest of city.

odessa has stonehenge replica on campus of university of texas of permian basin. completed in 2004, replica horizontally equal stonehenge in england, 70% of vertical height of original.