The Williamson Museum

Review №1

Rating: 5

Date: 5 days ago

Review №2

Rating: 5

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

Very nice little spot to spend some time and appreciate the history of Georgetown

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №4

Rating: 5

Loved the history of the building and what it held inside.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №5

Rating: 4

Its a free museum. Small enough to grab some historical info and bounce!

Date: 3 months ago

Review №6

Rating: 2

Most of the museum is dedicated to an LGBT gay boy crossdresser...

Date: 4 months ago

Review №7

Rating: 1

The staff was nice...but too much of the museum was dedicated to a cross dressing man....Id say the first 30% of the museum was interesting....then the rest was all about the crossdresser. Very lame experience

Date: 6 months ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

A delightful free museum right downtown in the historic square. Housed in a former bank, this museum features some unique murals and articles on the local history. Very friendly docent willing to be of service. I recommend seeing this museum and then walk on down to the visitor center and get a walking tour map of the historic square. Makes for a fine afternoon. Plan on 15-20 minutes for this museum.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

Date: 7 months ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

If you find yourself near this Museum you MUST visit. Pleasant staff and new to me exhibits makes this on my list of must return often.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

Date: 11 months ago

Review №12

Rating: 5

The museum is great. The ghost tours are a lot of fun!

Date: 11 months ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

This place was so fun and Ron was so educated on all things Texas, I will definitely be going back to take my kids.

Date: a year ago

Review №14

Rating: 2

Not the best experience. My friend and me were very excited to visit this museum to hear and see the history of Williamson county, but visiting it we were very disappointed about the little history of Williamson county, no info about the person who was important for county and why the Williamson county was named by him, but too much story about a man from a circus, who used to dress like woman, no connection at all with the history for me, our expectations were a bit different from what we expected from museum especially if you are new in Texas. Anyway we appreciated Ron s attention and we hope that in the future the history of Texas and Williamson county will be represented in museum more deep and authentic, I am sure there are a lot of interesting things to know about Williamson county.

Date: a year ago

Review №15

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №16

Rating: 5

Super cool and free!

Date: a year ago

Review №17

Rating: 1

Wow. What a disappointment. I would have thought your claim to fame would have been more than a transgender acrobat from Round Rock. I see what your agenda is here. Way to let down your people. Save your time and skip this woke museum. What a poor representation of this county.

Date: a year ago

Review №18

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №19

Rating: 1

We got a nasty look from one of the receptionists for not leaving 10 minutes before the closing time.

Date: a year ago

Review №20

Rating: 5

Great museum of local history!

Date: a year ago

Review №21

Rating: 4

The staff was super nice. They made it a pleasant visit. How ever the museum is super small and most of it was on this circus person and not other things Georgetown or Williamson is about. The court house tour though was the best ever. We loved it and being where Dan moody convicted the kkk

Date: a year ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

Great place to stop by when in Georgetown, Texas. Free entrance and small museum, but it still offers a wealth of interesting information to explore and learn about.

Date: a year ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

An excellent museum on the local area, very helpful staff too. A credit to texas

Date: a year ago

Review №24

Rating: 4

It was nice I was tired because breakfast at monument Cafe was excellent

Date: a year ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

Loved this place, its being renovated but awesome spot

Date: a year ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

It s great well worth the visit.

Date: a year ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

Small but packed with interesting historical exhibits. Has a play area where children can be pioneers. The staff members have interesting stories. On Friday afternoons the museum hosts tours of a courtroom across the street important to the civil rights movement. Ya gotta hear the story of Three Legged Willie! And see his statue...

Date: a year ago

Review №29

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №30

Rating: 5

Wow this a great museum. We were given an amazing (free) guided tour. We loved the genuine mastodon teeth. The variety of hands on items impressed us all. I have never looked through genuine antique stereoscopic 3D viewers.. until now! Check out the pic of my son holding real mastodon teeth! Thank you for the hospitality!

Date: a year ago

Review №31

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №32

Rating: 5

The Williamson Museum has excellent exhibits on the history of Williamson County and Central Texas. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable.

Date: a year ago

Review №33

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №34

Rating: 1

Loved the Barbette drag queen exhibit. Did not appreciate Ron the tour guide s punching the wall when we noted that Barbette was in fact drag queen.

Date: a year ago

Review №35

Rating: 4

Great info and displays. Need a larger facility.

Date: a year ago

Review №36

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №37

Rating: 5

Great to learn the history of Williamson County.

Date: a year ago

Review №38

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №39

Rating: 1

Disappointing. Half of the museum is dedicated to a guy named Barbette. Google it.

Date: a year ago

Review №40

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №41

Rating: 5

Something for everyone. Gentleman the told stories about history in the area and was very interesting. Visited on

Date: a year ago

Review №42

Rating: 5

Great little museum. Learned alot about the county and georgetown from the lady at the front. She was very nice

Date: a year ago

Review №43

Rating: 5

Amazing Museum, Definitely worth the time. Its small and is really cute specially for the kiddos. I enjoyed it, after we walked around all downtown town which the kids also enjoyed a lot. Visited on

Date: a year ago

Review №44

Rating: 3

Located in downtown Georgetown with lots of free parking. Excellent guide on site. Free admission!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №45

Rating: 3

Date: 2 years ago

Review №46

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №47

Rating: 5

Very informative, enjoyed the tour.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №48

Rating: 5

Its a fun and interesting place! Whenever I go in, theyve got interesting exhibits. And the people there are incredibly nice and willing to answer questions. Its a good place to just go and learn about the area, about the state, and about the world. My one complaint is ... I wish I didnt live 100 miles away from it! (Lets face it though ... That is totally on me. But Ill be moving closer SOON!) While admission is free, there is a donation box. Do yourself a favor - visit it. Then visit other stores around the square.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №49

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №50

Rating: 5

We popped in to the museum on the advice of an employee at the Thundercloud Sub shop nearby. We happened to arrive at the exact time a tour of the courthouse was leaving. The tour was very interesting and Ron was a wealth of information. We never actually saw much of the museum but the courthouse tour was definitely worth it! The museum and/or tour are both completely free.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

My friend and I visited Georgetown on a day trip from out of town recently. The museum is right on the square, so if you are visiting the square, you should take a walk through the museum. We visited on a Saturday, and it wasnt busy, but it was January and a cold, very windy day. The museum is small, but it is located inside an old bank building, has several exhibits and great representation of the history of Williamson county. The staff is very friendly and helpful and greeted us as soon as we walked in. We didnt have any kids with us, but there are some hands-on parts for the kids. There is a gift shop that has hand made items. I got a post card with a photo of the museum to keep as a souvenir and some earrings. While the museum is free to visit, cash donations are welcome and can be placed in the donation box. Cards are accepted at the gift shop though.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №52

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №54

Rating: 5

The docent that met us at the door was very friendly and informative. We enjoyed probably a half hour talk on the history of Williamson county. Their gift shop has some unique handmade items and I purchased several Christmas gifts. Highly recommend taking a look. Probably will only take you about an hour at most.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №55

Rating: 4

This free museum right on the Square in Georgetown offers lots of insights into the history of the area. Several different exhibits are in place about different aspects of the history here, and I enjoyed learning about history I had never known before! They do have restrooms on site and a modest gift shop as well. Overall, its a great place to spend some time learning about the history associated with Georgetown Texas.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №56

Rating: 5

everything is moving

Date: 2 years ago

Review №57

Rating: 3

Date: 3 years ago

Review №58

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №59

Rating: 5

Great

Date: 3 years ago

Review №60

Rating: 4

Cute little museum. Could use more materials as the book they had in the gift shop offered more insight and photos on this wonderful county. I didnt find the exhibits to be diverse as they spent a LOT of time going over one ethnicity.Regardless of the month it could go more in depth into ALL backgrounds of the settlers of the area, thats just my opinion.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

Small, yet beautiful museum with good stories about the county s history. Takes about 20-30 minutes to cover. Nice & unique pieces available at the gift store. Admission is free & the docents are very welcoming & informative. :)

Date: 3 years ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

Wonderful people work here who care about our county

Date: 3 years ago

Review №63

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №64

Rating: 5

This is a great little museum and its free, so you really cant beat that. Without Covid, I suspect its better with more hands-on experiences and I think they do tours of the Courthouse but not right now. I think I liked best that you can see it was an old bank (ca. 1910.) The ceiling is really cool and you can go in the old vault and see an old cannonball safe. Dont fail to walk all the way back in the hallway to see the photo of Nannie and her wedding gown - thats Texas expression if Ive ever seen one. All in all, a very cool building! And some unique items for sale in the gift shop.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №65

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №66

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №67

Rating: 5

Perfect place to stop and learn Texas history regarding women and those who helped the area become the cities that we love. Plus it s nice and cold inside, there s a gift shop and interactive things for the kids to do (pre-covid days). We visit this museum a few times each summer and then walk the town square.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №68

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №69

Rating: 5

Very well-thought-out and comprehensive displays that gives visitors a real feel for the countys past. Dont forget to see the old safe, vault, and the archaeological dig pit in the floor!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №70

Rating: 4

Very nicely arranged and very informative. The volunteer we spoke with was also very knowledgeable. There is a little shop with hand made crafts, aprons, bonnets etc for sale plus books for the history buffs that visit. Will be going again soon.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №71

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №72

Rating: 5

Enjoyed this museum!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №73

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №74

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №75

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №76

Rating: 5

This is a great little museum especially for pre-k age kids! Dress up clothes, pioneer kitchen with play food, arts and crafts table and more! Definitely worth a visit!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №77

Rating: 5

Small and very interesting.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №78

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №79

Rating: 5

Loved the history! Knowing that the floor is original with the same bank vault was pretty amazing! We loved it!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №80

Rating: 4

Quaint little pieces of local history in this former Bank. Informative staff, and starting place for the Courthouse tour.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №81

Rating: 5

A lovely experience. some fun history in there, I really liked the old safe.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №82

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №83

Rating: 3

Small, not much here... But its free!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №84

Rating: 5

Very nice~

Date: 5 years ago

Review №85

Rating: 4

Cool little place to check out!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №86

Rating: 5

Very nice

Date: 5 years ago

Review №87

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №88

Rating: 5

We had a very warm welcome from a kind gentleman that gave us a explanation of Georgetown history and three legged Willy.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №89

Rating: 5

Great place! Its a small part of a much bigger puzzle that makes Georgetown a fascinating place.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №90

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №91

Rating: 5

Interesting small museum on the square about Williamson County in Texas. Worth visiting while checking out Southwestern University.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №92

Rating: 4

Nice, cute little museum for a quick visit.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №93

Rating: 5

Loved it! Greeter was excellent!!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №94

Rating: 4

Little, but nice

Date: 5 years ago

Review №95

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №96

Rating: 5

Lovely and little, this local history museum is quaint and run by a friendly staff. Free admission, with a cute gift shop as well. Just a random, but sweet, sidenote, this is where I was when I realized I was in love with my boyfriend

Date: 5 years ago

Review №97

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №98

Rating: 5

The Williamson Museum is located in an old bank building, right across from the county courthouse. Exhibits change frequently. I took a daughter-in-law on an evening guided tour around the square listening to stories about the many haunted buildings around the square. It was very entertaining and something I have wanted to do forvyears.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №99

Rating: 4

Nice little museum.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №100

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №101

Rating: 5

Very well put together

Date: 5 years ago

Review №102

Rating: 4

Nice place to take kids. Donations only. Gift store.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №103

Rating: 5

Nice little museum. Helpful staff. Free admission.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №104

Rating: 5

Hours: w-f 12-5pm. Sat 10am-5:00 pm.holiday hours Labor Day-memorial day 12-4. Memorial Day - Labor Day hours: 12-5 holidays only expect Christmas Fourth of July thanksgiving or us holidays

Date: 6 years ago

Review №105

Rating: 3

Date: 6 years ago

Review №106

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №107

Rating: 5

Awesomely historical and educational venue. They are always looking for local historical stories and photos to place within the museum. This is a great place to share your familys history.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №108

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №109

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №110

Rating: 3

Date: 6 years ago

Review №111

Rating: 5

Great little museum. Interactive for the kids and staff is friendly.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №112

Rating: 5

Date: 7 years ago

Review №113

Rating: 5

Our county has an outstanding museum, not only on the square in Georgetown but also on the Chisholm Trail in Round Rock. There is no fee for admittance. Stop in and see the wonderful exhibits and interactive history sites. If you have kids, its a must do. There are so many activities and events - make certain you pick up a calendar of upcoming events - there is even a fantastic kids day camp available. In October, the fundraising event is the Cattlemans Ball. I had so much fun last year I cant wait to go again this year! Good food, great music and so much fun. If you have been meaning to make some new friends and get active in your community there is no better place to get started! Members get special invitations to everything you can imagine, from authors lecture series to brunch in the Courthouse for the annual Poppy Festival. If you join any organization, pick this one first. I promise you will enjoy it very much.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №114

Rating: 5

Fun little historical museum that changes its exhibitions frequently. Check out the hole in the floor and the bank vault. Nice people who would love to chat with you.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №115

Rating: 5

Date: 7 years ago

Review №116

Rating: 5

Lovely spot to visit with the family. It is very interactive and well done. The staff are very knowledgeable and are great with children.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №117

Rating: 5

Good place to learn local history.

Date: 8 years ago

Review №118

Rating: 4

Date: 8 years ago

Review №119

Rating: 5

I went on a fi3ld trip here!

Date: 8 years ago

Review №120

Rating: 5

Amazing museum! The people working were wonderful and brought my kids around to the different areas and showed them all the interactive exhibits. A must go if you have little kids!

Date: 8 years ago

Review №121

Rating: 5

Date: 8 years ago

Review №122

Rating: 5

a jewel

Date: 10 years ago