Old Hidalgo Pumphouse Museum and World Birding Center

Review №1

Rating: 5

Beautiful place with history and green areas

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №2

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

History on the Rio Grande

Date: a month ago

Review №4

Rating: 5

Very interesting and historical, all very nice to visit

Date: a month ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

Loved loved loved this blast from the past and spent hours figuring out some of the engineering that went into the pump station. The museum could be better maintained, and the guidance more complete and better explained. The person at the office was very knowledgeable and helpful. Did not do the birding trails at this visit, but the site is very promising for birding.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №6

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №7

Rating: 5

To see the history in this location. Thank you for maintaining this portion of our history, no matter how painful some of it may be

Date: 2 months ago

Review №8

Rating: 4

Date: 3 months ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

Date: 4 months ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

Grear place to visit year round.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

Date: 4 months ago

Review №12

Rating: 5

Is a beautiful place

Date: 4 months ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

We only walked around the old pump house to see the grounds. It had a nice lawn area with a nice pavilion very close to the border wall that would make a nice area for a picnic gathering. There was also a nice amphitheater that could be used for performances or a speaker.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №14

Rating: 3

It looked cool, but it was closed mid-day on Wednesday, so only saw the outdoor part of the old facility.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №15

Rating: 5

Amazing collection of early machinery used to irrigation the fields Also good birding site Visited on

Date: 5 months ago

Review №16

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №17

Rating: 2

A museum that had great designs when opened, but now has run out of steam. Broken and not working displays set in an old pumphouse that time and nature are reclaiming. There was no charge, thankfully, and it was very disappointing.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №18

Rating: 5

I love how many times I can go, because you live with nature, listening and watching birds, butterflies and you can look inside the museum at the water pump that at one time supplied the City of Hidalgo TX.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №19

Rating: 1

What a disappointment. Very small area to look for birds. Were charged $2 each to see an informational 15-minute film which was very chopped during the last five minutes. Upon leaving, asked the woman at the entrance desk where the restrooms were and she said outside. Upon getting the buildings (M & W), the doors were padlocked. Had to go back to ask to get them unlocked. After waiting for her to find the keys and open them, we found no toilet in any of the stalls and no soap at the sinks. Dont go -- youll be disappointed.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №20

Rating: 1

Very disappointing, was to go on tour to Mexico. Opens at 8am, no one showed up till 8:10 am. Tour to start at 8:30am. At 8:40 they cancelled.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №21

Rating: 5

Date: 7 months ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

Its a very interesting place with so much history. It is a nice peaceful place.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

The place is small, historical, and beautiful. Its a good way to learn about the history of Hidalgo. Because its such a beautiful spot, its a great place to take pictures. Be aware, there is a fee to take pictures if youre a photographer. As a photographer, its a good spot.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №24

Rating: 3

This place isnt kept up as well as it should in the landscaping department. Needs more attention. Years back, they invested more time and attention. I havent seen the creek working for ages, and the weeds at times are way overgrown besides a few ankle breaker holes here and there. I am not sure why they now keep the door closed to go to the wooden deck to observe part of the Rio Grande River, but thats another story, guessing because bikes go through there, but who knows. Inside, it is nice and shows old memories and the history of the Rio Grande and the old Pump House.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №25

Rating: 2

Date: 9 months ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

A peace of history.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Date: 10 months ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

Date: 10 months ago

Review №29

Rating: 5

Date: 10 months ago

Review №30

Rating: 5

Nice and clean never really full of people

Date: 10 months ago

Review №31

Rating: 5

Date: 11 months ago

Review №32

Rating: 5

Date: 11 months ago

Review №33

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №34

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №35

Rating: 5

Awesome event for the kids and Adults.

Date: a year ago

Review №36

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №37

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №38

Rating: 4

Great to learn about history

Date: a year ago

Review №39

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №40

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №41

Rating: 5

Parisian go see it I recommend it

Date: a year ago

Review №42

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №43

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №44

Rating: 3

Cannot quite figure this place out. Definitely my least favorite of the World Birding Centers. Woman in welcome center was putting together Easter baskets and the doors were locked. Perhaps they are closed at lunch(?). I didn t trust the wood platform in the viewing area overlooking the lake. Lots of litter along the water. The fishing pier was much sturdier, but had really high steps. The museum was o.k., but there wasn t any guidance and it was dimly lit. We got to the end and had to return to the beginning because gates were locked. The only part I enjoyed was the small pond with turtles and ducks.

Date: a year ago

Review №45

Rating: 3

If it was for the structure and surrounding area alone, I would love to give it more stars. However, the ladies at the visitor center were cold and mild. They offered zero insight on the place and thats such a shame. There arent very many spots like this in the RGV and their lackluster attitude has no place in this historical spot. They lacked people skills and did not seem too approachable at all. It is free so thats cool, but Id rather pay and get a some insight. The pumphouse is beautiful, but they seem to use it as storage for holiday stuff and oddities and it ruins the back in time experience. Again it is free but Id rather pay if that means they could store the junk elsewhere. Might do some research to see who I can contact regading these concerns.

Date: a year ago

Review №46

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №47

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №48

Rating: 4

Opened up late, worker was more interested in phone then talking about the place. Birds were good.

Date: a year ago

Review №49

Rating: 4

Very interesting to learn about agricultural irrigation in the old days. Lots of cool birds to be seen.

Date: a year ago

Review №50

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

Beautiful Peaceful place

Date: a year ago

Review №52

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

Great place to visit. The grounds are very nice and there are several good walking trails, including one along the border wall.

Date: a year ago

Review №54

Rating: 3

Very interested in seeing and visiting this historical site. Were there on a Sunday afternoon and hours posted said 9 - 5. However, lady working closed museum at 2 and said she was going to lunch and would be back at 3:30. We walked around the grounds, drove around the town. When we went back the lady didnt open the museum, but just sat in her car. Very disappointing since we drove over 50 miles to see this.

Date: a year ago

Review №55

Rating: 4

Beautiful day to visit. Lovely setting.

Date: a year ago

Review №56

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №57

Rating: 5

Very nice relaxing place and pure history

Date: a year ago

Review №58

Rating: 4

Nice history

Date: a year ago

Review №59

Rating: 4

Nice park and museum, but the wall and access closures have ruined it. I doubt that Ill go back.

Date: a year ago

Review №60

Rating: 5

A very nice place to visit with the family, great acceptance of bicycles as well as rental there, a place to eat with the family and an area that takes you back to the beginnings of Texas, being a border it is a guarded place that is highly recommended It is to go to the office to ask what is allowed and what is not.

Date: a year ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

Like

Date: a year ago

Review №63

Rating: 5

Very Pump-House!!! Great park.

Date: a year ago

Review №64

Rating: 5

Beautiful for pictures

Date: a year ago

Review №65

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №66

Rating: 3

Date: 2 years ago

Review №67

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №68

Rating: 5

Very clean an nice to take sunset pictures

Date: 2 years ago

Review №69

Rating: 1

Before there was more vegetation, now it looks neglected and dirty, there are no plants, it is in poor condition, there are businesses that dried the grass.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №70

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №71

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №72

Rating: 4

My daughters first time ..

Date: 2 years ago

Review №73

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №74

Rating: 4

Great tour of the border. Very friendly tour guide and driver.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №75

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №76

Rating: 4

Great place to visit, walk, hike & take pics

Date: 2 years ago

Review №77

Rating: 5

An amazing variety of birds can be seen in the small park surrounding the Old Hidalgo Pumphouse. The staff are friendly and can provide a map to monk parakeet nests in the local neighborhood.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №78

Rating: 5

Such a beautiful place 10/10

Date: 2 years ago

Review №79

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №80

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №81

Rating: 5

Dog OK

Date: 2 years ago

Review №82

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №83

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №84

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №85

Rating: 3

The pump house museum was closed which we found strange for a Sunday. Grounds are small but nice and well kept.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №86

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №87

Rating: 5

Great place to visit if you like the outdoors its great for hiking.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №88

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №89

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №90

Rating: 4

Nice place for a walk, and worth a look for birds.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №91

Rating: 5

It was a great place to visit. There were 4 of us and we all enjoyed learning about it all.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №92

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №93

Rating: 3

This is one of the nine World Birding Centers in the Rio Grande Valley area. I find the birds to be very, very scarce here . they were scarce the last time we visited about a year ago also. Maybe some emphasis needs to be put in to setting up a feeding station to help with bringing birds in.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №94

Rating: 3

Nice little historical area but not much for birding and it s right by the wall .

Date: 2 years ago

Review №95

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №96

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №97

Rating: 5

I would like to the railroad displays but me and a lot of Winter Texans are not paying 40.00 to see. Good luck without customers !

Date: 2 years ago

Review №98

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №99

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №100

Rating: 5

Great place to see parakeets.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №101

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №102

Rating: 5

My first time here, such a beautiful place!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №103

Rating: 5

Nice small park hidden inside the town. There are short trails around the main building leading towards the river.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №104

Rating: 4

Went for the event Halloween Nights of Terror. The place was great for pictures but no vendors were open. It says the event is 6p-10p, we got there before 9p. The only attraction was the hunted house and 2 small vendors with jewelry. Im sure its awesome once all the vendors are open to the public.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №105

Rating: 1

No butterfly, no birds.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №106

Rating: 5

Beautiful park and museum. Fun, dog friendly place to visit and relax when you have a little free time!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №107

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №108

Rating: 5

Came by to bring my family from California loved it Beautiful

Date: 2 years ago

Review №109

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №110

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №111

Rating: 5

Wow without words, a super incredible place.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №112

Rating: 5

Amazing

Date: 3 years ago

Review №113

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №114

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №115

Rating: 4

Nice place to relax any time of day, night or morning.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №116

Rating: 4

Beautiful scenery!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №117

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №118

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №119

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №120

Rating: 5

Fantastic place with alot of history

Date: 3 years ago

Review №121

Rating: 2

Date: 3 years ago

Review №122

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №123

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №124

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №125

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №126

Rating: 5

Awesome area

Date: 3 years ago

Review №127

Rating: 4

There were many signs saying to pay before taking photos but it was closed so no where to pay...

Date: 3 years ago

Review №128

Rating: 5

I played here as a lil girl!!! My Grandfather ran the Pumphouse!!! They lived on the property!! It was a memorable visit! Took my daughter!!!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №129

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №130

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №131

Rating: 5

Very nice place for taking pictures! Nice slice of history as well if youre into that :)

Date: 3 years ago

Review №132

Rating: 5

Great place to go and have a walk, learn

Date: 3 years ago

Review №133

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №134

Rating: 3

Went there for a photo session! It was cute, never expected it to be that nice! Would not go at night though. I m not from the area. It s too far too

Date: 3 years ago

Review №135

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №136

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №137

Rating: 5

If you like to see and learn a little bit of Hidalgo history, this is the pla e to spend some time.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №138

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №139

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №140

Rating: 1

Disappointed with the birding, early on a Saturday, we were the only people present. Mockingbirds Cardinals and Redwinged blackbirds primarily.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №141

Rating: 3

Date: 3 years ago

Review №142

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №143

Rating: 5

Excellent place in a place with a lot of vegetation.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №144

Rating: 5

Historic

Date: 3 years ago

Review №145

Rating: 1

Date: 3 years ago

Review №146

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №147

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №148

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №149

Rating: 5

Nice piece of history to visit. Birding is suppose to be excellent, but not for me today. Still recommend going here.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №150

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №151

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №152

Rating: 4

Not open

Date: 3 years ago

Review №153

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №154

Rating: 4

Pretty nice spot. Interesting old equipment. Nice small bird area.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №155

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №156

Rating: 5

Originally I thought there wasnt much to the pumphouse, until I went and took a second look. After carefully spending time there I realized that this is an excellent birding center and that the pumphouse itself is quite fun. Its certainly very creepy and going when its dark is quite the experience. There is an excellent variety of birds to be seen here, definitely check it out if youre in the area.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №157

Rating: 5

Very peacefull

Date: 3 years ago

Review №158

Rating: 5

Unique experience of seeing buildings and works built many years ago, one goes back in time

Date: 3 years ago

Review №159

Rating: 5

Excellent museum

Date: 3 years ago

Review №160

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №161

Rating: 5

Lovely

Date: 3 years ago

Review №162

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №163

Rating: 5

My kids love learning about the history of RGV. There was plenty of space for them to run and get their energy out.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №164

Rating: 5

Beautiful location for photos or just for a walk! $5 per person or $40 flat fee for photo sessions

Date: 3 years ago

Review №165

Rating: 5

VERY NICE. REALLY ENJOYED IT

Date: 3 years ago

Review №166

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №167

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №168

Rating: 5

Very nice for my daughters marriage proposal

Date: 3 years ago

Review №169

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №170

Rating: 4

Very nice place

Date: 3 years ago

Review №171

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №172

Rating: 5

Perfect place for kids to have fun, enjoy nature and family time! Also great for meditation or reading and personal time! And it has many little beautiful spots for taking nice pictures!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №173

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №174

Rating: 5

Excellent spot. @AzaelGR

Date: 4 years ago

Review №175

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №176

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №177

Rating: 5

Nice place to vist

Date: 4 years ago

Review №178

Rating: 5

1st time there ever. Very pleasant area to visit with family.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №179

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №180

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №181

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №182

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №183

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №184

Rating: 5

Very interesting history of the irrigation system setup to make agriculture in the valley.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №185

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №186

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №187

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №188

Rating: 3

Date: 4 years ago

Review №189

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №190

Rating: 2

Date: 4 years ago

Review №191

Rating: 5

Its a really nice place and the fee for taking pictures us perfect, its perfect for couples, or 15s and a super deal for families. If your looking for some pictures contact portra Photography.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №192

Rating: 4

Thyristico

Date: 4 years ago

Review №193

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №194

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №195

Rating: 2

nice afternoon

Date: 4 years ago

Review №196

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №197

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №198

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №199

Rating: 4

Cooler

Date: 4 years ago

Review №200

Rating: 5

Food and entertainment!!! Great for families

Date: 5 years ago