A.M. & Welma Aikin Regional Archives
Contains the local historical archives for Lamar, Red River, Delta, and Fannin Counties. The office replica of Senator Aikin, the father of modern education in Texas, is on display as it appeared in the state capitol in Austin, as well as items relating to the Senator's 46 year career in the state legislature.

Paris Junior College in the Mike Rheudasil Learning Center
(903) 784-9411
Open Monday - Thursday from 8-5, and 8-12 on Friday.

Chisum Burial Site
Marks the place where John Chisum, Texas and New Mexico cattle baron, was interred 1884 following his death in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

1100 block of West Washington

Dragon Athletic Hall of Fame
Houses memorabilia and names of honored athletes and alumni of Paris Junior College.


Paris Junior College in the Hunt Physical Education Complex

George Wright's Bust
Heritage Hall, South Kaufman adjacent to the Santa Fe-Frisco depot

Hayden Museum of American Art
The Hayden Museum of American Art consists of four galleries, the largest of which houses the permanent collection of graphic art, archival photography, and American chairs. This collection includes examples from every art period and American master painters are generously represented. The pieces are arranged chronologically to present a complete history of the American art scene from Folk Art to Modern and Contemporary. Seminar and Lecture facilities are available as well as an outstanding library.


930 Cardinal Lane
(903) 785-1925
Admission is free but by appointment only

Market Square Mural
Commissioned by the Arts Development Council of the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce in Celebration of Texas' Sesquicentennial.


1st S.W. and Kaufman Street

Paris Community Theater
Provides five productions a year encompassing comedies, dramas, mysteries and musicals.


Downtown Plaza
(903) 784-0259
Monday- Friday 1:00p.m.-5:00p.m.

Paris Public Library
326 South Main Street
9:00a.m.-6:00p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
10:00a.m.-8:00p.m. Tuesday, Thursday
Closed Sunday

Pine Branch Daylily Farm
Display garden for the American Hemerocallis Society


(903) 785-0206

Plaza Art Gallery
The Gallery is an extension of the Hayden Museum of American Art and is home to the Artist Guild of Paris which provides monthly events highlighting the abundance and variety of the area's visual artists.

8 West Plaza
(903) 737-9699
Wednesday-Saturday 10:00a.m.-4:00p.m.

World War I Memorial
Dedicated to the "Lamar County Heros that died from 1917-1918 in the First World War."

West side of the old Post Office property