Historic Austin County Jail Museum - Museum in Bellville - 36 S Bell St, USA

Worth a visit. Open to all between 11 and 3 on Saturdays. Reservations are required at other times. Built in 1896, the prison cells are in levels 2 to 4, you can access level 2. Weapons used by the good, the bad and the ugly are showcased ;). Quite a bit on the history of the sheriff's that were in charge of Austin County.

Amazing experience. This place was a lot cooler than I would've ever thought. I'm so glad my fiance and I visited last Saturday. It is one of the coolest places in Austin County. The first floor museum and second floor jail are open to public. Maybe one day the 3rd and 4th floor of the jail will be open. The 5th floor is a half floor mostly where the gallows hung. Our guides Lois and Bruce were so informative and super friendly. Make the Saturday trip!

Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area. The noose is still swinging in the old jail. Bill was so very knowledgeable about not just the jail but the whole Bellville area. I hope he takes the time to write his stories down!

A really cool old historic Texas jail. Tours are available and free on Saturdays. They do take donations. You can check out the jail cells on the second floor.

It is nice of the owner to treat us. It is only open on Saturday AM11:00-PM3:00 Please choose your time to visit

The docents were fabulous! They had great stories and shared history with our American Heritage Girls troop on Saturday. We were on a trip from the Dallas area and had called ahead to let them know we would have a larger group coming in at noon on the 4th, they had enough volunteers to help is and their regular visitors. When we called ahead they even gave us some area tips for while we were there. They gave us some tips for lunch spots while we were there also. They kept the tour age appropriate since we had younger and older girls and even answered extra questions at the end for those that wanted more info. All the volunteers were excellent! I am glad we added them to our trip! They even have a venmo qr code for those that would like to leave a tip, but don't have cash.

We loved the free tour here with someone there all day,one day a week to show you around. It was very interesting. We made a small donation and went across the street to get a Trump Burger

Our guide was so awesome, we had great conversations! The tour was very much worth it if you are in the area. Please make a donation!