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The museum is the definitive repository of ranch lore and the items on display clearly evoke the bygone days on Captain King's legendary spread.
The King Ranch Museum's permanent collections include: Toni Frissell's award-winning photographic essay of life on King Ranch in the early 1940's; saddles from around the world, guns including a King Ranch commemorative Colt Python .357 magnum revolver (serial number KR1), a limited edition series of full-scale replicas of historic Texas flags, and antique carriages and vintage cars, including El Kineño,
a
custom
designed
Buick
Eight
hunting
car
built
for
Congressman
R.
M.
Kleberg,
Sr.,
in
1949
by
General
Motors.
A
new
permanent
exhibit
displays
a
sculpture
of
Mrs.
Henrietta
King
and
her
son-in-law
Robert
J.
Kleberg,
Sr.,
beside
the
first
artesian
well
that
was
drilled
on
King
Ranch
in
the
summer
of
1899.
Visitors
can
view
videos
about
the
history
of
King
Ranch
and
its
main
residence.
King
Ranch
Museum
405
North
6th
Street
Kingsville.
Texas
78363
(361)
595
-1881
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Saturday: Open 10 am, Close 4 pm
Sunday: Open 1 pm, Close 5 pm
Closed:
Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Cost:
$6.00
+
tax
for
adults;
$5.00
+
tax
for
Seniors
(65+),
U.S.
Military
and
Students
with
ID;
$3.00
+
tax
for
children
5-12
years;
(children
4
and
under
free)
Click here for directions to the museum.
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