J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries, College Station, Texas, United States of America
J. Wayne Stark Galleries in College Station, Texas offers educational opportunities that help promote humanities and visual arts. Through interpretation, exhibition, preservation, and research, it is actively involved in the stewardship of art collections. It has a permanent collection focused on American drawings, paintings, photos, and prints from the 19th and 20th centuries. Opened to the public in 1992, it was named after the Memorial Student Center’s first director, J. Wayne Stark.
Fun things to do in the area include visiting George HW Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Dedicated in 1997, it makes available and preserves for research the artifacts, official records, and personal papers of former US President George HW Bush. It also serves as the burial site of Bush and his wife, Barbara Bush. Tourists should also visit Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site in nearby Anderson. It is a clapboard-covered house established by Henry Fanthorp for his third wife in 1834. Another interesting, nearby site to visit is Bonham State Park in Bonham. It is composed of a lake, rolling prairies, and woodlands. Visitors may enjoy different activities in the park, such as boating, camping, fishing, mountain biking, picnicking, and swimming. After a day of fun, you can stay at the nearby The George. Guests are entitled to a buffet breakfast every day during their stay, as well as it features a restaurant, bar/lounge, spa services and outdoor pool. Another prominent hotel in the area is Cavalry Court, by Valencia Hotel Group. It offers guests a free use of its fitness facilities, WiFi, picnic area and outdoor pool. The hotel also has a free self parking, and free airport shuttle.
