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May 2023 by Hans Roth
Even though the museum was actually closed, I was welcomed there and allowed to look around. Even the video about working in the Cotton Gin was shown especially for me...True Texas hospitality. Thank you.
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April 2023 by TLBoyd82
This place was surprisingly interesting! I brought my 11&12 year olds and we happened to arrive right at a guided tour time. They give tours at 10am & 2pm for a small fee. It is definitely worth the stop. Stephanie was a very friendly and knowledgeable tour guide.
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February 2023 by Ivy Keeling
Burton, TX is an great small town.
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February 2023 by Judith Bailey
Special place that celebrates Texas ingenuity.
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October 2022 by 107nan2010
Visited this museum as we were headed home from Brenham. We really enjoyed it. There is a small museum with a very interesting film that you can watch. We took the guided tour into the actual cotton gin and it was fantastic. Steph was our guide and she was so interesting. Her knowledge of the facility was great, and you could tell she was very passionate about the history of the cotton gin.
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August 2022 by Regina Comer
I scheduled a field trip here for our homeschool group and Tynan made the process so easy! He was accommodating, organized and so friendly. We had a large group and even though it was Tynan and Steph, they did a wonderful job helping us juggle the group to experience all the fun had to offer. The tour led led by Tynan was engaging and he was so good about making sure the kids were paying attention, asking and answering questions. He even answered parent questions too. They have a cute gift shop as well. I highly recommend a trip here if you’re in the area. A great way to support a small business. We will absolutely be returning in the future!
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June 2022 by Chibea Lee
Wow, the person staffing this cute little museum was incredibly knowledgable. The cotton gin wasn't running since we went during the week, but it was still fascinating just walking around it. I recommend it if you like history.
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May 2022 by PMTasha B.
Terrific history!!! Tynan did a terrific job of informing us of the history, giving a live demonstration of how the real cotton gin works on a smaller scale motorized gin! He gives tours based on employees availability, on Saturday it might be one at 10am and one at 2 pm. Please verify before coming in! Tynan, thank you for the great museum tour, demo and video! Also for the information about the gin in Palacios!! You are the Best!! Definitely a recommend! ??
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April 2022 by L D
Racist, no representation of the human atrocities that occurred considering the racial population demographics around Burton and Brenham, Burton and Brenham were populated more than half with Black people mostly working plantations. In their prime slavery, Brenham and Burton were more heavily populated than Austin or Houston.This museum intentionally avoids representing or discussing anything involving slavery. Even the mannequins dressed as "cotton pickers" inside the museum are blonde hair blue eyed. I read every placard in this place and the racial avoidance is unparalleled.I guess they wouldn't want to make their main customer demographic feel awkward would they though?I wanted to write a note for them in their "thoughts and ideas" wicker basket. But I think after 200 years people should know better.I'm sorry, but it is a duty of us all to give a balanced and honest history as a people. Lest we fall to the failures of past republics and erase the realities of the past by making it written by those who are the victors.You're allowed to talk about something as incredible and revolutionary as a cotton engine that was purchased and maintained by common shares of the community, it's an incredible feat of cooperation and industry, but you do everyone a disservice by making it so ambiguous that little children don't even know where the cotton really came from when they walk in and not a single thing points to who really picked the cotton. I'm sorry but it wasn't a majority Caucasian people like you want those kids to believe.
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December 2021 by Regina C
I scheduled a field trip here for our homeschool group and Tynan made the process so easy! He was accommodating, organized and so friendly. We had a large group and even though it was Tynan and Steph, they did a wonderful job helping us juggle the group to experience all the fun had to offer. The tour led led by Tynan was engaging and he was so good about making sure the kids were paying attention, asking and answering questions. He even answered parent questions too. They have a cute gift shop as well. I highly recommend a trip here if you’re in the area. A great way to support a small business. We will absolutely be returning in the future!
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December 2021 by Simon X
The huge gin machine reminds us how much progresses we have got in mechanical technology in past 100 years. You will feel proud for our Texans’ business collaborations in doing big constructions in the early days. Highly recommended!
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December 2021 by J Jares
This is a great part of Texas history. This is a great venue, complete with a working gin, covered open-air pavilion, picnic tables, restrooms, and friendly folks ready to tell the story of cotton ginning in Texas.
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November 2021 by Bryan
Awesome little stop. Nice tour, nice exhibit inside. Easily expect an hour or more between the video, exhibit and tour. Will return with our homeschool group in the future.
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September 2021 by Doug Harpold
Lot's of history about cotton and the gin. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and good with kids! Great place to visit.
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September 2021 by Marco White
Fun, clean, great history. This is a great spot to stop along 290. The tour guide is outstanding and she knows her stuff. The gift shop has great souvenirs. It’s amazing that they still let you go and get up close to the 100+ year old cotton gin. They even had a little quick movie about the history of it. They have a huge pavilion that host a festival every April! Don’t miss this gem if you’re traveling along 290.
