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Are you home on Spring Break and don’t know what to do with your kids? Bring them to the Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum Wed., March 18, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. There will be 60-second challenges throughout the museum. Test your skills. Have a laugh. Most of all, have fun!!

"It is great to see families out for Spring Break enjoying and interacting with the museum,” said Troy Gray, director of Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum.  “Every member of the family can have fun with the challenges.”

Visitors can tour the museum as they go to the 10 different challenge spots. All the challenges relate to one of museum's buildings or the oil industry. How many balloons can you shave in 60 seconds? How many cow patties can you toss into a ring? Can you put the alphabet in order using print block letters?

The museum will also blow the gusher at noon. Regular admission applies.

Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown is a replica of the boomtown that grew up around the Spindletop oil fields in the early 1900s. The entrance fee is $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and $2 for children under 12. Located on US 69 at Jimmy Simmons Blvd in Beaumont, the museum is open Tues. – Sat. 10 a.m. -5 p.m. and Sun. 1 – 5 p.m.  

For more information contact the museum at 409-880-1750 or by email at gladyscityinfo@gmail.com.