Paris, Texas - Attractions

Attractions

• Pat Mayse Lake
• Lake Crook
• St. Paul Baptist Church - Founded in 1867 by former slave Elijah Barnes, registered at the state and federal level as the second oldest African American Baptist Church in the state. Currently flourishing under the direction of Pastor Kenneth Rogers.
• Central Presbyterian Church – founded in 1844, it was the first church formed in Lamar County, boasts historic stained glass windows and is historically registered at the state and federal levels
• Beaver's Bend Resort Park (Oklahoma)
• Evergreen Cemetery – Located on the south side of town, there are over 50,000 people interred; it is the home of the infamous 12-foot (3.7 m) tall "Jesus with cowboy boots" statue and grave marker, as well as the resting place of banker/philanthropist William J. McDonald, Confederate General/U.S. Senator Sam Bell Maxey, rancher Pitts Chisum, and cotton magnate John J. Culbertson. Pitts Chisum's more famous brother, John Chisum, is also buried in the city.
• Sam Bell Maxey House – Maxey was a Confederate general

• Culbertson Fountain
• Bywaters Park
• Pine Branch Daylily Farm – Breeding and selling of over 1,000 registered varieties.
• Paris Eiffel Tower
• Restored Courthouse and its lawn with monuments
• Downtown restored 1918ish buildings
• Trail de Paris – multi-use recreational facility along abandoned railroad corridor
• Record Park
• Public Pool & Bath House
• The second Saturday of every October amateur radio enthusiasts (ham radio operators) come to the city in large numbers to attend the annual Paris Texas Hamfest.
• On October 4, 1955, early in his career, Elvis Presley performed at the Boys Club Gymnasium at 1530 1st Street Northeast in Paris as a member of the Louisiana Hayride Jamboree tour.
• Annual Paris Art Fair sponsored by the YWCA Paris and Lamar County.
• Each July the Tour de Paris, a bicycle tour that brings many tourists, both American and European.