Panhandle Plains Historical Museum
The Largest History Museum in Texas

The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum is the largest history museum in Texas. Stories of courage, of hardship, of victory and defeat...stories of life are told through a variety of interpretive exhibits.

As part of its 75th anniversary celebration, PPHM serves as the only Texas venue for the blockbuster exhibit featuring the man who won the west.[P2] Samuel Colt: Arms, Art and Invention, an exhibition of unsurpassed historic firearms and related works of art, presents a broader view of this unusually influential figure in nineteenth century America May 24 through September 1, 2008, in the Harrington Changing Gallery.

Meet the man behind the gun in this exhibit featuring Colt's innovations in manufacturing and marketing that changed the way business was done in America. Combining exquisite examples of firearms, paintings, broadsides, and photography, this exhibit will give you insight into the heart and soul behind this revolutionary figure.

The Museum is located just 15 minutes south of Amarillo on I-27, on the campus of West Texas A&M University at 2503 Fourth Avenue, one block east of US 87, in Canyon, Texas.

The location of Canyon, Texas allows almost identical access to major areas of the Southwest, Mountain West and Plains as well as Texas. The Museum is serviced by I-27 South of I-40, 16 miles south of Amarillo, Texas. Amarillo is serviced by Amarillo International Airport.

Explore more than 500 million years of history across the 26,000 square mile expanse of the Texas Panhandle Plains - All under one roof at the largest history museum in Texas.