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Gainesville, TX
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605 E California Street
(just west of the BNSF tracks)
Gainesville, TX 76240-4104

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POINTS OF INTEREST

Butterfield Stage
201 S Denton St - 5 blk SW
(940) 665-8152
Located in 1904 Carnegie Library.
State Theater
200 E California St - 5 blk SW
(940) 612-2000
Historic theater, built 1919 and renovated in 2000.
Fried Pie Co.
202 W Main - 0.5 mi SW
(940) 665-7641
Featuring many varieties of the famous delicacy.
Morton Museum
210 S Dixon St - 0.5 mi SW
(940) 668-8900
Located in 1884 city hall-fire station-jail.
Gainesville High School
1201 S Lindsay St - 0.9 mi S
(940) 665-5528
Frank Buck Zoo
1000 W California - 1.5 mi W (at I-35)
(940) 668-4533
Grand reopening April 16, 2005.
North Central Texas College
1525 W California St - 1.5 mi W
(940) 668-7731
Founded 1924, Texas' oldest continuously operating public 2-year college.
Gainesville Factory Shops
4231 N Interstate 35 - 4.2 mi N (exit 501)
1-888-545-7220
TAPS operates a shuttle that carries passengers from train 821 to the mall, and back to train 822. $1 per person.
Downtown Historic District
Downtown Gainesville - distance n/a
(940) 665-2831
Walking/driving tour of 60 restored Victorian homes, commercial buildings, churches and the Santa Fe Depot.
UPCOMING EVENTS

May 9 North Central Texas College Commencement (Academic)
NCTC Field House
May 31 Gainesville High School Graduation (Academic)
NCTC Field House
 
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RENTAL CAR LOCATIONS

enterprise 409 W Highway 82 - 1.8 mi N
(940) 665-4414, 1-800-RENT-A-CAR
Hours: 8:30a-6:00p M-F, 8:30a-12:30p Sat.
HOTELS

bandb Miss Olivia's 319 S Denton St - 0.4 mi S (in Gainesville's downtown historic d)
(940) 665-5558
bandb Rose House 321 S Dixon St - 0.5 mi SW
(940) 665-1010
holidayx 320 N Interstate 35 - 0.8 mi W
(940) 665-0505, 1-800-HOLIDAY
ramada 600 Medal of Honor Blvd - 0.8 mi W
(940) 665-8800, 1-800-2-RAMADA
daysinn 1701 N Interstate 35 - 1.5 mi NW
(940) 655-5555, 1-800-DAYS-INN
Bed and Bath Inn 2000 N Interstate 35 - 2.2 mi NW
(940) 612-2995
bestwstn 2103 N Interstate 35 - 2.7 mi NW
(940) 665-7737, 1-800-528-1234
bandb Alexander House 3692 County Road 201 - 12.7 mi E
(903) 564-7440,
bandb Front 30 Ranch Guest House 198 Cedar Mills Rd - 30.0 mi NE (US Hwy 377)
(903) 523-5982
Located on longhorn cattle ranch, near Lake Texoma. 30 mi from Gainesville. Will pick up with advance notice.
LOCAL TRANSIT

Rural Transit Texoma Area Paratransit System
1-888-301-RIDE
Demand-response system serving Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Montague, Clay, and Wise counties.

LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS

Gainesville Daily Register  •  www.gainesvilleregister.com
VISITOR INFORMATION

Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce 101 S Culberson St
Gainesville, TX 76240
(940) 665-2831

CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES


Rep. Michael C. Burgess
(R-TX, dist. 26)

1224 Longworth House Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-7772
Sen. John Cornyn
(R)

517 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2934

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
(R)

284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5922

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