The Judge Roy Bean Museum & Texas Visitors Center

The Texas Department of Transportation promotes and preserves Judge Roy Bean's contributions to this section of Texas.








The Visitors Center offers a film
on the famous Judge & has
displays on Judge Bean's impact
on the Pecos area.




And provides information on highway conditions & Texas tourism.

This climate controlled case

preserves a letter from English
actress Lillie Langtry, a gun,
 a knife & the Judge's handcuffs.

Judge Roy Bean is known as "The Hanging Judge," although there are no records of him sentencing a man to death.  He was the self proclaimed "law west of the Pecos."

The Jersey Lilly is Judge's

Saloon & Billiard Hall.

A photo of Lilly Langtry

is proudly displayed

over the bar.

Judge Bean developed a fascination with Lillie Langtry and wrote to her on numerous occasions.  She wrote to him, encouraging his devotion to her.

The Billiard Room includes
the legs from the Judge's
billiard table.

Eric reads about the
 Fitsimmons-Maher Prizefight.

 Judge Bean promoted the fight

in Mexico because it was illegal

to have competitive boxing in

Texas at that time.

The Opera House, Town Hall
& Seat of Justice is actually
Judge Bean's home.

He hoped that the title Opera
House would entice
Lillie Langtry to visit.

The table, chairs & bed

are from the late 1800s.

The originals did not survive.

Here are just a few of the labeled plants and trees in the Cactus Garden.

Century Plant

A fermented drink, pulque,
comes from this plant.

Texas Persimmon Tree
provides edible fruit.

Blind Prickly Pear is used
to feed livestock.

The leaves can be fried or
boiled & eaten.

Eric stands beneath the

 Texas Pistachio Tree.

This tree grows naturally
only near the Pecos River.

Sotol has many uses.

The leaves can be woven
into mats, the heart is cooked
& eaten & Mexicans use it
to make Sotol, an alcoholic drink.

This Eclipse Windmill was manufactured

by the Fairbanks & Morse Company

 around 1900.

Windmills provided the power

necessary to bring water to the

surface for agriculture.

Kidneywood

Boil the stems to make a
drink that reduces fever.

The Visitors Center has brochures

on every section of the state.

This is a busy place.

People come in for brochures &
stay to learn about Judge Roy Bean
& this part of Texas in the late 1800s.