• Tania and Allan SimpsonUSA- Road TripTraveler
    1Had to pose next to the Miller building sign!!Beautiful old brick building.2Old picture theater.Main street in Crowley.More old buildings in Crowley. The building on the right is the old Rice Pub.Spending our last 2 nights in Beaumont.Quite a steep motorway ahead.Driving into Beaumont. Oil refinery on both sides of the motorway.Decided to go on an Alligator hunt at the Cattail Marsh. Had no luck.Cattail Marsh wetlands covers a 900 acre areaThis 24-foot, Dalmatian-spotted fire hydrant at the Fire Museum of Texas was donated by Walt Disney.World’s Largest Working Fire Hydrant. It was featured in the 101 Dalmatians movie.Memorial to the firefighters that lost their lives on 9/11Historical part of town in Beaumont. A lot of the area has been abandoned.Some abandoned buildings in the historic part of Beaumont.Rainbow Bridge in the Beaumont area. Made like this for a battle ship to pass underneath

    BEAUMONT...TEXAS

    July 2, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    This morning, we left Lafayette and made our way to Beaumont for the last 2 nights of our trip. On the way, we took a detour and ended up in a small country town called Crowley. This little town in the middle of nowhere is the Rice Capital of America.

    Beaumont, Texas, is a coastal city in Southeast Texas, known for its rich history in the oil industry and its unique blend of Texas and Cajun cultures. It's located 90 miles east of Houston.    Read more