Two hours west of Fort Worth is Abilene, Texas. This city in Taylor and Jones County has a history of gunfights, cowboys, and cattle drives. Today, Abilene is a vibrant and progressive community of citizens with a vision to promote harmonious diversity and economic prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Downtown Abilene<\/a> offers shopping, dining, and entertainment options, such as The Abilene Farmers Market<\/a> and The Winery at Willow Creek<\/a>. Among Abilene\u2019s historical offerings are Jacob’s Dream Sculpture<\/a> on the campus of Abilene Christian University<\/a> and Fort Phantom Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Abilene\u2019s Everman Park<\/a> and Vera Hall Minter Park<\/a> are beautiful green spaces for outdoor enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other destinations include the Big Country Race Way<\/a>, Paramount Theatre<\/a>, and the Abilene Zoo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other points of interest near Abilene are Frontier Texas<\/a>, Adamson-Spalding Storybook Garden<\/a>, the 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum<\/a>, The Grace Museum<\/a>, Swenson House Abilene<\/a>, The Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene<\/a>, and the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n