Some of the most out-of-left-field destinations in some of the most out-of-the-way places can really turn out to be more fun and educational than you might have believed.

Take the Burton Cotton Gin and Museum.

Cotton was BIG business in 19th century Texas…and 20th century Texas…and 21st century Texas.

You get the point…cotton is very important to Texas economy! And all over the state, gins sprang up where farmers could bring the cotton from their fields to be processed.

Entrepreneur-ism. Enterprise. Ingenuity. Industry. Important concepts that can be hard to teach, but hands-on gets the point across.