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La Salle Odyssey Project

The Museum is proud to be a member of the La Salle Odyssey Project, a cooperative venture of seven Texas Gulf Coast museums. Each museum tells a segment of the story of French explorers in Texas, captained by Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, in their own unique way.

• Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, Corpus Christi, Texas : Presents both the beginning and end of the La Salle Story
• Texana Museum, Edna, Texas : Meet the native Texans who watched the French come ashore
• Matagorda County Museum, Bay City, Texas : Discover the events the led up to the La Belle's, La Salle's ill fated ship, recovery.
• La Petite Belle, Palacios, Texas : The homeport of La Petite Belle. Built at half-scale, she is a fully functional seagoing vessel.
• Calhoun County Museum, Port Lavaca, Texas : Odyssey travellers will learn about French colonial Texas.
• Texas Maritime Museum, Rockport, Texas : Sailing to the New World in the 17th Century was a marvelous, but dangerous adventure.
• Museum of the Coastal Bend, Victoria, Texas : Presents the story of the first French settlement on Texas soil, Fort Saint Louis. MCB is the main site of artifacts from the archaeological dig recently completed at the site of Fort St. Louis.

• Texas Independence Trail : For more information on historical sites and heritage-based attractions, visit the Texas Independence Trail website.
• Texas Settlement Region : For more information about the La Salle Odyssey Project, visit the Texas Settlement Region website, or the websites of participating museums.