Red River Valley Museum, Regional museum in Vernon, Texas.

The Red River Valley Museum in Vernon displays exhibitions on regional history, nature, and ranching life spread across several galleries. The collections span from prehistoric times to the modern era with artifacts representing different periods of settlement and development.

The museum opened in 1965 and focuses on preserving materials from Native American cultures and early frontier settlement through modern times. Its collections document how people inhabited and shaped this region over centuries.

The Jack Teagarden Exhibit holds his personal effects, donated by his family after his death in 1964; photographs and memorabilia of Roy Orbison, also born locally, share the room. The museum collection also contains a large number of works by sculptor Electra Waggoner Biggs.

The museum occupies space within Vernon College and features several thematic galleries. Visitors should allow time to walk through the different exhibition areas and explore what each section presents.

The William A. Bond Trophy and Game Room holds more than 130 mounted animals, from the dik-dik, a small antelope of eastern Africa, to a polar bear. Rancher William "Bill" Bond, who helped establish the museum, donated the collection; the gallery was remodeled in fall 2020 with displays on conservation.