March 15, 2023
We decided today we would take a ride to Wilcox. The first stop was the Rex Allen Museum / Wilcox Cowboy Hall of Fame. It was a neat little place. Across the street is the Wilcox Park. They have a statue of Rex Allen there and it is the burial ground for Rex’s horse Koko. They also have a really cool swing!
The museum is dedicated to a hometown boy who made it big in country music and the old western movies and TV shows. He was an interesting individual. The museum held a lot of his outfits, posters, and other artifacts. It was nicely laid out. They give you a guide so you can walk through and it explains each section. At the back there is a large room which is the Wilcox Cowboy Hall of Fame. There are pictures on the wall and each is numbered. There is a large book with facts about each picture. I found it very interesting.
After the museum we went to Big Tex BBQ. It was rated well. We found it okay but not outstanding but good. Still much better than Puny John’s BBQ. We chose a combination platter, The Big Tex Super Barbecue Plate, so we could try each of the meats. It consisted of smoked sausage, pulled pork, bone-in chicken, brisket, and pork rib. It also came with 3 sides. We chose potato salad, pinto beans and corn nuggets. Corn nuggets are little pieces of creamed corn, breaded, and deep fried. Very creamy and very good. Again, we brought a little bit home with us.
We had picked up a magazine from the Benson Visitor’s Center on attractions in the area. The magazine suggested two other places to visit in Wilcox. The first was Bakester’s Pastries. We picked up a cannoli and a couple of cookies, a cupcake and a pecan cinnamon roll. Our last stop is Apple Annie’s. They were supposed to have the best apple pie. They have 3 locations. Two of them are the farm where you can pick your own apples and tour the farm. They were closed until the summer. The last place is right off Interstate 10. It is a quaint little country store that sells pies and many other local gifts and food items. Mostly local. We bought a frozen apple crumb pie as they did not have any fresh slices. They only thing they had was a strawberry / rhubarb pie. Besides, we had goodies from Bakesters for tonight.
