Visit magnificently the restored Hillsboro Courthouse

The Best Little Courthouses in Texas!

Waxahachie & Hillsboro

One day tour

Texas is blessed with the nation’s best collection of 19th and 20th century courthouses, colorful and interesting monuments to local people’s democracy. Two of the very best, those in Waxahachie and Hillsboro, have been completely renovated, shined, polished and redone to gorgeous splendor. The Hillsboro one suffered a disastrous fire and the Waxahachie building badly needed fixing up. Both are now completed and ready to receive visitors, all decked out and looking their best ever. These are two of the best in the Nation, and your group must come see them.

What would a visit to a small Texas town be without checking out the antique stores around the square. We have set aside time for you to do just that in both towns. Don’t forget your checkbook and credit card.

About Your Guide

Your tour will be led by ROSE-MARY RUMBLEY, reputed to be Dallas’ most sought after speaker. She has authored four books, A Century of Class; The Unauthorized History of Dallas; Dallas, Too, all humorous books about Dallas; and What, No Chili?, a children's book about Texas festivals. Rose-Mary is also an accomplished actress, having appeared in the movie Paper Moon with Tatum and Ryan O’Neal, and in several TV productions. She has acted with John Davidson, Ginger Rogers, Van Johnson and Ruta Lee. She was the Chair of the Drama Department at Dallas Baptist University for twelve years and served for seven years on the staff of First Baptist Church of Dallas. Her husband whom she married the day after her college graduation is a percussionist formerly with the Fort Worth Symphony and now playing in ensembles of all kinds all over North Texas. They have raised two children and are now proud grandparents who love to spoil their grandkids.

No one can entertain and educate you like Rose-Mary! Come spend the day with her as you see these two outstanding examples of Texas history and architecture.

Tour Highlights

The meals! Lunch on your own at one of the excellent cafes around the square in Waxahachie. Dinner can be scheduled at the old favorite CATFISH PLANTATION in Waxahachie. Famed for its food as well as its hauntings - they have endured plenty of documented sightings, so bring your ghosthunter gear. Dinner to die for!


Texas’ most frequently photographed courthouse
Photo courtesy of steevithak

Tour Can Include

The price of your tour of the WAXAHACHIE and HILLSBORO COURTHOUSES can include:

  • Luxury motor coach transportation
  • Drinks and snacks on board the motor coach
  • Gratuity for the driver
  • Tours of both Courthouses
  • Dinner

Come see the fascinating and beautiful Waxahachie Courthouse, generally considered to be THE #1 FAVORITE COURTHOUSE IN TEXAS! Hear its unusual tales of the design of the happy and ugly carved faces that adorn its exterior. See the gorgeous renovated Courthouse in Hillsboro, brought back from the disastrous fire that occurred in 1992. Two of the State’s best all in one day.

Sure you’ve seen these courthouses before, but you haven’t seen them like this!