Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum

Babe who? You’ll be telling everyone about her after experiencing the captivating Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum (1750 I-10 East, 409/833-4622, www.babedidriksonzaharias.org [1], 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily, free). Port Arthur [2] native Zaharias was a pioneer in women’s sports who was voted the world’s greatest woman athlete of the first half of the 20th century in a poll conducted by the Associated Press. Nicknamed “Babe” after swatting five home runs in one baseball game, Zaharias was an accomplished Olympic athlete, tennis player, basketball player, diver, bowler, and, most notably, golfer. She won every major professional golf championship at least once and is credited with single-handedly popularizing women’s golf. The museum features trophies, golf clubs, photos, newspaper clippings, Olympic medals, and films representing her fascinating and enormously successful athletic career.