An Ultra High Definition 4K Driving Tour of Dublin, Texas.
Join me on a driving tour of Dublin, Texas! Dublin is known as being the Irish Capital of Texas.
Dublin, Texas is a small town located in Erath County. Dublin is located in Central Texas. It is 100 miles from Dallas, 80 miles from Waco, and 240 miles from Houston. Fewer than 4,000 people live in Dublin, Texas.
Like many small towns in Texas, it grew up around a rail road station and has struggled in recent years as jobs have gone away.
During this drive we will see the center of town, as well as drive around the school and the fair grounds. It’s an overcast day and there aren’t very many people out and about.
Dublin, Texas is famous for formerly being the home of a bottling plant for Dr. Pepper, a popular American soft drink similar to Coca Cola.
In this tour we will drive past the historic old town area of Dublin, Texas. We will drive past the bottling plant museum and the Dublin Dr. Pepper soda fountain. It is now called the Dublin Bottling Company. There was a documentary made about the Dublin Bottling Company called, “Bottled Up: The Battle Over Dublin Dr. Pepper.”
Dublin, Texas is also the childhood home of golfer Ben Hogan. There is a museum for Ben Hogan that we will drive past on the tour.
We will also see a large soda bottle on the side of the road in honor of the local Dublin Bottling Company.
This is a relaxing driving video in a historic old small town in rural Texas. During this chill drive we will pass a lot of rural highway and houses, as well as some agricultural industry.
The end of the video features a very short train passing on the train tracks, and honking its horn.
What to do in Dublin, Texas?
Dublin, Texas is a pleasant day trip from Dallas or weekend excursion from Houston. There are plenty of things to do in Dublin on your visit. The star attraction is the Dublin Bottling Works Tour and adjacent Old Doc’s Soda Shop, but that is far from the only thing available to do in Dublin, Texas. There are a lot of museums for such a small town. The historical society in Dublin has obviously been working overtime! The pride in the local history is apparent in lots of local museums and many of them have free admission.
Dublin Bottling Works and Old Doc’s Soda Shop
Dublin Bottling Works Tour
105 E Elm St, Dublin, TX 76446
www.dublin1891.com
You can take a tour of the historic bottling plant and museum! There are two different options available for visiting the Dublin Bottling Works.
$5 Scheduled Tour: The scheduled tour has a tour guide and shows the bottling facility as well as the W.P. Kloster Museum Annex.
$3 Self Guided Tour: Go at your own pace through the W.P. Kloster Museum Annex without a tour guide.
The W.P. Koster Museum Annex has information on the history of the Dublin Bottling Works and Dr. Pepper memorabilia.
Refer to the website to confirm hours of operation for the museums and a schedule for the guided tours. The website also has a lot of interesting information about the history of the Dublin Bottling Works and the Kloster family.
Old Doc’s Soda Shop
105 E Elm St, Dublin, TX 76446
This is effectively the gift shop for the tour, but even if you can’t take a tour, you definitely need to stop here if you are in Dublin! They sell all of the different flavors of soda and you can get a case to take them home with you. They also sell merchandise and souvenirs.
The soda shop offers ice cream floats, sandwiches and other goodies. They can make the ice cream floats out of any of the flavors of soda that they sell. There are a lot of flavors! The floats are very good. My favorite flavors of the sodas were cherry limeade and the lemonade flavors.
Incidentally, I saw some limited flavors of Dublin sodas sold at the Terlingua Trading Company gift shop in Terlingua, Texas next to the Starlight Theater. I also saw it at a great restaurant in Fort Davis, Texas called the Fort Davis Drug Store.
Ben Hogan Museum
121 E. Blackjack St., Dublin, TX 76446
Benhoganmuseum.org
The Ben Hogan Museum is in honor of the professional golfer who was born in Dublin, Texas and spent his childhood in the town. Admission to the museum is free.
Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum
118 W Blackjack St. Dublin, TX 76446
This centrally located museum offers free admission. It has exhibits on the history of the modern rodeo.
Dublin Historical Museum
116 W Blackjack St. Dublin, TX 76446
The Dublin Historical Museum is also located in the center of town. It has free admission and displays a lot of memorabilia about the history of the town.
W. M. Wright Historical Park
This is a small park located near enough to the historical town center. It is a great place to get out of the car and stretch your legs if you have been driving for a while. The park is well maintained and has preserved historical structures. It might not be the most fun park for children because it is not a playground. Adults will enjoy getting to see the outside of some of the preserved historical buildings such as a cabin and a grist mill.
National Health and Public Safety Museum
136 E Blackjack St. Dublin, TX 76446
litamuseum
Admission for adults is $12 with discounted rates for children and seniors.
This museum features relics from the history of public safety and national health. It was formerly a traveling exhibit, and the permanent museum opened March of 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic was beginning to spread through the United States.
Veldhuizen Cheese
3364 County Road 299, Dublin, TX 76446
veldhuizencheese.com
A family farm that has a cheese shop. Be sure to check out the cheeses that are available on their website.
Lucky Vines Vineyard & Winery
675 County Road 497 Dublin, Texas 76446
luckyvines.com
A popular winery located near Dublin, offering local Texas wines
Where to Stay in Dublin, Texas?
If you would like to stay in a hotel in Dublin, Texas there is the Relax Inn and Central Inn. Nearby Stephenville, Texas is a college town with more hotels available as well.