Understand
[edit]This small town, 44 miles SE of Abilene, was the home of Robert E. Howard, best known as the creator of Conan the Barbarian.
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]From Abilene, take TX-36 southeast 44 miles to Cross Plains. From Fort Worth, take I-20 west 107 miles to exit 330 at Cisco. Take TX-206 21 miles south to Cross Plains.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]There is a small Howard Museum.
Do
[edit]An annual "Barbarian Days" celebration [1] takes place in January.
Buy
[edit]Eat
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[edit]Sleep
[edit]Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Cross Plains |
Abilene ← Jct N  S ←
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N  S
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→ Jct N  S → Temple
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Jct  ← Coleman ←
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S  N
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→ Cisco → Ends at 
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