Editing Huntsville, Texas (section)

==Tourism==
Huntsville has several tourist attractions, including an art tour, a downtown walking tour, a prison driving tour, Sam Houston's grave, the Sam Houston Memorial Museum, the Sam Houston Woodland Home, ''[[A Tribute to Courage]]'' (a 67-foot-tall statue of Sam Houston), ehe Texas Prison Museum, and a folk and cowboy music festival held every April.<ref name="Massohn26"/> ''A Tribute to Courage'' is the world's tallest statue of an American hero. Standing on a 10-foot granite base, the 67-foot-tall statue of Sam Houston is visible from I-45 northbound for 6.5 miles. [[David Adickes]], the creator of Big Sam, transformed 60 tons of concrete and steel into the monument and dedicated the statue to the City of Huntsville on October 22, 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Houston Statue Visitor Center & Gift Shop {{!}} Huntsville Tourism and Cultural Services, TX |url=https://www.huntsvilletexas.com/148/Sam-Houston-Statue-Visitor-Center |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=www.huntsvilletexas.com}}</ref>

Within the Huntsville Cultural District, the Wynne Home Arts and Visitor Center offers a wide variety of arts and cultural programs tailored to the interests and needs of Huntsville's diverse community.

The Sam Houston National Forest is one of just four national forests in Texas. The forest contains 163,037 acres between Huntsville, Conroe, Cleveland, and Richards. The forest is home to the 128-mile [[Lone Star Hiking Trail]], a portion of which has gained National Recreation Trail status.