Paris, Texas

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Culbertson fountain 2010.jpg|thumb|right|The Culbertson Fountain]]
[[File:Paris Texas Eiffel.jpg|thumb|upright|The 65-foot Paris Eiffel Tower with the red cowboy hat at its summit]]The city is home to several late-19th to mid-20th century stately homes. Among these is the Rufus Fenner Scott Mansion, designed by German architect J.L. Wees and constructed in 1910. The structure is solid concrete and steel with four floors. Rufus Scott was a prominent businessman known for shipping, imports, and banking. He was well known by local farmers, who bought aging transport mules from him. The Scott Mansion narrowly survived the fire of 1916. After the fire, Scott brought the architect Wees back to Paris to redesign the historic downtown area.<ref name="ScottMansion" />
* [[Pat Mayse Lake]]
* [[Beavers Bend Resort Park|Beaver's Bend Resort Park]] (Oklahoma)
* Evergreen Cemetery – Located on the south side of town, there are over 50,000 people interred. This is the site of a noted {{convert|12|ft|m|adj=on}} tall "Jesus with cowboy boots" statue and grave marker of [[Willet Babcock]], as well as the resting place of banker/philanthropist [[William Johnson McDonald|William J. McDonald]], Confederate General/U.S. Senator [[Samuel Bell Maxey|Sam Bell Maxey]], rancher Pitts Chisum, and cotton magnate John J. Culbertson. Pitts Chisum's more famous brother, [[John Chisum]], is also buried in the city.
* [[Sam Bell Maxey House]] – Maxey was a Confederate general and 2 time US Senator.
* [[Eiffel Tower (Paris, Texas)|Paris Eiffel Tower]]
* On October 4, 1955, early in his career, [[Elvis Presley]] performed at the Boys Club Gymnasium at 1530 1st Street Northeast in Paris as a member of the [[Louisiana Hayride]] Jamboree tour.
* [[Lamar County Historical Museum]]