- Seward Plantation, one of the best-preserved pre-Civil War plantations in Texas
- Independence Baptist Church, the oldest Baptist church in Texas (Sam Houston is its most famous member.)
- Simon Theater, designed by renowned Texas architect Alfred C. Finn in 1925 in Classic Revival style. A capital campaign is under way to “Save our Simon.”
Historic Cemeteries
- Independence Cemetery (Independence)
- Liberty Baptist Cemetery (Independence)
- Masonic Cemetery (Chappell Hill)