Things to Do in
New London

New London has more going on than you might think. Here's what's worth your time.

• Visit the New London Museum and school explosion memorial on the ISD campus grounds
• Pay respects at the granite cenotaph listing the names of the 1937 disaster victims
• Catch a New London Wildcats football game on a Friday night in fall
• Drive ten minutes to Kilgore for the East Texas Oil Museum and historic oil derricks
• Fish or boat at Martin Creek Lake State Park, about twenty minutes southeast
• Explore downtown Henderson for courthouse square shopping and the Depot Museum
• Take a day trip to ride the Texas State Railroad through the Piney Woods from Rusk to Palestine