Chances are the only thing you've ever heard about Waco, Texas is that there was once a standoff with the FBI here. But there's much more to Waco than that. The town has many interesting historical and tourism attractions that you should visit if you're a Burlington lawyer coming in for a conference or a new resident who has just moved in. One of the most famous and exciting attractions in Waco is the Waco Mammoths. Learn all about the find and what you'll see if you decide to visit it in this article.

Way back in the Spring of 1978 two amateur archaeologists went out looking for Native American arrowheads near the Bosque River and instead stumbled across an enormous bone that turned out to belong to a Columbian mammoth. Scientists at Baylor University's Strecker Museum quickly abandoned their fire sleeves to go out in the field and excavate the find. Over a period of twelve years, they unearthed a total of sixteen mammoth skeletons - the only recorded nursery herd of Pleistocene mammoths in the United States. During later excavations, they found six more mammoths as well as a camel, a bull, and part of a saber-toothed tiger.

Though it was an important scientific find and scientists are still trying to figure out how the animals died, it was also recognized that the site could be of great educational interest to the public, who perhaps know as much about mammoths as they know about suction diffusers. So the site was opened to the public and is now available to visit. It only opened in 2009, so if you choose to visit you'll be seeing something that only a few people even knew existed up until last year.

A 100 acre stretch of the area around the river has been turned into parkland with the help of the Waco Mammoth Foundation. The site itself is akin to an art gallery, with the remains of mammoths displayed in situ underneath an aerial walkway through the dig shelter. You don't need a power quality analyzer to know that these huge animals could have crushed you with one foot. When you've had enough of the mammoths, you can take a walk along the scenic trail through the park or visit the gift shop for a souvenir.

If you'd like to visit the Waco Mammoths, the site is located at 6220 Steinbeck Bend Road in Waco, and tickets are available at the gift shop. The cost is $7 for adults, with discounts for seniors, children, and groups. To book a group tour for the attendees of your lead weights conference, call at least two weeks ahead. The site is open Tuesday to Saturday and is closed for holidays and inclement weather, so phone ahead before you arrive.