The Famous Mineral Water Company / Crazy Water Bar
The Famous Mineral Water Company is the last surviving pavilion from Mineral Wells' early-1900s "crazy water" boom, when lithium-laced wells drew thousands of invalids seeking cures for madness and ailments; today you can still belly up to the bar and work through four numbered levels of the mineral water, each progressively more mineral-laden and strange-tasting. The original 1904 pavilion is still staffed by people who will walk you through the town's gloriously weird history between sips.
The move: Sample all four levels of Crazy Water at the pavilion bar — the staff will guide you from the mild #1 to the intensely minerally #4 — then walk a few blocks to the restored Crazy Water Hotel's Coffee and Water Bar (609 NW 1st Ave) for drinks made with the local water, and browse the small on-site museum of early-1900s cure-culture artifacts before filling a gallon jug to take home as a souvenir.
- 📍 Mineral Wells
- 💸 $$
- ⚡ Low-key
- 🌗 Indoor or outdoor
Where: 209 NW 6th St, Mineral Wells, TX 76067
Hours: Mined 2026-06-07 — confirm current hours before you go.
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Verified 2026-06-07.