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The best way to experience Wharton is to see it for yourself. Schedule a visit to campus and learn more about the program you’re interested in.

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We invite you to experience Penn’s dynamic community through a selection of in-person and online programs.

In-person programs.

Penn Information Sessions: Admissions staff will lead a discussion of the academic landscape and opportunities available to students. Then current students will lead you on a campus tour while sharing their personal experiences about life at Penn.

Wharton Information Sessions: Join current student Wharton Ambassadors to learn more about the Wharton experience both inside and outside the classroom, including the curriculum, co-curricular opportunities, and campus resources. Presenters will speak from their own experiences and will leave plenty of time for questions.

Wharton Coffee Chats: High school juniors and seniors have the opportunity to have a conversation with a current Wharton student in an informal setting. Learn more about life on campus and gain firsthand insight on what it means to be a Wharton student. Coffee Chats immediately follow Wharton in-person information sessions on select dates.

Registration is required for all in-person programs. You can select the Wharton options when you register for a campus visit . Note that the fall-semester Wharton sessions are typically posted in September and spring sessions in January. No in-person sessions are offered in the summer.

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Student-Led Campus Tours: Current Penn students will give you a first-hand glimpse into life on campus while touring you around Penn’s home in West Philadelphia. Registration is required .

Self-Guided Campus Tour: Download the Adora Experiences app or text  Tour UPenn  to  58052 to explore Penn’s campus at your own pace. You can also follow along through a  printable self-guided tour .

Please note that Wharton does not offer a separate tour.

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Wharton Virtual Information Sessions: Join current students to learn more about the Wharton experience both inside and outside the classroom. This session will give you an overview of the curriculum, co-curricular opportunities, and resources. The students will share their personal stories and allow time to answer your questions. Note that the fall semester sessions are typically posted in September, spring sessions in January, and summer sessions in May. Register for a Wharton virtual information session .

Penn Admissions Virtual Information Sessions: Penn Admissions staff will lead you in a live discussion on the academic landscape at Penn and the numerous opportunities available to students. This session will also provide insight on the application process and how best to prepare. Register for an information session.

Student-Led Virtual Tours: Current students will share their insider’s take on life at Penn via our virtual campus tour. Even if you’ve already taken a tour of campus, this interactive experience will highlight new aspects of campus life. Register for a student-led virtual tour

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If you are interested in a Wharton undergraduate tour, you can register with Penn Admissions at http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/visit . If you are interested in the Wharton graduate tour, you can register with MBA Admissions at https://mba.wharton.upenn.edu/visits .

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In accordance with the University of Pennsylvania response to the Covid-19 outbreak, all visitors to campus must adhere to specific guidelines found here.

The M&T Director, Dr. Gad Allon holds prospective student webinars during the academic year September-April to connect with you virtually and answer questions about the program. To register for these virtual sessions, click the “M&T Virtual Webinars” link below. New dates will be posted as available.

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Things To Do

WHARTON is located one hour’s drive southwest of Houston on U.S. 59. Discover our fine dining, the lively arts, shopping, antiques,  museums, and our historic courthouse district.

A gracious welcome awaits visitors to historic Wharton, nestled on the banks of the Colorado River. Wharton is the perfect stop for an hour, a day, or a lifetime. It is a paradise for birdwatchers and sportsmen. From antiques to fashion, our shops will delight you.

Downtown Historic Courthouse

Life-size Dinosaur

Wharton boasts eleven parks through the city. Among them is Riverfront Park, located under the 1930 Hwy. 59 bridge, is a relaxing atmosphere for picnic and day use with barbecue pits, tables, and restrooms. Come stroll along the banks of the Colorado River. You can fish from a pier, bicycle on nature trails, or picnic.

Horton Foote

Wharton also is the hometown of  Horton Foote , the dramatist who won Oscars for his screenplays For To Kill a Mockingbird and Tender Mercies and a Pulitzer Prize for his stage play The Young Man from Atlanta. The home in which he grew up and lived in during his adult years is still owned and maintained by his family in Wharton.

Wharton County Historical Museum

20th Century Technology Museum

Lively Arts

Wharton County Junior College also produces stage plays and concerts throughout the year at the Horton Foote Theatre. You can contact the college by phone at 979-532-4560 or at wcjc.cc.tx.us . The main campus is located at 911 E. Boling Highway (FM 1301), Wharton.

Cattle Country

Friendly People

You’ll find our residents friendly and helpful. But you won’t find smog or traffic jams along our tree-lined streets. If you need help with directions, don’t hesitate to call the chamber office at 979-532-1862 . Or stop by our office, 225 N. Richmond Road, for maps, brochures, hotels, restaurants or other information to make your stay enjoyable.

The Outdoors

Restored Southern Pacific Railroad Depot

Now open to the general public! 9 am to 1 pm each Saturday Free Coffee, too!

Located at Sunset and Milam streets, the depot was restored at a cost of more than $1 million. Originally built in 1912, it served as a social and transportation center for Wharton. The depot sits on the “Macaroni Line,” named in honor of the 1,200 Italians who helped build the track for the New York, Texas & Mexican Railroad in 1882.

A Trip to Wharton

9:30a.m. – Downtown Wharton Visit Monterey Square, with its antique shops, coffee house, gift stores and the exquisite, historically-restored Wharton County Courthouse. Built in 1889, the courthouse was designed by noted architect Eugene Heiner and was brought back to its original glory in 2007 at a cost of $7.4 million.

The east side of the square is called the Burger Block, and includes the Burger Robertson Building, constructed in 1909, and the W. Roberts Building, constructed in 1919.

Don’t miss the murals. Completed by Texas artist Dayton Wodrich, they detail the county’s rich agricultural, religious and medicinal history.

Noon – Lunch Time There’s a host of restaurants in the city, including some in the downtown area. For those craving some Tex-Mex, try Cuevas Mexican Restaurant or Los Cucos Mexican Restaurant, located in the downtown area. If you feel like venturing outside of the downtown area, La Casona Mexican Restaurant & Cantina and Zapata’s Mex Bar and Grill are two other Tex-Mex favorites. In the mood for oxtails or beef tips? Evelyn’s Soulfood has you covered. Check out our visitor’s guide for more options. You can get one at the coffee shop or the chamber office, 225 N. Richmond Road.

1:30 p.m. – Morris Ranch Carriage House Museum Among the meticulously restored and maintained carriages is the one that carried Vivien Leigh in the movie “Gone With the Wind.” Call ahead to make an appointment: 979-532-1862 . The museum is located at 2110 CR 117, east of the city. There may be a fee.

3:00 p.m. – Back to town For a late afternoon pick-me-up, try a specialty frappe or an iced tea at Milam Street Coffee (the kids might enjoy a scoop of Blue Bell Ice Cream). There’s plenty of benches around Monterey Square to enjoy the scenery; or, if the weather is uncooperative, stay inside at the coffee house and visit with friends and strangers alike while enjoying their flat screen TV or using their WiFi to get online.

9:30 a.m. – Cattle Country Check out the countryside and the unique Brahman cattle that graze in these parts by taking a drive on Texas 60 north of Hungerford, or FM 1161 east of Hungerford. The trip on Texas 60 will bring you to East Bernard, which has shops and sites of its own.

11:00 a.m. – Glen Flora Visit the antique shops on the main drag, off FM 102, north of Wharton. A few more miles down FM 102 brings you to Egypt, home of the Northington Plantation.

Noon – Lunch Time Try 9er’s Grill on Boling Highway or Hinze’s Country Kitchen on Highway 60.  Both offer numerous lunch options in a great atmosphere.

1:30 p.m. – Southern Pacific Railroad Depot or El Campo Area Museums Located at Sunset and Milam streets, the depot was restored at a cost of more than $1 million. Originally built in 1912, it served as a social and transportation center for Wharton. The depot sits on the “Macaroni Line,” named in honor of the 1,200 Italians who helped build the track for the New York, Texas & Mexican Railroad in 1882.

Take U.S. 59 and drive 20 minutes south to El Campo. Lots of restaurants there and plenty of new sites to see. There’s the El Campo Museum of Natural History (located in the El Campo Civic Center, 2350 N. Mechanic) and the Danevang Cultural Center, Texas 71 at CR 426.

3:00 p.m. – Rest Period There are several parks in El Campo in which to kick up your feet, sit back and watch the clouds pass by overhead.

Historic Home Tour

Begin tour at Larry’s restaurant near the Colorado River Bridge at the corner of Richmond Road and Burleson Street.

Larry’s Mexican Food restaurant is actually built by the uncle and aunt of Horton Foote at the turn of the 20th Century as a residence. They out grew the home and built the home being restored behind it at 415 W. Burleson. The former home has been used for various businesses including a dentist office.

415 W. Burleson — This home, built by the Foote relatives, is now being restored as the residence of Wharton native Van Broughton Ramsey. He is a two-time Emmy Award winner. Most noted for costuming all of the Sarah, Plain and Tall series and Lonesome Dove.

Head back around the Square and find the restored Plaza Theatre at 128 S. Houston Street This is now home of the Community Theatre of Wharton.

Continue around the square to Burleson and turn left on Resident Street Near the corner sit the first Wharton County Jail which is now a private residence. It has a central fireplace to heat the different rooms.

The Wharton County Courthouse, built in 1889, is the most extensively restored courthouse in the history of Texas.

At and back to left again on Milam.

The Croom house is located at 200 E. Milam. It was designed by the same architect who designed the courthouse, Eugene Heiner.

Travel down Milam Street to the intersection of N. Polk Street and see what was the Queen Theater. It is now a furniture business facility. At one time Wharton was home to the Rio, Plaza and Queen theaters at the same time.

Turn right on Polk Street and turn right again on Caney Street and drive to Resident Street. Turn left and at 212 N. Resident is the English Tutor home of Bill Cline. Cline, while a young lawyer in the U.S. Army. had a client by the name of Jackie Robinson. Robinson would later become a baseball great. A movie was made of the event.

At 309 N. Resident is the Hawes house. Built in 1896 the residence was later the home of Edwin Hawes, a Wharton County judge.

Turn right on Alabama Street and at 401 E. Alabama Street is the Garrett Home. It was built in 1897 and has a strong Victorian Queen Anne influence.

Continue east on Alabama Street and see the Wharton City Cemetery at the corner of Alabama Street and East Avene. Pulitzer and Academy Award winner Horton Foote, a native of Wharton, is buried there.

Make the block and get back on Alabama Street heading west. Turn right on Houston Street. At 505 N. Houston is the home of the late award-winning playwright Horton Foote.

Turn left on Linn Street and head south, left, on Richmond Road. The Brooks and Foote homes sit facing each other at 517 and 516 N. Richmond Road.

Continue around the curve and at 325 North Richmond is the Hamilton house. It was built by a Union Army Civil War veteran in 1885. It was enlarged in 1907. At 225 N. Richmond is the Chamber of Commerce, which is the former Neal home. It was built in 1912 and was deeded for chamber use in 1962.

You can travel north on Richmond Road and visit the Wharton County Historical Museum. On its grounds sit the first home of newsman Dan Rather. He was born here and lived the first six months of his life in this home.

More about the city and county may be discovered with a visit to the museum, which is a story unto itself.

The historic home tour guide was written by Burlon Parsons for the Wharton Journal-Spectator. Rest in peace, Burlon.

Texas Gulf Coast Antique & Junkin’ Trail!

Bohemian Rhapsody II

134 W. Milam St., Wharton, 832-434-8374 . Over 32 vendors! Everything from rustic, metal décor,   painted furniture to chalk paints and knobs for your next project. Vintage & upcycled! Candles, jewelry and more.   Open 10 a.m.– 5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1 p.m.–5 p.m. Sun.

JT’s This & That

232 W. Milam St., Wharton, 979-532-0977 . Open 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m. Tues.-Sat., by chance on Mon. Vintage salt/pepper shakers, doors and windows,   furniture, knick-knacks and more!  

Montgomery Gallery and Frame

110 S. Houston St., Wharton, 979-532-3929 . Open 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.,  

9 a.m.–3 p.m. Sat., closed on Sun. Vintage look, ready made, and custom made frames.   Oil painting, photo, frame restoration.

Website: Montgomerygalleryandframe.net .

  Collector’s Alle y

210 N. Houston St., Wharton, 979-531-3180 . Open 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Wed-Sat. 11 a.m.- 4 p.m Sun. Pedal Cars, Coins, Chimes, Collectibles, Antiques, Candles, and More! Website: collectorsalley.net.

Glen Flora Emporium

103 S. Bridge Ave. Glen Flora, 979-677-3249 . Open 11 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.,   Noon.–5 p.m. Sun., Thurs by chance. Dealers who rent space to sell their merchandise and consignments. On Facebook as “The Glen Flora Emporium.”  

Bohemian Rhapsody II:  Shoppe on the Corner

146 W. Milam St., Mon-Sat 10 am to 5:30 pm, Sun noon to 5 pm, Wharton.

Burr Trading Co .

-Small cottage industry specializing in antiques, vintage items, and “rusty treasures”.   We are located at 411 CR 123, just off FM 1301 in Burr, between Wharton and Iago. We have booth spaces in Bohemian Rhapsody and set up in Bar W Fields during the bi-annual antiques fair in Warrenton. We also host shows at our home location AND offer private “picks” by appointment.   Call 979-453-0860 for more information.

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The Birdhouse and Boutique

421 S. 17th St., West Columbia, 979-345-2560 .   Open Mon-Fri 5 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat 8 a.m.-9 p.m. We use reclaimed wood hardware and build beaut- iful birdhouses, planters and wind chimes.   Email: [email protected] .

Carta Valley Market

108 S. 17th St., West Columbia.   Open Mon – Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m.   Antiques, collectibles, vintage items, gifts, boutique items, hunting supplies, men and womens apparel.   Like us on Facebook and Instagram. Email: [email protected] .

Chesney’s Jewelry

241 E. Brazos, West Columbia, 979-345-3822 . Open 10 a.m.-5 p .m.    

Established in 1924. Jewelry, watches and glassware dating back to the 1930s. Now owned by Donna Chesney Loggins, daughter of the founder.  

Email: [email protected] .

Janet’s Custom Framing

647 S. 17th St., West Columbia, 979-345-2808 . Open Tuesdays and Fridays 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,   Wed-Thurs 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m.  

Custom framing, repurpose old windows, doors, dressers and more.   Email: [email protected].

Whitetail Timber and Ranchtiques

729 W. Brazos Ave., West Columbia, 979-482-7723 .  

Open Tues- Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-6 p.m. New, vintage, old, antique, unique items. We travel to Key West to Tennessee. Pick up all over the Lone Star State.

Ramblin Rose Antiques

1019 S. Brooks St., Brazoria, 979-665-9819 .   Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thurs-Sat. We travel the U.S. and look for really cool Junk-n-Jules, Early School books, Primitives, repurposed treasure, and even old cars.  

Email: [email protected] .

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Who doesn’t look forward to the excitement of a field trip — stepping away from the day-to-day school environment to explore someplace new?

Nearly 150 students and a handful of teachers from eight public high schools in New York City experienced that feeling on Friday, November, 3, 2023, as they boarded buses in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens to travel to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for a day.

These students – hailing from the Academy for Conservation and the Environment in Brooklyn, Claremont International High School in the Bronx, Crotona International High School in the Bronx, Cypress Hills High School in Brooklyn, Flushing International High School in Queens, Frederick Douglass Academy II in New York City, Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School in the Bronx and the School for Classics High School in Brooklyn – are all learners in Wharton Global Youth Program’s Embedded Pre-baccalaureate Program Essentials of Personal Finance course.

Helping Youth Discover Business and Finance

The Embedded Pre-baccalaureate Program provides a unique delivery model for Global Youth’s dual-enrollment Pre-baccalaureate Program . Instead of individual students applying and enrolling in courses, an entire class of students is admitted and takes the course together directly from their high school, supported in part by their own classroom teachers. Global Youth’s personal finance course, led by Wharton professor Dr. David Musto and supported by the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance , is a collaboration with the National Education Equity Lab to educate students in historically underserved communities.

For many of these personal-finance students, the fall trip to Wharton marked their first college campus visit. “It’s interesting, because I didn’t think about wanting to go away to college,” said Victoria R., a senior at the Academy for Conservation and the Environment. “I’ve always just wanted to stay in New York. Seeing how this campus looks is definitely changing my mind. It’s helping me to see how I can live outside of Brooklyn.”

A goal for Victoria during her Wharton excursion was to “hear about other people’s experiences to give me something to follow.”

She began fulfilling that hope with the day’s first speaker, Wharton Dean, Erika James, who met up with the group in a Jon M. Huntsman Hall classroom. Dr. James shared how grateful she felt to be at an institution so committed to exposing the concepts of business to youth as early as possible.

“Many people don’t know what it means to have a career in business or what a profession in business means,” said Dean James. “The more we can introduce you to the ideas around leadership, the ideas around finance and the jobs that are available to you, the more prepared you will be.” A vibrant Q&A followed, with the dean addressing student questions on everything from higher-ed class sizes to career opportunities for Wharton graduates.

The high school students maintained that deep college exploration throughout the day, during interactive sessions with Dr. Musto, who talked about his first job mowing lawns and learning to make smart decisions with his money, and undergraduate students from the Wharton Ambassadors program. The students were clearly hungry for inside information, asking a steady stream of questions as they sought to understand the nuances of the college and Penn experience and how best they might manage their time between the demands of paying jobs and heavy school course loads.

Compelling Content and Conversations

While the Embedded Pre-baccalaureate Program strives to equip high school students with the knowledge to make informed financial decisions, it is also a window into higher education through conversations with Wharton teaching fellows and teaching assistants and, for some, visits like November 3.

Attendee Amy Lau was not surprised by the students’ curiosity. As an Embedded Pre-baccalaureate teaching fellow, she has been meeting online each week with her Essentials of Personal Finance high school students from Harlem, to teach them about student loan debt , credit cards, taxes, and more. “During our sessions, the students are inquisitive and ask very detailed questions,” said Lau, a second-year Wharton MBA . “For instance, when we talked about investing, they really wanted to know how they could invest.”

These spontaneous discussions provide valuable exposure to broader perspectives. “We feel like this program brings multiple opportunities to students,” said Laura Moore, managing director of strategy and policy at the National Education Equity Lab, who traveled from Washington, D.C. to attend the November 3 event. Ed Equity Lab works with Wharton Global Youth Program to identify schools around the U.S. to participate in Embedded Pre-bacc. “Not only do we want to deepen their content knowledge in a really important area that maybe they would not have access to at their schools, but also provide them with opportunities like this, that let them engage with real life. My mother always says, you put their feet where you want them to go.”

Locust Walk Awaits

For the New York high school students spending time at Penn, it wouldn’t be a campus visit without at least one dash down Penn’s Locust Walk – and beyond. After lunch, they teamed up in groups of five-to-seven to tackle Global Youth’s Wharton Scavenger Hunt, an opportunity to explore campus, discover Wharton traditions and culture, and upload their discoveries to an app for the chance to win Global Youth swag.

We caught up with Tasia T. as she and her team flooded back into the room in Huntsman Hall. “The scavenger hunt was great, but it was difficult. I had to do some running; I feel like I put in a lot of steps today,” joked Tasia, a senior at the School for Classics in Brooklyn. “We found the lion and the compass, but we couldn’t find one of the portraits.”

Alaysha Suggs, manager of the Pre-baccalaureate Program, and Effie Zhou, Wharton Global Youth’s instructional content manager, reviewed the uploaded scavenger hunt selfies with the students, handed out prizes to the teams with the most finds, and wished everyone well as their Wharton day came to a close.

Zhou, who helps to manage the Embedded Pre-baccalaureate Program, said she appreciates working at a university that acts on its commitment to inclusion , equity and access. “The Penn community embraced these students today with great campus vibes (including a fun pie-in-the-face moment on Locust Walk!),” she observed. “From hearing Dean James’s talk on the value of a business education to Dr. Musto’s college advice, I feel proud to be a part of shaping these students’ education journey.”

And possibly most important, added student Tasia, was a chance to experience a first in her lifetime. “What a beautiful campus,” she said. “The University of Pennsylvania is my dream school and I want to study business. I hope I get accepted and make my way back here.”

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