Tourist Information and Welcome Center signs (see Figure 3‑11 for example), provide information about the location of tourist information and welcome centers.

Tourist Information and Welcome Center signs are addressed in Section 2E.53 of the Texas MUTCD.

Design.

Minimum letter and numeral sizes for Tourist Information and Welcome Center signs should be the same as Rest Area signs.

Placement and Application.

Section 2E.51 of the Texas MUTCD addresses location requirements for the Advance Guide, Exit Direction, and Exit Gore signs needed for tourist information and welcome centers.

Tourist information and welcome centers are usually built within rest areas. The Texas MUTCD provides the following information for rest areas that also serve as tourist information or welcome centers:

If the initial Advance Guide and Exit Direction signs for the rest area are already in place, Supplemental panels with the legend TOURIST INFO CENTER or WELCOME CENTER should be used. An alternative to the Supplemental panel is the Information Symbol (D9-10) described in Section 2D.45 of the Texas MUTCD. Otherwise, the message on the Advance Guide and Exit Direction signs should include a reference to the rest area and the tourist information and welcome center. The Advance Guide sign should also include the distance to the rest area. The Exit Gore sign should only contain the legend REST AREA.

For tourist information centers located off the freeway facility, the Texas MUTCD states that signing should be provided on the crossroad to guide drivers from the interchange to the tourist information center and back to the interchange.