Winkelmann is a heritage tourist ghost town in Washington County, Texas, United States.

Local developer and antiques dealer Ray Winkelmann purchased and collected about 150 historical buildings.

The restored structures included schoolhouses, plantation houses, a saloon, and a general store.

Tourists arrived and Winkelmann operated the saloon, the general store and a restaurant, and leased other buildings to local businesses.

[1][2][3] In 1986, during an economic downturn, the town was lost to the Washington County State Bank.