The Iron Asylum Gym

The Iron Asylum Gym is a free-weight and weightlifting-focused gym on West Tyler Street downtown. Its own headline calls it "the hardcore gym of East Texas," which tells you most of what you need to know about the atmosphere. The gym runs its presence entirely through social media rather than a website — it posts holiday hours and updates directly to its Facebook page, where it carries more than 2,500 followers and a 98 percent recommend rating across 27 reviews. Because there is no company website, published hours should be confirmed directly with the gym before you make the trip.