Moving to Frisco, Texas?
Top Five Things to Know About this North Dallas Bedroom Community Frisco continues to be amongst the fastest growing suburbs in the United States. The 2000 census recorded the city…
Driving Tours of Texas
Texas is always entertaining and diverse. What other state offers such a diversity of food, culture, and pleasures for both humans and aliens? Grab a map, hop in the car,…
Visiting the Davis Mountains & West Texas
West Texas Vacation Destinations Those with a week to spend can travel a loop formed by Fort Davis, Alpine, and Marfa, with a short detour to Balmorhea. Those with only…
Kayaking in Texas
From Coastal Trails to Gentle Rivers, Texas Offers Kayaker Variety Bring your kayak to Texas (or rent one here) and paddle a coastal wetland past herons and ducks, or down…
Tour The Texas Bluebonnets Country Near Dallas
The State Flower Blankets the Roadsides from March Through May Each spring, Texas wildflowers thrive along the highways between Dallas and San Antonio. The state flower, the Texas Bluebonnet, is…
Finding The Golden-Cheeked Warbler In Texas
Between March and June, the endangered Golden-cheeked warbler leaves its home in southern Mexico and northern Central America to spend the spring in Texas. To nest and breed, this beautiful…
Bats of Bracken Cave Near San Antonio, TX
Witnessing an emergence of bats from the maternity colony at Bracken Cave is an awesome experience that may soon be available to the public. No two bat emergences are ever…
Day Tripping Through Austin, TX
When traveling through Texas, perhaps on the way from Shreveport, LA, to San Antonio, be sure to spend the better part of a day in Austin. Austin, Texas, a city…
10 Remote Texas Destinations Offer Peace and Quiet, No Crowds
Ten Texas Places to Get Away From it All Remote places miles from nowhere offer stunning scenery, abundant wildlife, dark skies, and solitude. Here are ten relatively accessible and affordable…
Austin’s Weird Past & Present
From the University of Texas Tower at one end of Congress St. to Stevie Ray Vaughan’s statue and bat tours at the other end, Austin offers the visitor a whole…
Memories of New Braunfels
Growing up as a child in Houston, my family would spend summer vacations in New Braunfels, one of the old German communities nestled on the edge of the Texas Hill…
Texas Courthouses – Wharton County Courthouse
Texas has 254 counties and each county has a seat of government and a county courthouse. Many counties have historical courthouses that date back to the 1880s. In fact, Texas…
History of Shamrock Hotel Houston
One of the most colorful events in Houston history was the grand opening of the famous Shamrock Hotel in 1949 on St. Patrick’s Day. The hotel was built on fifteen…
Gonzales Played Early Role In Texas’ Fight For Independence
Founded 186 years ago, Gonzales is one of the earliest and most historic Anglo-American settlements in Texas and the first west of the Colorado River. It was named for Rafael…
LBJ National Historical Park – Austin
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, situated 50 miles (80 km) west of Austin in the Texas Hill Country, looks after the home, birthplace, and ranch of Lyndon B. Johnson,…
The Alamo – San Antonio
The Alamo (San Antonio de Valero Mission), situated in San Antonio, Texas, is the first in a chain of missions established along the San Antonio River. The mission was endorsed…
Blanton Museum of Art – Austin
The Blanton Museum of Art, situated in Austin, Texas, is the art museum and research center of the University of Texas, under the College of Fine Arts. Founded in 1963,…
Bayou Bend – Houston
Bayou Bend, situated in Houston, Texas, is one of the most important museums of American decorative and fine arts in the country. It was designed by a renowned architect John…
Dallas Museum of Art
The Dallas Museum of Art, situated in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, was established in 1903 as the Dallas Art Association. The Association’s collection was initially exhibited in…
Rio Grande Village
On the southeastern part of the spectacular Big Bend National Park, is the popular recreational destination known as the Rio Grande Village Area. Located just alongside the banks of Rio…