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Gruene Shop in late-1800s wooden buildings, step out on the state's oldest dance floor, then sleep in a historic house
inn. ( Click here )
Brenham You scream, I scream, we all scream for Blue Bell ice cream! Tour the factory and the town's fun-and-funky
shops. ( Click here )
Fort Davis A scenic route leads to this mountain town, a base for hiking, star-gazing and Old West museums. ( Click
here )
Nacogdoches Follow the azalea trail through stately neighborhoods and around the red-brick buildings of the historic
courthouse square. ( Click here )
Wildflowers & Garden Trails
Blooming seasons start from south to north; roughly expect bluebonnets from late February into April, azaleas late
March through April and roses beginning in May.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Get a primer on wildflowers at a botanical garden named for the first lady who
beautified state highways with them. ( Click here )
Wildseed Farms You're guaranteed to see gorgeous fields in full bloom come spring at this garden center and show
farm. ( Click here )
Azalea Trail Follow set routes through leafy neighborhoods bursting with azaleas during Nachogdoches' annual festiv-
al. ( Click here )
Tyler The rose capital of Texas has a 14-acre municipal garden and puts on a heck of a rose festival. ( Click here )
Cowboy Culture
Dude ranches Cowboy up and learn to rope and ride at one of many local dude ranches near Hill Country State Natural
Area. ( Click here )
Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District Watch a miniature re-creation of a longhorn cattle drive down main
street in the historic Stockyards. ( Click here )
King Ranch Tour a small portion of one of the world's largest ranches (it's bigger than Rhode Island). ( Click here )
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Three weeks' worth of nightly barrel-racing, bronc-busting, bull-riding action.
( Click here )
Cowboy Poetry Gathering Get back to the days when cowboys entertained themselves with poetry and ate chuck-wag-
on breakfasts. ( Click here )
National Center for American Western Art The details of the Old West depicted in oil and bronze. ( Click here )
Cowboys on Main Weekends, the little false-front town of Bandera hosts Western entertainment on the square. ( Click
here )
 
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