Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Gruene
Shop in late-1800s wooden buildings, step out on the state's oldest dance floor, then sleep in a historic house
inn. (
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Brenham
You scream, I scream, we all scream for Blue Bell ice cream! Tour the factory and the town's fun-and-funky
shops. (
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Fort Davis
A scenic route leads to this mountain town, a base for hiking, star-gazing and Old West museums. (
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Nacogdoches
Follow the azalea trail through stately neighborhoods and around the red-brick buildings of the historic
courthouse square. (
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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. (
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Wildseed Farms
You're guaranteed to see gorgeous fields in full bloom come spring at this garden center and show
farm. (
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Azalea Trail
Follow set routes through leafy neighborhoods bursting with azaleas during Nachogdoches' annual festiv-
al. (
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Tyler
The rose capital of Texas has a 14-acre municipal garden and puts on a heck of a rose festival. (
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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. (
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Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District
Watch a miniature re-creation of a longhorn cattle drive down main
street in the historic Stockyards. (
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King Ranch
Tour a small portion of one of the world's largest ranches (it's bigger than Rhode Island). (
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Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
Three weeks' worth of nightly barrel-racing, bronc-busting, bull-riding action.
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Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Get back to the days when cowboys entertained themselves with poetry and ate chuck-wag-
on breakfasts. (
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National Center for American Western Art
The details of the Old West depicted in oil and bronze. (
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Cowboys on Main
Weekends, the little false-front town of Bandera hosts Western entertainment on the square. (
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