Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Headquarters of the World Birding Center in the Rio Grande Valley. (
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Scenic Drives
Galveston to Corpus Christi, TX 35
Cruise through small towns and across marshland and bays. (
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River Road, Big Bend
Snake up and down along the edge of the Rio Grande. (
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TX 207, Panhandle Plains
Enter the Palo Duro canyonlands and cross over the Red River. (
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Washington County
Take the rural route, past bucolic ranches and in spring, bluebonnets. (
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Fort Davis
Ascend into the Davis Mountains amid gorgeous, rocky scenery. (
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Wineries
Sandy soil and cool nights make the Lubbock area the state's most conducive to grape growth. But in recent years cot-
tage wine industries have popped up everywhere.
CapRock Winery
A stunning, mission-style tasting room that has served the plains for more than 25 years. (
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La Diosa Cellars
This wine bar in Lubbock sells its own, and other Texas wines. (
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Becker Vineyards
A much-decorated winery with an impressive underground cellar in Hill Country. (
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Kiepersol Estates
Taste site-grown varietals with your dinner, then spend the night at the luxe B&B upstairs. (
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Pleasant Hill Winery
Frequent hosted events attract the locals from nearby Brenham to this east-central vineyard.
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