Galveston Island offers lots of fun for everyone from tots in ruffled swimsuits to those in town for a cruise. With a mix of outdoor and indoor activities, paired with a mix of seafood and Tex Mex restaurants, visitors have…
South of Interstate 10, West Texas offers a quiet mountain escape in the Davis Mountains along with a variety of outdoor activities. Centered in Fort Davis, find a state park, a National Park Service site along with an observatory. Add…
Out in West Texas the skies are as large as the horizon and the night sky glitters brighter than anywhere else in the U.S. Located at the end of the road in the bend of Texas, Big Bend is a…
A beach day soothes people so plan a trip to one of the Best Beaches in the US this year. The US features 100,000 miles of coastline according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Beach goers have lots of…
With a collection of museums from art to Texas history to the military, visitors can spend a day in an Austin museum. For those who want to spend time outdoors as well, there are museums with outdoor sculpture, wildflowers and…
In a state that takes more than a day to drive across, Texas offers travelers lots of terrain. From its eastern pine forests to its UNESCO World Heritage Site in San Antonio to its desert landscape in the West, the…
The kids are out of school and winter is finally over. Texas in the springtime is gloriuos with pleasant temperatures and lots of sunshine. It’s time to get out and explore Texas. Families can head to the beach, take a…
Thankfully winter is short in Texas and the beginning of March brings a warm up. The roadsides along Texas Highways starte to spurt color from the native wildflowers and the native grasses. Starting in early March closer to to the…
As the most popular state park in Texas, Garner State Park offers a full list of outdoorsy activities, like hiking, tubing and more. Located on the western edge of the Texas Hill Country, Garner State Park was one of the…
Less than an hour east of Austin, Texas, the area around Bastrop offers a unique landscape to explore. With its cluster of loblolly pine trees along the shores of the Colorado River, Bastrop looks and smells different than its famours…
Deep under the ground in the Texas Hill Country, underground explorers could find any one of the 13,000 caves, sinkholes and springs dotting the state. Many are located on private property and only a handful of the caves are Show…
As a native of Houston, it was my backyard for years and holds many great memories from the Houston Rodeo to Hermann Park. For families, it offers lots of attractions, many of them close together, amazing considering the size of…