Travel & Outdoors
December 6, 2023
Lubbock Is For Art Lovers
Dry and dusty it may be, but the South Plains city is fertile ground for a vibrant creative scene.
Travel
The best of Texas travel including news, trip guides and destinations.
Travel & Outdoors
November 29, 2023
Snowball Fights, Scuba Santa, and Other Outrageous Texas Holiday Spectacles
Even the most jaded Grinch will find something to enjoy.
Being Texan
November 28, 2023
In the Misinformation Age, Believing In Bigfoot Is Harder Than Ever
When the internet is saturated with fake videos and doctored photos, what’s a wood ape enthusiast to do?
Travel & Outdoors
November 22, 2023
Texas’s Newest Mountain Bike Park Was Built by a Fearless Teen Entrepreneur
At Station Mountain Bike Park, Rhett Jones created the serpentine trails and daring jumps of his dreams.
Travel & Outdoors
November 13, 2023
The Sand Dunes of South Padre Island Have a Mind of Their Own
Drive up State Park Road 100 long enough and the beach comes to meet you.
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Travel & Outdoors
November 8, 2023
How Texan Are You? Find Out on A Ranch Getaway
Wildcatter Ranch, near Possum Kingdom Lake, caters to weekend cowboys from around the world.
Travel & Outdoors
November 6, 2023
Six Great Texas Hikes for Families With Kids
Whatever you do, don’t forget the special snacks.
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Parks & Recs
November 1, 2023
How to Watch the April 8 Solar Eclipse From a Texas State Park
Skip the traffic and exorbitant hotel rates—go camping at one of the 31 parks in the path of totality. Overnight reservations open on November 7.
Parks & Recs
October 24, 2023
Taking It Slow at Goose Island State Park
I marveled at the thousand-year-old Big Tree and stargazed with a pod of pelicans.
Travel & Outdoors
October 12, 2023
Why the Amtrak Sleeper Car Is the Ultimate Way to Travel Across Texas
A veteran of many Sunset Limited trips to Alpine finally indulges in a private room and finds a lot to love. Especially the French toast.
Travel & Outdoors
October 9, 2023
The Oatmeal Festival Could Use Some More Oatmeal
Small-town charm abounds at this quirky Central Texas event, which once hosted oatmeal-wrestling and oatmeal-sculpting competitions.
Travel & Outdoors
October 6, 2023
Barton Springs Pool Says Goodbye to a Longtime Regular Named Flo
Austinites gathered poolside to celebrate a sick pecan tree’s hundred-plus years of shading swimmers.
Travel & Outdoors
September 19, 2023
Dreaming of a Move to Colorado? Four Texpats Share the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
They miss Tex-Mex and barbecue something fierce.
Travel & Outdoors
September 12, 2023
Rockport Is the Quintessential Texas Beach Town
With a vibrant festival scene, a funky downtown, and great birding, it offers more than just sand and surf.
Business
September 11, 2023
Why Texas Is the New Center of Gravity for Luxury Hotels
Exclusive: Auberge Resorts plans a posh new hotel in Houston, one of five properties it will operate around the state.
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Travel & Outdoors
September 11, 2023
The West Texas Desert’s Impossible Garden
The explosion of color found at the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute is not a mirage.
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Travel & Outdoors
September 7, 2023
“Escape” Means Many Things in the Lakeside Town of Kingsland
Here you can sleep in a yellow caboose, swim in one of the many nearby watering holes, and eat a steak in the ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ house.
Travel & Outdoors
September 7, 2023
How to Spend a Walkable Weekend in Grapevine
The booming North Texas city has an eclectic food scene, an indie bookstore, and a vintage railroad—all within downtown.
Tacos
September 5, 2023
Six Must-Try Taquerias and Restaurants in Puebla, Mexico
Order tacos árabes, cemitas, and chiles en nogada in this central Mexico city. Hurry for the last dish: You have two weeks before it goes out of season.
Travel & Outdoors
August 28, 2023
Sip Wine, Watch Bats, and Paddle the Llano River in Cozy Mason
The home of Old Yeller, this scenic Hill Country getaway also has a beautifully restored courthouse.
Travel & Outdoors
August 24, 2023
The Texan’s Guide to Italy
After badly behaved tourists made headlines in Italy this summer, one Texpat offers a few pointers on local etiquette.
Travel & Outdoors
August 11, 2023
In This North Texas Town, It’s Always Shark Week
The small city of Sherman, which lies far from the coast, is a fossil hunter’s paradise.
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Travel & Outdoors
August 10, 2023
Oaxaca Is More Than Mezcal and Mole
How to weave your way through this magical Mexican destination.
Travel
August 9, 2023
Swing by Texas’s Smallest State Park to See Three Million Bats Soar From an Old Railroad Tunnel
Austin’s urban bat colony has nothing on this.
Parks & Recs
August 2, 2023
We Found Texas’s Best Beachcombing Spot in Matagorda
The seaside town is also a great place to catch redfish, watch dolphins, and stay in a snazzy new bungalow.
Travel & Outdoors
July 31, 2023
Denison Is a Cozy, Not-(Yet)-Too-Crowded Getaway in North Texas
Wineries, stylish bed-and-breakfasts, and a beautifully restored old train depot make this North Texas town a great weekend getaway.
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Being Texan
July 19, 2023
What Does “Hodwy” Mean to Buc-ee’s?
Is the misspelling on the billboard promoting the Temple store a typo, a stunt intended to go viral, or a secret third thing?
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Travel & Outdoors
July 19, 2023
Escape This Infernal Heat at a Vacation Rental Near Really Cold Water
Thank goodness for spring-fed swimming holes—and cabins next to them.
Sports
July 17, 2023
Wacowabunga! Why California Surfers Are Descending on Central Texas
Some of the best waves in the world are found at the Waco Surf water park, far away from any ocean.
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Travel
July 12, 2023
These Booked-Up Hotels Offer Literary Respites
Guests-only libraries and themed bars beckon lovers of the written word to these three Texas hotels.
Art
June 27, 2023
West Texas’s Baby Buc-ee’s Is Back, Baby
A Buc-ee’s representative tells Texas Monthly cleaning crews were promptly dispatched to the remote location.
Art
June 27, 2023
The Museum of the Big Bend Gets a Gorgeous $11 Million Expansion
Long an under-the-radar destination, the Alpine museum is transformed by its graceful new addition and the West Texas artworks inside.
Travel & Outdoors
June 20, 2023
Turn Off Your Mind and Float Downstream in Texas’s Best Lazy Rivers
Whether you seek tranquility or thrills, we've got you covered.
Travel & Outdoors
June 15, 2023
Where to Eat, Shop, and Stroll in Salado
The Central Texas town has a lively arts scene with a picturesque creek running through it.
Travel & Outdoors
June 15, 2023
At 76, This Texas Surfer Is Still Chasing Waves—and Memories
A longtime Houston outdoor-sports writer looks back on sixty years of surfing the Gulf Coast.
Music
June 12, 2023
These Three Texas Hotels Were Made for Music Lovers
Expect suite sounds when you check in.
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Being Texan
May 24, 2023
Punching Drywall and Hanging Out With 1,500 Guys Who Share My Name at the “Gathering of the Kyles”
While the Kyle Fair’s Guinness World Record attempt fell short, it was a fun, absurd celebration of a much-maligned name.
Travel & Outdoors
May 15, 2023
A Wildflower Ramble at Clymer Meadow Preserve
The Nature Conservancy paradise teems with colorful blooms—and on May 20, Texans have a rare chance to see them.
Texas Trip Guides
May 9, 2023
Galveston Is a Tourist Hot Spot Once Again
Its fortunes ebb and flow, but the historic island is experiencing a renaissance, with new hotels and renovations and a shiny new cruise terminal.
Where to Stay Now
May 9, 2023
Where to Stay in Galveston
From glamorous resorts to a repurposed storage tank, options abound.
Travel & Outdoors
May 8, 2023
An Ode to Roadside Grilling in West Texas
Dozens of public grills line some of the state’s most scenic highways. Here’s how to enjoy a meal with a view.
Sponsored
May 2, 2023
Slow Down in Far West Texas
Travel & Outdoors
May 2, 2023
Where to Watch the 2024 Solar Eclipse in Texas
Get ready for astronomical magic, daytime darkness, and yes, probably a bit of traffic on April 8, 2024.
Parks & Recs
May 1, 2023
Get Lost in the Fog at This Swampy, Spooky East Texas Park
Mossy cypresses seem to float in the clouds at Martin Dies Jr. State Park, which offers otherworldly paddling and hiking trails.
Travel & Outdoors
April 26, 2023
I Biked the I-35 “Hell Route” From Austin to San Antonio So You Don’t Have To
Cycling for eighty miles along a busy highway frontage road isn’t exactly a wise idea, but I found a perverse enjoyment in it.
Critters
April 24, 2023
Move Over, Snake Farm: Reptilandia Is the Hill Country’s Classy New Reptile Zoo
Ghostly axolotls float, sausage-fat skinks dive, and snakes slither in thoughtfully designed, naturalistic habitats at the new Johnson City zoo.
Parks & Recs
April 19, 2023
Meridian State Park Offers Delights for Every Age
My kids splashed in the lake and studied bugs, while I was thrilled to see a rare golden-cheeked warbler.
Travel & Outdoors
April 14, 2023
Pilot Point Is a Quaint North Texas Getaway (and an Animal Lover’s Paradise)
It promises a grand time on a big lake, next to an awakening downtown square and miles of horse (and lemur!) country.
Where to Stay Now
April 5, 2023
Welcome to the Return of Glam at the Best New Hotels in Texas
Turndown service! Amazing cocktails! Small but expensive soaps! These ten new and renovated hotels (and ten more honorable mentions) know how to treat their guests.
Being Texan
April 5, 2023
Granite and Grace at Llano’s World Championship of Rock Stacking
The festival celebrates Earth, community, and the primal urge to build the tallest rock pile ever.
